Send us a text

In vandag se episode gesels ek saam met Patric Daniels oor die belangrkheid van objektiewe waarheid, die bewystukke vir God se bestaan, sowal as die redes hoekom daar net een opperwese/God kan wees.

Patric is 'n Christen vir 25 jaar en dien as a wyksraadslid in ons plaaslike munisipaliteit. Ek het vir Pat (soos almal hom ken) ontmoet toe ek 19 was en sedert dan het hy 'n geweldige belangrike rol in my en my vrou se lewe gespeel as 'n mentor, 'n broer en 'n vriend.

Ek het nogaltyd baat gevind by sy wyshied en leiding so ek hoop dat sy deelname aan hierdie episode vir jou 'n seën sal wees.

Send us a text

MONOTHEISM

Why there can only be one God

INTRODUCTION:

In the previous episodes we looked at three arguments for the existence of God. They are:

The Cosmological Argument which goes like this:

1. Everything that begins to exist has a cause.

2. The universe began to exist.

3. Therefore, the universe has a cause.

The Teleological Argument which goes like this:

1. Every design had a designer

2. The universe has highly complex design

3. Therefore, the universe had a designer

The moral Argument which goes like this:

1. Every law has a lawgiver

2. There is a moral law

3. Therefore, there is a moral lawgiver

THE PRIME REALITY

The attributes of God:

1. God must be uncaused

2. God must be timeless, spaceless and Immaterial

3. God must be powerful

4. God must be intelligent:

5. God must be personal.

6. God must be moral.

WORLDVIEWS:

1. Atheism

2. Agnosticism

3. Pantheism

4. Panentheism

5. Deism

6. Polytheism

7. Monotheism

CONCLUSION:

Alright, that’s all from me today. Let’s recap. In today’s episode we learned that for any being to be God they must be timeless, spaceless, immaterial, personal, powerful, moral and infinite. We also consider the different world views and confirmed that monotheism is most compatible with these characteristics of God.

Now, we know that Judaism, Christianity and Islam are the major monotheistic religions, but they contradict each other in terms of their understanding if the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Christians believe that Jesus is God while Muslims and Jews deny this claim. Therefore, if Christianity is true then Judaism and Islam is false.

FORECAST:

In the next episode I will present the evidence for the reliability of the New Testament. Why? If the New Testament is reliable then we can consider Jesus’s claims to be God objectively. And if Jesus’ claims to be God is true then Christianity is true. And if Christianity is true then every other religion that contradicts Christianity is false.

Send us a text

OUTLINE:

INTRODUCTION:

The Cosmological Argument:

The Teleological Argument

THE MORAL ARGUMENT:

The argument goes like this:

1. Every law has a law giver.

2. There is a Moral Law.

3. Therefore, there is a Moral Law Giver.

An Atheist Perspective on Morality

DISTINCTIONS:

Values and duties:

Objective vs Subjective moral values and duties.

BREAKDOWN OF ARGUMENT

Premise 1:

Every law has a law giver.

Premise 2:

There is a moral law.

Conclusion:

So, since we have established that the first and second premise holds true then the conclusion follows necessarily. Every law does have a law giver. There is a moral law. Therefore, there is a moral law giver.

FORCAST:

In the next episode we will draw up a profile or the kind of Cause that was responsible for the characteristics that we observe in our known universe. We will refer to the cosmological, teleological and moral arguments to compile a definition of a cause or creator that we will use as a reference point as we consider different world views going forward.