Bible Quiz – “Atheism: When
We Ask, ‘Is There a God?’”
Subjective Questions
The question “Is there a
God?” is one of the deepest questions human beings can ask. Throughout
history, people have searched for answers through philosophy, science,
observation, personal experience, and faith.
The Bible does not treat the
existence of God as a minor question. From its opening words, Scripture
presents God as the Creator of heaven and earth. It also describes creation,
conscience, wisdom, prophecy, God’s revelation, and the life and resurrection
of Jesus Christ as significant witnesses to God’s reality.
This Bible quiz explores
what Scripture teaches about God’s existence, the evidence of creation,
unbelief, human reasoning, faith, revelation, and the consequences of rejecting
God.
The purpose is not merely to
win a quiz, but to encourage thoughtful reflection on one of life's most
important questions: Who is God, and how can we know Him?
Instructions
1. Read
each question carefully.
2. Answer
each question in your own words.
3. Use
the biblical context rather than relying only on personal opinions.
4. Think
about what each passage teaches about God and humanity.
5. The Answers
& References section appears after the complete quiz.
6. References
are provided for further Bible study; the verses themselves are not reproduced.
7. For
deeper study, read the complete passages in your Bible.
Subjective Questions
1. What does the opening
statement of Genesis teach about God and the universe?
2. According to Psalm 14,
what does the statement “There is no God” reveal about the person who makes it?
3. How does Psalm 19
describe creation as a witness to God?
4. According to Romans 1,
what can be known about God through His creation?
5. Why does Romans 1 say
that people are “without excuse” concerning the knowledge of God?
6. What does Hebrews 3:4
teach about the relationship between creation and a Creator?
7. How does Acts 17 describe
God’s relationship with humanity?
8. According to Acts 17, why
should human beings seek God?
9. What does Ecclesiastes
teach about the limits of human wisdom and understanding?
10. According to Proverbs,
what is the beginning of wisdom?
11. How does Proverbs 1
describe the attitude of people who reject the knowledge of God?
12. What does Psalm 53 teach
about those who deny God?
13. According to Isaiah 40,
what does the vastness of creation reveal about God's greatness?
14. How does Isaiah 44
portray the foolishness of worshiping something made by human hands?
15. According to Isaiah 45,
what does God declare about Himself as the Creator?
16. What does Job 38 teach
about humanity's limited ability to understand God's works?
17. How does Psalm 8 connect
the greatness of creation with the glory of God?
18. According to Psalm 33,
how did the heavens come into existence?
19. What does Psalm 90 teach
about God's existence in relation to time and generations?
20. According to John 1,
what role does the Word have in creation?
21. How does Colossians 1
describe Christ's relationship to creation?
22. According to Hebrews 1,
what does Christ reveal about God?
23. What does Hebrews 11
teach about faith and belief in God's existence?
24. Why is faith important
according to Hebrews 11:6?
25. How does Jesus respond
to the question of God's authority in Matthew 19?
26. According to John 14,
how does Jesus answer the question of knowing God?
27. What does Jesus say
about Himself and His relationship with the Father?
28. According to John 10,
what does Jesus say about His relationship with the Father?
29. What evidence does Jesus
give concerning His works?
30. According to John 20,
what did Thomas eventually confess about Jesus?
31. Why is Thomas's
confession significant when considering the identity of Jesus?
32. What does Romans 10
teach about faith and hearing?
33. According to 2 Timothy
3, what is the purpose of Scripture?
34. How does Scripture
describe itself as useful for teaching and correction?
35. According to 2 Peter 1,
what does Peter say about the testimony concerning Christ?
36. What does 1 Corinthians
15 teach about the importance of Christ's resurrection?
37. Why would Christianity's
message be empty if Christ had not been raised?
38. According to Acts 17,
how did Paul address the people of Athens concerning their religious
uncertainty?
39. What does Paul proclaim
about the God whom the Athenians did not know?
40. According to Acts 17,
how does Paul distinguish the true God from idols?
41. What does Jesus teach in
John 8 about knowing God?
42. According to John 1,
what happens when people receive Christ?
43. How does Romans 8
describe the difference between living according to the flesh and living
according to the Spirit?
44. According to 1
Corinthians 1, why can human wisdom fail to recognize God's wisdom?
45. What does Isaiah 55
teach about the difference between God's thoughts and human thoughts?
46. According to Jeremiah
17, what does Scripture say about the human heart?
47. How does Psalm 53
describe humanity's moral condition apart from God?
