Christian Evangelism Today Christian evangelism today
is centred around the message of the Eternal Gospel. We now need to incorporate
two additional approaches to demonstrate the reality of the God of Creation.
Twelve Fingerprints of the
Transcendental Creator
The Christian faith is not merely a product of intellectual rationality;
rather, it is rooted in trust in the undeniable evidence of God's reality,
available to us today:
1. God is
the first cause of the existence of all things.
2. God is
the first cause of motion.
3. God
created the four fundamental forces known to us on Earth.
4. God
created all things with a purpose.
5. God is
the source of the intelligibility of everything created.
6. There is
language embedded within all created things.
7. There is
uniformity across creation, allowing us to comprehend God's work.
8. All
created things exhibit functionality.
9. Living
things possess the ability to self-replicate.
10. Only God
can create life—there is no evidence to the contrary.
11. God is
the source of human rationality, enabling us to discover and understand His
Creation, which was formed for human benefit.
12. God is
the Creator of man and woman, both capable of understanding divine revelation.
Four Arguments Supporting the Reality of the
God of Creation
Each argument includes three foundational premises to support its claim:
1. Ontological
Argument Formulated by St. Anselm, this philosophical argument seeks to prove
God's existence through reason and logic. It begins with the concept of God as
"that than which nothing greater can be conceived."
2. Teleological
Argument This argument suggests that the complexity, order, and purposefulness
observed in Creation require explanation—and that the only rational explanation
is a personal and intelligent cause.
3. Design
Argument It views the intricate structure and order of the universe as clear
evidence of a purposeful Creator.
4. Moral
Argument Every human possesses an innate sense of moral reasoning—an ability to
distinguish between good and evil. How can such moral consciousness be merely a
product of biological evolution?