Does God Exist?
And Why the Answer Matters More Than You Think
Let’s be honest: this is one of the biggest questions you’ll ever wrestle with.
Is there a God, or are we just cosmic accidents floating through time and space, waiting to die?
You might be surprised to know that belief in God isn't just blind faith. It’s actually based on strong evidence — not just from the Bible, but from reason, science, and philosophy. Some of the smartest minds in the world, like Dr. William Lane Craig and Dr. Frank Turek, have spent their lives defending the idea that God’s existence makes more sense than atheism. And trust me — the evidence is compelling.1
Let me walk you through three powerful reasons to believe God exists: the Cosmological Argument, the Design Argument, and the Moral Argument.
1. The Cosmological Argument: Something Had to Start Everything
Everything that begins to exist has a cause. That’s basic logic. Your phone didn’t appear out of thin air. The chair you’re sitting on didn’t pop into existence for no reason.
So here’s the question: did the universe have a beginning?
Most scientists — even atheists — agree that it did. The Big Bang theory points to a single moment when time, space, and matter came into being. But if the universe had a beginning, it must have had a cause. And that cause must be timeless, spaceless, immaterial, powerful, and personal — because it chose to create. Sounds a lot like God.
Dr. William Lane Craig makes this argument famous in his book On Guard. He calls it the Kalam Cosmological Argument, and it goes like this:
Whatever begins to exist has a cause.
The universe began to exist.
Therefore, the universe has a cause.2
That cause is not the universe itself — it must be beyond it. That’s why belief in God isn’t wishful thinking. It’s logical.
2. The Design Argument: Order Doesn’t Come from Chaos
Have you ever looked at your phone’s interface and thought, “Wow, what amazing accidental design”? Probably not. We know that complex systems require intelligence.
Now look at the universe.
Our universe is incredibly fine-tuned for life. If gravity were slightly stronger or weaker, if the strength of the electromagnetic force were just a tiny bit off, life as we know it wouldn’t exist. The odds of this happening by chance are astronomically low — like one in a number with more zeroes than atoms in the universe.
Dr. Frank Turek puts it this way in I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist:
“Believing all this happened by accident takes more faith than believing in God.”3
So what’s the better explanation? Either this all happened by random chance… or by design. And design always points to a Designer.
3. The Moral Argument: Right and Wrong Point to a Lawgiver
Deep down, we all know some things are really wrong. Torturing innocent people. Racism. Abusing children. You don’t need a religion to feel that — it’s written on your heart.
But here’s the catch: if there’s no God, where do these moral values come from?
If we’re just evolved animals, then morality is just a matter of opinion. Hitler and Mother Teresa are just two different preferences. But we know that can’t be right. There must be a real standard — something that says, “This is truly good” and “This is truly evil.”
That standard makes more sense if God exists. He’s not just a cosmic rule-maker — He’s the source of goodness itself. Without God, moral values are just floating ideas with no foundation. With God, right and wrong are grounded in His nature.4
So… Why Does It Matter?
If God exists, then you are not an accident. You were created on purpose and for a purpose. Your life has meaning. Justice will be done. Love matters. And you are deeply known.
But if there’s no God? Then life has no ultimate meaning, morality is a social construct, and death is the end.
The question of God’s existence isn’t just for philosophers. It’s for all of us. And the evidence — from the beginning of the universe, to the design of life, to the moral compass in your soul — points toward a Creator.
The good news is, this God isn’t distant. He wants to be known. He became one of us in Jesus Christ, not just to prove He exists, but to invite us into a relationship with Him.
Want to go deeper?
Check out these books:
'On Guard’ by William Lane Craig
’I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist’ by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek
’The Reason for God’ by Timothy Keller
If you’re wrestling with this question — keep asking, keep reading, and keep thinking.
The truth can handle your questions. And the truth just might change your life.
Craig, William Lane. On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2010.
Craig, William Lane. On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2010.
Geisler, Norman L., and Frank Turek. I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2004.
Keller, Timothy. The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism. New York: Dutton, 2008.