48. According to Romans 3,
what does Scripture say about humanity's universal need for God?
49. What does Ephesians 2
teach about humanity's condition apart from Christ?
50. According to John 3, why
do people sometimes reject the light?
51. How does John 3 connect
belief in Christ with eternal life?
52. According to Romans 1,
what happens when people exchange the truth about God for falsehood?
53. What does Romans 1 teach
about humanity's tendency to worship created things rather than the Creator?
54. According to Matthew 7,
what does Jesus teach about the importance of seeking?
55. What promise does Jesus
give to those who sincerely seek?
56. According to Jeremiah
29, what does God promise to those who seek Him wholeheartedly?
57. What does Deuteronomy 4
teach about seeking God?
58. According to Psalm 34,
what invitation is given to those who seek the Lord?
59. What does Psalm 46 teach
about knowing God?
60. What central truth does
the Bible present about God, faith, creation, and humanity's response to Him?
Answers & References
1. Answer:
Genesis begins by declaring
that God created the heavens and the earth. The universe is therefore presented
as the work of a Creator rather than as something without a source.
Reference:
Genesis 1:1
2. Answer:
Psalm 14 describes the
denial of God as connected with foolishness and a corrupt moral condition.
Reference:
Psalm 14:1
3. Answer:
Psalm 19 presents the
heavens and the created order as continually declaring the glory of God.
Reference:
Psalm 19:1–4
4. Answer:
Romans 1 teaches that God's
eternal power and divine nature can be perceived through the things He has
made.
Reference:
Romans 1:19–20
5. Answer:
Paul teaches that God's
revelation through creation gives humanity sufficient testimony concerning Him,
leaving those who suppress that truth without excuse.
Reference:
Romans 1:20
6. Answer:
Hebrews 3:4 teaches that
every house has a builder, while God is the ultimate Builder of everything.
Reference:
Hebrews 3:4
7. Answer:
God is presented as the
Creator and Sustainer of humanity. Human life exists because of Him and depends
upon Him.
Reference:
Acts 17:24–25
8. Answer:
Human beings should seek God
because He is not far from them. Humanity exists through Him and depends upon
Him.
Reference:
Acts 17:27–28
9. Answer:
Ecclesiastes emphasizes that
human beings cannot completely comprehend all that God does. Human
understanding has significant limitations.
Reference:
Ecclesiastes 3:11; 8:17
10. Answer:
The fear of the Lord is
described as the beginning of wisdom.
Reference:
Proverbs 9:10
11. Answer:
Proverbs describes those who
reject wisdom and knowledge as rejecting or despising the fear of the Lord.
Reference:
Proverbs 1:7, 22, 29–30
12. Answer:
Psalm 53 describes the
denial of God as foolishness and connects it with human corruption and turning
away from righteousness.
Reference:
Psalm 53:1–3
13. Answer:
The immense heavens and
countless stars demonstrate the greatness and power of God, who knows and calls
them all by name.
Reference:
Isaiah 40:25–26
14. Answer:
Isaiah points out the
contradiction of making an idol from material created by human beings and then
treating that object as a god.
Reference:
Isaiah 44:9–20
15. Answer:
God declares that He is the
Lord and that He created the heavens and formed the earth.
Reference:
Isaiah 45:5–7, 12, 18
16. Answer:
Job 38 demonstrates that
human knowledge is limited compared with God's knowledge of creation and His
purposes.
Reference: Job
38:1–41
17. Answer:
The heavens and humanity's
place within creation cause the psalmist to marvel at God's majesty and glory.
Reference:
Psalm 8:1–9
18. Answer:
Psalm 33 teaches that the
heavens were made by the word of the Lord and by the breath of His mouth.
Reference:
Psalm 33:6–9
19. Answer:
Psalm 90 presents God as
existing before the generations of humanity and remaining God from everlasting
to everlasting.
Reference:
Psalm 90:1–2
20. Answer:
John 1 teaches that all
things were made through the Word and that nothing was made apart from Him.
Reference:
John 1:1–3
21. Answer:
Colossians 1 teaches that
all things were created through Christ and for Christ, and that He existed
before all things.
Reference:
Colossians 1:15–17
22. Answer:
Hebrews 1 teaches that
Christ is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His
nature.
Reference:
Hebrews 1:1–3
23. Answer:
Hebrews 11 teaches that
faith involves confidence in what is hoped for and conviction concerning what
is not seen. It presents faith as foundational to approaching God.
Reference:
Hebrews 11:1–3
24. Answer:
Faith is essential because
anyone who comes to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those
who earnestly seek Him.
