Absolutely Certain Proof For The Existence of God

Many Christians struggle with trying to give "proof" for God's existence.  When they have doubts themselves, or are engaged in conversation with those who do not believe, they quickly look to certain evidences for the existence of God.  The fact is, this can be quite frustrating as it can only reach as far as some level of probability - or, "This is why God probably exists."

As a Christian probability is simply not good enough.  We are called to lose our life for the sake of Christ. And I am just not built to rest in the possibility of losing my life for a Christ that probably lived, died, and was resurrected on my behalf.  I need absolutely certain proof.  And that is why I love Van Til and the presuppositional apologetic.  Van Til writes:

[T]hat the existence of the God of Christian theism and the conception of his counsel as controlling all things in the universe is the only presupposition which can account for the uniformity of nature which the scientist needs.  But the best and only possible proof for the existence of such a God is that his existence is required for the uniformity of nature and for the coherence of all things in the world...Thus there is absolutely certain proof for the existence of God and the truth of Christian theism.  Even non-Christians presuppose its truth while they verbally reject it...

Many unbelievers that I converse with say things like, "I don't believe in God because science has not given any proof for his existence."  At this point the presuppositional response is, "The fact that you are doing science is proof that you believe he exists."  That's what Van Til means when he says, "Even non-Christians presuppose its truth while they verbally reject it."  His analogy is that of a child climbing on his father's lap with the intent to slap him.

But the Christian should not be surprised by the unbeliever's attempt to disprove God by the very method faith in God provides.  Van Til notes, "It is the effort of every man to put the blame for his failure to serve God upon the elusive character of the evidence for God's existence."  In other words, man in his sinful state will always blame God for being unclear, rather than repent of his own skewed and rebellious understanding.  Simply put, unbelief is God's fault, not man's.

It is our goal and mission to bring the glorious gospel to a world that so desperately needs it.  A gospel that proclaims that God, in Christ, became man, to die for sinners like you and me.  This is a truth that is far more certain than mere probability.  Lord forbid we should boast of a gospel that says, Christ probably died and rose again.

For a thorough and clear presentation of Van Til's apologetic I HIGHLY recommend Greg Bahnsen's book Van Til's Apologetic.  This work is priceless and is one of my top three favorites.