Where's the Evidence?

Let's head back to Thursday night's lively discussion with an admitted skeptic of religious things.  Among other things, the woman declared, "I wake myself up every morning."

If this woman has power over her own sleep, we find that amazing.  We're more inclined to believe what the apostle Paul said before an audience of skeptics:

For in him we live and move and have our being.... - Acts 17:28

One man pointed to life itself, as a proof of God's existence.  We know of no scientist who's been able to accomplish this feat....

The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. - Genesis 2:7

In a tournament, poker players can fulfill a cliche and "come back from the dead" -- except they do it through "re-buys" or multiple double-ups.  You don't see actual corpses playing in tournaments.  Someone would have to give their bodies life to do that.  While CPR can save lives, it can't resurrect truly dead people.

It was fascinating to watch other people at the poker table take our viewpoint when it comes to the existence of God, while we sat back and waited for a moment to comment.  (In fact, it was a lot like the poker strategy of those players that night.)  One man noted how he rescued someone years ago by picking up a car, through some sort of "superhuman strength."

"That's adrenaline!" the skeptical woman countered - contending "Jesus" didn't pick up the car.  Yet note these words of Jesus from Scripture:

I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing.  He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. - John 14:12

We do not take this as a guarantee faith in Jesus will turn you into Superman or Wonder Woman.  Jesus's primary mission was to preach the gospel of the coming Kingdom of God (Mark 1:14-15) -- then live out the Bible's message by becoming our Savior.  Believers might accomplish things Jesus never did.  (Perhaps even blog about Him on the Internet?!)

Another man finally brought up the words of that great (ahem) U.S. philosopher, D.L. Hugley.  The stand-up comic once said if you believe in God and nothing happens after you die, it's no great loss.  But if you don't believe and wake up in a judgment, what will you say then?

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. - II Corinthians 5:10

We're not finished with this discussion, and we'll have more in an upcoming post.  But in the meantime, we found an online article offering several proofs of God's existence.  Do you agree with them?  If not, why not?  And how would you answer our table skeptic?