Reference:
Hebrews 11:6
25. Answer:
Jesus points people back to
God's creative purpose, particularly concerning humanity's creation as male and
female.
Reference:
Matthew 19:4–6
26. Answer:
Jesus teaches that knowing
Him is intimately connected with knowing the Father.
Reference:
John 14:6–7
27. Answer:
Jesus declares His unique relationship
with the Father and teaches that seeing Him is connected with seeing the
Father.
Reference:
John 14:8–11
28. Answer:
Jesus teaches that He and
the Father are united in a unique relationship, declaring, “I and the Father
are one.”
Reference:
John 10:30
29. Answer:
Jesus points to His works as
testimony concerning His identity and relationship with the Father.
Reference:
John 10:37–38
30. Answer:
Thomas responds to the risen
Jesus by confessing Him as “My Lord and my God.”
Reference:
John 20:26–29
31. Answer:
Thomas's confession is
significant because it identifies the risen Jesus with divine titles and
follows his encounter with the resurrected Christ.
Reference:
John 20:28
32. Answer:
Romans 10 teaches that faith
comes through hearing and that hearing comes through the message concerning
Christ.
Reference:
Romans 10:14–17
33. Answer:
Scripture is described as
inspired by God and useful for teaching, correction, reproof, and training in
righteousness.
Reference: 2
Timothy 3:15–17
34. Answer:
Scripture equips God's
people for faithful living and prepares them for every good work.
Reference: 2
Timothy 3:16–17
35. Answer:
Peter presents the apostolic
testimony concerning Christ as based on eyewitness experience rather than
cleverly invented stories.
Reference: 2
Peter 1:16–18
36. Answer:
Paul teaches that Christ's
resurrection is central to the Christian proclamation and to the hope of
believers.
Reference: 1
Corinthians 15:12–20
37. Answer:
Without the resurrection,
Christian preaching and faith would be empty, believers' faith would be futile,
and the hope of resurrection would disappear.
Reference: 1
Corinthians 15:14–19
38. Answer:
Paul observed the religious
practices of Athens and used the altar dedicated to an “unknown god” as an
opportunity to proclaim the true God.
Reference:
Acts 17:16–23
39. Answer:
Paul proclaimed the God who
made the world and everything in it as the true Lord of heaven and earth.
Reference:
Acts 17:23–24
40. Answer:
Paul teaches that God does
not dwell in temples made by human hands and is not dependent upon human beings
for His existence.
Reference:
Acts 17:24–25
41. Answer:
Jesus teaches that knowing
Him and His teaching is connected with knowing the Father who sent Him.
Reference:
John 8:19
42. Answer:
Those who receive Christ and
believe in His name are given the right to become children of God.
Reference:
John 1:12
43. Answer:
Romans 8 contrasts life
governed by the flesh with life governed by the Spirit. The mind set on the
Spirit leads toward life and peace.
Reference:
Romans 8:5–9
44. Answer:
Human wisdom cannot
independently comprehend or establish God's wisdom. Paul contrasts worldly
wisdom with God's wisdom revealed through the message of Christ.
Reference: 1
Corinthians 1:18–25
45. Answer:
God's thoughts and ways are
presented as higher than human thoughts and ways, just as the heavens are
higher than the earth.
Reference:
Isaiah 55:8–9
46. Answer:
Jeremiah describes the human
heart as deeply difficult to understand and emphasizes God's ability to examine
and test it.
Reference:
Jeremiah 17:9–10
47. Answer:
Psalm 53 describes humanity
as having turned away and becoming corrupt, emphasizing the universal need for
God.
Reference:
Psalm 53:2–3
48. Answer:
Romans 3 teaches that all
people have sinned and fall short of God's glory.
Reference:
Romans 3:10–12, 23
49. Answer:
Ephesians 2 describes
humanity as spiritually dead in trespasses and sins and explains that salvation
comes through God's grace in Christ.
Reference:
Ephesians 2:1–9
50. Answer:
John 3 teaches that people
may reject the light because their deeds are evil and they do not want those
deeds exposed.
Reference:
John 3:19–21
51. Answer:
Jesus teaches that whoever
believes in Him has eternal life and that God's love is demonstrated through
the giving of His Son.
Reference:
John 3:16–18
52. Answer:
Romans 1 teaches that when
people suppress the truth and exchange it for falsehood, their thinking becomes
futile and their hearts are darkened.
Reference:
Romans 1:18, 21–25
53. Answer:
Human beings are described
as exchanging the glory of the Creator for images representing created things.
