The God of Logic

“What is the relationship between the laws of logic and the existence of God? Perhaps the most obvious thing to say is that there is an epistemological (knowing) relationship between the two, such that the existence of God—more precisely, rational belief in the existence of God—depends on the laws of logic”, Anderson, James and Welty, Greg, 2011, The Lord of Noncontradiction: An Argument for God from Logic, v.13, n.2.

Okay, so that is a mouthful to say the least! A better way to understand the answer to the question, “What is the relationship between the laws of logic and the existence of God?” is by illustration:

“We exist due to our parents’ joining in sexual union. Looking back in time, our grandparents caused our parents to exist. If we follow this chain of cause and effect back far enough, we arrive at the first link in the chain: the first human parents. Biblically speaking, we call them Adam and Eve. Regardless of the argument one might make about how God brought these first humans into being, what does not work is to say that they brought themselves into being. That’s not possible. Therefore, a Creator is necessary as the First Cause (or first-order cause) of Adam and Eve.

 A thing cannot bring itself into being from nothing. Why? Because nothing can’t do anything. To say that nothing can become something in and of itself is a logical contradiction,” Bartels, Deacon, F., September 2, 2019, Can God Be Proven to Exist? A Number of Logical Proofs say ‘Yes,’ Joy in Truth.com.

So, we are working through the mindful (thoughtful) approach to God’s existence using logical arguments. We are using Scripture to introduce our biblical understanding of God’s existence and bringing along logic as a tool for conversation!

Over the past four weeks my reading list has included authors from various professional backgrounds who have contributed to this subject. You will find a refined list of my resources below in hopes that you too will broaden your understanding for the existence of God.

Resources

Anderson, James & Welty, Greg, 2011, The Lord of Noncontradiction: An Argument for God

from Logic.

Bartels, Deacon, F. 2019, Can God Be Proven to Exist? A Number of Logical Proofs say,          “Yes.”

Craig, William, L., 2008, Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics.

Packer, J.I., 1993, Knowing God.

Strobel, L., 2023, Is God Real?

Wallace, J. Warner, 2019, Is God Real? Evidence from the Laws of Logic.