AGNOSTIC, ATHEIST OR CHRISTIAN (3)

Why do you believe in God? I have already written in the previous posts about my first two reasons: the human mind, and the moral sense. But thirdly, I believe in God because of the Witness of Revelation. Because our reason is limited we need for God to reveal to us his truth. This revelation is communicated to us in the writings of the prophets and apostles over many centuries in the Scriptures. The Bible reveals to us the person and work of God.

In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe” (Heb 1:1,2).

As I read the Bible I become aware of the presence and power of God in the world and in my life. The more I read the greater my appetite grew. There was a spiritual hunger that was satisfied by daily meditation on a passage of Scripture. A personal relationship was established with Jesus that sustained me. The Bible became God’s love-letter to me. The witness of Spirit-filled men and women down through the ages revealed to me the reality of God. Jesus Christ was seen to be the light of the world. He revealed to me the glory of God. “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word”  (Heb 1:3).

If you want to know God, begin your search with Jesus in the pages of the New Testament and in the story of God’s people, Israel, in the Old Testament.  God himself is infinite in his being and altogether beyond our reach and comprehension.  That is why he has taken the initiative to reveal himself in the words of Holy Scripture — for we could never come to know him otherwise.