Reference:
Romans 1:22–25
54. Answer:
Jesus commands people to
ask, seek, and knock, presenting active seeking as an important response to
God's invitation.
Reference:
Matthew 7:7–8
55. Answer:
Jesus promises that those
who ask will receive, those who seek will find, and those who knock will have
the door opened.
Reference:
Matthew 7:7–8
56. Answer:
God promises that those who
seek Him wholeheartedly will find Him.
Reference:
Jeremiah 29:13
57. Answer:
Deuteronomy teaches that
those who seek the Lord and turn to Him will find Him, especially when they
seek Him with their whole heart and soul.
Reference:
Deuteronomy 4:29–31
58. Answer:
Psalm 34 invites people to
seek the Lord and assures them that those who seek Him will not lack what is
truly good.
Reference:
Psalm 34:10
59. Answer:
Psalm 46 calls people to
cease striving and recognize God as God.
Reference:
Psalm 46:10
60. Answer:
The Bible consistently
presents God as the eternal Creator, the source and sustainer of life, and the
One who has revealed Himself through creation, Scripture, and ultimately
through Jesus Christ. Scripture also teaches that human beings are called to seek
God, respond to His revelation with faith, and recognize their dependence upon
Him.
Reference:
Genesis 1:1; Psalm 19:1–4; Romans 1:19–20; Acts 17:24–28; Hebrews 11:6; John
1:1–3; John 14:6–11
Final Reflection
The question “Is there a
God?” is not merely an intellectual question. In Scripture, it becomes a
deeply personal question: If God exists, how should we respond to Him?
The Bible points repeatedly
toward God through creation, His Word, His works, His promises, and the
revelation of Jesus Christ. It invites the seeker not merely to debate God's
existence, but to seek, know, trust, and respond to Him.
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Bible Quiz – “Atheism: When
We Ask, ‘Is There a God?’”
Level 2 – Subjective
Questions
Welcome to Level 2 of
our Bible Quiz on “Atheism: When We Ask, ‘Is There a God?’”
This level goes deeper than
simple biblical recall. The questions encourage you to examine what Scripture
teaches about God’s existence, creation, revelation, human reasoning,
unbelief, faith, Jesus Christ, and the human response to God.
Read each question carefully
and answer thoughtfully in your own words. Several questions require you to
connect ideas from different biblical passages rather than simply recall a
single statement.
Instructions
1. Answer
all the questions before checking the answers.
2. Give
thoughtful, Scripture-based answers.
3. Where
appropriate, explain the connection between the biblical passages.
4. Do
not rely only on personal opinion; consider the biblical teaching.
5. The Answers
& References section is provided after the complete quiz.
6. References
are given for further Bible study; the verses themselves are not reproduced.
7. Try
to complete the entire quiz before reviewing the answers.
Level 2 – Subjective
Questions
1. How does Genesis 1:1
establish the biblical starting point for understanding the existence of God?
2. How is the biblical
concept of God as Creator different from the idea that the universe exists
without a Creator?
3. What argument about
creation can be drawn from Psalm 19:1–4 concerning the existence and glory of
God?
4. Why does Paul consider
humanity “without excuse” according to Romans 1:19–20?
5. How does Romans 1
distinguish between knowing something about God and willingly suppressing the
truth about God?
6. What does Romans 1:21–25
teach about what can happen when people refuse to honor God?
7. How does Psalm 14
describe the intellectual and moral consequences of denying God?
8. Compare Psalm 14 and
Psalm 53. What common message do they present concerning humanity's rejection
of God?
9. What does Hebrews 3:4
contribute to the discussion about the existence of a Creator?
10. How does Psalm 33:6–9
describe God's relationship to the creation of the universe?
11. What does Isaiah
40:25–26 reveal about God's relationship to the stars and the created universe?
12. How does Job 38 demonstrate
the difference between God's knowledge and human knowledge?
13. Why is Ecclesiastes 3:11
significant when considering humanity's attempt to understand God's work?
14. How does Isaiah 55:8–9
challenge the assumption that human reasoning can completely comprehend God's
ways?
15. What does Proverbs 9:10
teach about the relationship between God, wisdom, and knowledge?
16. Why does Proverbs 1:7
describe the fear of the Lord as the beginning of knowledge?
17. How does Acts 17:24–28
present God as different from the gods represented by human-made objects?
18. Why does Paul say that
God does not live in temples made by human hands?
19. How does Acts 17:27
answer the question of whether God is distant from humanity?
20. What does Acts 17:29
teach about the foolishness of representing God through physical images?
21. How does John 1:1–3
connect Jesus Christ with creation?
22. What does Colossians
1:15–17 teach about Christ's position in relation to creation?
23. How does Hebrews 1:1–3
present Jesus as a revelation of God?
24. Why is the identity of
Jesus important when considering the question, “Is there a God?”
25. How does John 14:6–11
connect knowing Jesus with knowing the Father?
26. What significance does
Jesus' statement in John 10:30 have concerning His relationship with God the
Father?
27. How does Jesus use His
works as evidence concerning His identity in John 10:37–38?
28. Why is Thomas's
confession in John 20:28 important to Christian belief concerning Jesus?
29. How does the resurrection
of Jesus function as an important part of the Christian answer to unbelief?
30. According to 1
Corinthians 15:12–19, what would be the consequences if Christ had not been
raised?
31. Why does Paul place such
importance on eyewitness testimony concerning Christ's resurrection?
32. What does 2 Peter
1:16–18 teach about the apostles' testimony concerning Jesus?
33. How does Hebrews 11:1–3
describe the relationship between faith and what cannot be seen?
34. Why does Hebrews 11:6
say that faith is necessary when approaching God?
35. How can Hebrews 11:6 be
understood as both a statement about God's existence and a call to seek Him?
36. What does Romans
10:14–17 teach about the relationship between hearing, believing, and faith?
37. Why is the proclamation
of God's Word important for someone who is sincerely searching for God?
38. How does 2 Timothy
3:15–17 describe the role of Scripture in helping people understand and live
according to God's truth?
39. What does Scripture's
description as “God-breathed” imply about its role in Christian faith?
40. How does John 3:19–21
explain why some people reject spiritual truth?
41. According to Romans
1:18, what does it mean to “suppress the truth” about God?
42. How does the idea of
human moral responsibility appear in Romans 1:18–25?
43. What does Jeremiah
17:9–10 teach about the reliability of the human heart and God's ability to
examine it?
44. How does Romans 3:10–23
present humanity's universal need for God?
45. Why does Romans 3:23
make the question of God's existence more than an intellectual issue?
46. How does Ephesians 2:1–9
describe humanity's condition apart from God's grace?
47. What distinction does
Ephesians 2 make between salvation through human effort and salvation through
God's grace?
48. How does John 3:16–18
connect God's existence with His love and His offer of salvation?
49. What does John 1:12
teach about the response God desires from those who receive Christ?
50. How does Matthew 7:7–8
encourage someone who is genuinely searching for God?
51. How does Jeremiah 29:13
describe the kind of seeking that leads to finding God?
52. What does Deuteronomy
4:29 teach about seeking God during a time of spiritual uncertainty?
53. How does Psalm 34:8–10
encourage a person to move from merely hearing about God to personally seeking
Him?
54. What does Psalm 46:10
teach about recognizing God's sovereignty?
55. How does Psalm 8 connect
the greatness of creation with humanity's place before God?
56. Compare Psalm 19:1–4 and
Romans 1:19–20. How do both passages use creation in their presentation of God?
57. Compare Acts 17:24–28
with Romans 1:19–25. What do these passages teach about God's revelation to
humanity and humanity's response?
58. How do John 1:1–3,
Colossians 1:15–17, and Hebrews 1:1–3 together present Christ as central to the
biblical understanding of God and creation?
59. According to the Bible,
why is simply possessing intellectual knowledge about God different from
genuinely knowing and seeking Him?
60. Based on the biblical
passages studied in this Level 2 quiz, how would you explain the Bible's
overall response to the question, “Is there a God?”
Answers & References
1. Answer:
Genesis begins with God
already existing and acting as Creator. Rather than beginning by attempting to
prove God's existence, Scripture presents God as the source of the heavens and
the earth.
Reference:
Genesis 1:1
2. Answer:
The biblical view identifies
God as the Creator and the universe as His creation. The universe is therefore
dependent upon God rather than being presented as its own ultimate explanation.
Reference:
Genesis 1:1; Acts 17:24–25
3. Answer:
Psalm 19 presents the
heavens as continually declaring God's glory. Creation functions as a visible
testimony pointing beyond itself to the greatness of its Creator.
Reference:
Psalm 19:1–4
4. Answer:
Paul argues that God's
eternal power and divine nature are evident through what has been made. Because
God's revelation through creation is available to humanity, those who
deliberately reject it are described as being without excuse.
Reference:
Romans 1:19–20
5. Answer:
Romans 1 distinguishes
between awareness of God and the deliberate refusal to honor or thank Him. Paul
describes people as suppressing the truth rather than simply lacking any
possible knowledge of God.
Reference:
Romans 1:18–21
6. Answer:
Paul teaches that rejecting
the truth about God can lead to futile thinking, darkened understanding,
idolatry, and the exchange of the truth of God for falsehood.
Reference:
Romans 1:21–25
7. Answer:
Psalm 14 describes the
denial of God as foolishness and associates it with corruption and turning away
from what is good.
Reference:
Psalm 14:1–3
8. Answer:
Both psalms describe
humanity's rejection of God as foolishness and emphasize widespread human
corruption and the need for God.
Reference:
Psalm 14:1–3; Psalm 53:1–3
9. Answer:
Hebrews 3:4 uses the
familiar idea that a house has a builder and then points to God as the Builder
of everything. The passage presents creation as pointing toward its ultimate
Creator.
Reference:
Hebrews 3:4
10. Answer:
Psalm 33 attributes the
creation of the heavens to the word of the Lord and emphasizes His sovereign
power over creation.
Reference:
Psalm 33:6–9
11. Answer:
Isaiah portrays God as the
One who created and knows the vast host of stars. The immense scale of creation
is therefore presented as evidence of God's incomparable power and knowledge.
Reference:
Isaiah 40:25–26
12. Answer:
God's questions to Job
expose the limitations of human understanding. Job is reminded that God
possesses knowledge of creation that human beings cannot fully possess.
Reference: Job
38:1–41
13. Answer:
Ecclesiastes teaches that
God has placed a sense of eternity within humanity while also limiting
humanity's ability to comprehend the entirety of His work.
Reference:
Ecclesiastes 3:11
14. Answer:
Isaiah teaches that God's
thoughts and ways are higher than humanity's thoughts and ways. Human reasoning
therefore has genuine value but cannot place God completely within human
understanding.
Reference:
Isaiah 55:8–9
15. Answer:
Proverbs teaches that
reverence for the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Genuine wisdom begins with
recognizing God rather than treating human understanding as the ultimate
authority.
Reference:
Proverbs 9:10
16. Answer:
Proverbs identifies the fear
of the Lord as the beginning of knowledge and contrasts it with the attitude of
those who reject wisdom and instruction.
Reference:
Proverbs 1:7
17. Answer:
Paul presents God as the
Creator of the world and everything in it. Unlike idols, God is the living
Creator who gives life and sustains humanity.
Reference:
Acts 17:24–25
18. Answer:
God is not dependent upon
buildings or human beings. He is the Creator and Lord of heaven and earth,
rather than a deity confined to a human-made location.
Reference:
Acts 17:24–25
19. Answer:
Paul teaches that God is not
far from humanity. Human beings live, move, and exist because of Him.
Reference:
Acts 17:27–28
20. Answer:
Paul argues that since
humanity is God's offspring, it is unreasonable to think of the divine nature
as something represented adequately by gold, silver, stone, or an image created
by human skill.
Reference:
Acts 17:29
21. Answer:
John identifies the Word as
existing in the beginning, being with God, and being God. He then teaches that
all things were made through the Word.
Reference:
John 1:1–3
22. Answer:
Colossians teaches that all
things were created through Christ and for Christ and that He existed before
all things. Creation is therefore presented as having its origin and purpose in
Him.
Reference:
Colossians 1:15–17
23. Answer:
Hebrews describes Jesus as
the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His nature. Through
the Son, God has spoken to humanity in a unique and decisive way.
Reference:
Hebrews 1:1–3
24. Answer:
The question of Jesus'
identity is central because the New Testament presents Him not merely as a
teacher but as the divine Word, Creator, and revelation of God.
Reference:
John 1:1–3; Colossians 1:15–17; Hebrews 1:1–3
25. Answer:
Jesus teaches that He is the
way, the truth, and the life and that knowing Him is inseparable from knowing
the Father.
Reference:
John 14:6–11
26. Answer:
Jesus' declaration that He
and the Father are one expresses the extraordinary unity He claims with the
Father.
Reference:
John 10:30
27. Answer:
Jesus points to His works as
evidence that can help people recognize His relationship with the Father. Even
if people struggle to believe His words, He directs them to His works.
Reference:
John 10:37–38
28. Answer:
Thomas directly addresses
the risen Jesus as “My Lord and my God.” His confession follows his encounter
with the resurrected Christ and is significant for Christian belief about
Jesus' identity.
Reference:
John 20:26–29
29. Answer:
The resurrection is central
to Christianity because the apostles proclaimed Christ as risen and treated His
resurrection as foundational to Christian faith and hope.
Reference: 1
Corinthians 15:3–8, 12–20
30. Answer:
Paul says that without
Christ's resurrection, Christian preaching and faith would be empty, believers
would remain in their sins, and Christian hope would be lost.
Reference: 1
Corinthians 15:12–19
31. Answer:
The resurrection
proclamation was connected with testimony from people who claimed to have seen
the risen Christ. Paul specifically identifies multiple witnesses.
Reference: 1
Corinthians 15:5–8
32. Answer:
Peter states that the
apostolic proclamation was not based on cleverly invented stories. He describes
himself and others as eyewitnesses of Christ's majesty.
Reference: 2
Peter 1:16–18
33. Answer:
Hebrews describes faith as
confidence in what is hoped for and conviction concerning things not seen. It
also connects faith with God's creative work.
Reference:
Hebrews 11:1–3
34. Answer:
Hebrews 11:6 teaches that
anyone who approaches God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those
who earnestly seek Him.
Reference:
Hebrews 11:6
35. Answer:
The verse combines belief in
God's existence with active seeking. Biblical faith is therefore not merely an
abstract statement that God exists; it involves approaching and seeking Him.
Reference:
Hebrews 11:6
36. Answer:
Romans 10 teaches that
people cannot call upon someone in whom they have not believed, and that belief
is connected with hearing the message. Faith therefore involves receiving
proclaimed truth.
Reference:
Romans 10:14–17
37. Answer:
The Word provides the
message through which people hear about Christ and are called to believe.
Proclamation therefore plays an important role in leading people toward faith.
Reference:
Romans 10:14–17
38. Answer:
Scripture is described as
inspired by God and useful for teaching, correction, reproof, and training in
righteousness. It equips God's people for faithful living.
Reference: 2
Timothy 3:15–17
39. Answer:
Calling Scripture
“God-breathed” presents it as having its ultimate source in God and gives it an
important role in teaching and shaping faith and conduct.
Reference: 2
Timothy 3:16–17
40. Answer:
John explains that some
people reject the light because their deeds are evil and they do not want their
actions exposed.
Reference:
John 3:19–21
41. Answer:
In Romans 1, suppressing the
truth refers to refusing to acknowledge or honor the truth about God despite
the revelation available through creation.
Reference:
Romans 1:18–20
42. Answer:
Romans 1 presents humanity
as morally responsible for its response to the knowledge of God. People are
described as knowing God but refusing to honor Him, resulting in further
rejection and idolatry.
Reference:
Romans 1:20–25
43. Answer:
Jeremiah warns that the
human heart is deeply deceptive and difficult to understand. God, however,
searches the heart and examines the mind.
Reference:
Jeremiah 17:9–10
44. Answer:
Romans 3 presents all
humanity as having sinned and fallen short of God's glory. Human beings
therefore share a universal need for God's grace.
Reference:
Romans 3:10–23
45. Answer:
Romans 3:23 moves the
discussion beyond intellectual belief because it identifies humanity's
relationship with God as a moral and spiritual issue. Every person has fallen
short of God's glory.
Reference:
Romans 3:23
46. Answer:
Ephesians describes people
apart from Christ as spiritually dead in their trespasses and sins and explains
that God makes them alive through His grace.
Reference:
Ephesians 2:1–5
47. Answer:
Ephesians teaches that
salvation is God's gift of grace received through faith, not something that
human beings can earn through their own works.
Reference:
Ephesians 2:8–9
48. Answer:
John 3 presents God's love
as the reason He gave His Son. Belief in Christ is connected with receiving
eternal life, while rejection of Him leaves a person under judgment.
Reference:
John 3:16–18
49. Answer:
John teaches that those who receive
Christ and believe in His name are given the right to become children of God.
Reference:
John 1:12
50. Answer:
Jesus invites people to ask,
seek, and knock. The passage encourages active and persistent seeking rather
than passive indifference.
Reference:
Matthew 7:7–8
51. Answer:
Jeremiah teaches that God
can be found by those who seek Him wholeheartedly.
Reference:
Jeremiah 29:13
52. Answer:
Deuteronomy teaches that
those who seek the Lord wholeheartedly will find Him, even after experiencing
spiritual failure or turning away.
Reference:
Deuteronomy 4:29–31
53. Answer:
Psalm 34 invites people to
seek the Lord and personally experience His goodness. It moves beyond merely
hearing information about God toward trusting and experiencing His
faithfulness.
Reference:
Psalm 34:8–10
54. Answer:
Psalm 46 calls people to
stop striving and recognize that God is God. It emphasizes His sovereignty over
human circumstances and nations.
Reference:
Psalm 46:10
55. Answer:
Psalm 8 begins with wonder
at God's majesty displayed in the heavens and then considers humanity's
remarkable place within God's creation.
Reference:
Psalm 8:1–9
56. Answer:
Both passages present
creation as revealing something about God. Psalm 19 emphasizes creation
declaring God's glory, while Romans 1 emphasizes God's eternal power and divine
nature being perceived through what He has made.
Reference:
Psalm 19:1–4; Romans 1:19–20
57. Answer:
Both passages teach that God
has made Himself known and that humanity is responsible for responding. Acts 17
emphasizes God's role as Creator and humanity's need to seek Him, while Romans
1 emphasizes humanity's tendency to suppress God's truth and replace it with
falsehood.
Reference:
Acts 17:24–30; Romans 1:18–25
58. Answer:
Together these passages
present Christ as existing with God, participating in creation, sustaining
creation, and revealing God's nature. Christ is therefore central to the New
Testament's presentation of God.
Reference:
John 1:1–3; Colossians 1:15–17; Hebrews 1:1–3
59. Answer:
The Bible distinguishes
intellectual awareness from a genuine relationship with God. Knowing facts
about God is different from honoring Him, seeking Him, trusting Him, and
responding to His revelation.
Reference:
Romans 1:21; Hebrews 11:6; Jeremiah 29:13; John 17:3
60. Answer:
The Bible's overall response
is that God is the eternal Creator and that His existence and character are
revealed through creation, Scripture, and ultimately through Jesus Christ.
Scripture calls humanity to recognize God, seek Him sincerely, believe in Him,
and respond to His revelation rather than suppressing or exchanging the truth.
Reference:
Genesis 1:1; Psalm 19:1–4; Romans 1:19–25; Acts 17:24–30; Hebrews 11:6; John
1:1–3; John 14:6–11
Final Reflection
The Bible's response to the
question “Is there a God?” goes beyond a simple intellectual argument.
Scripture presents a God who creates, sustains, reveals Himself, speaks through
His Word, and invites humanity to seek Him.
The deeper question
therefore becomes:
If God has made Himself
known, how will we respond to Him?
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Bible Quiz – “Atheism: When
We Ask, ‘Is There a God?’”
Level 3 – Advanced Subjective
Questions
Welcome to Level 3,
the most challenging level of our Bible Quiz on “Atheism: When We Ask, ‘Is
There a God?’”
This advanced quiz moves
beyond basic biblical knowledge and asks you to compare passages, examine
arguments, identify assumptions, and connect different biblical teachings
concerning God’s existence, creation, revelation, human reason, unbelief,
faith, morality, Jesus Christ, and salvation.
The questions are designed
to encourage serious Bible study and thoughtful reflection. Some require you to
bring together ideas from several books of the Bible rather than relying on one
isolated passage.
Instructions
1. Answer
all the questions before looking at the answers.
2. Give
complete, thoughtful, Bible-based responses.
3. Where
a question asks you to compare passages, consider what each passage contributes
to the subject.
4. Pay
attention to the distinction between knowing about God, knowing God,
believing God, and seeking God.
5. The
complete Answers & References section is provided after all the
questions.
6. References
are provided for further study; the verses themselves are not reproduced.
7. Read
the referenced passages in their wider biblical context.
8. This
is an advanced level, so several questions require reasoning rather than simple
recall.
Level 3 – Advanced
Subjective Questions
1. Why does Genesis begin
with the existence and activity of God rather than attempting to prove that God
exists? What does this reveal about the Bible's starting point?
2. How do Genesis 1:1, Psalm
90:2, and John 1:1–3 together present God as fundamentally different from the
created order?
3. How does the Bible's
concept of God as Creator affect the question of who or what ultimately
explains the existence of the universe?
4. Compare Psalm 19:1–4 and
Romans 1:19–20. What two different aspects of God's revelation through creation
do these passages emphasize?
5. Why does Paul move from
God's revelation in creation to humanity's moral responsibility in Romans
1:18–25?
6. What is the significance
of the distinction between not knowing God and suppressing the truth about God
in Romans 1?
7. How does Romans 1:21–25
explain the connection between intellectual rejection of God and idolatry?
8. How do Psalm 14 and
Romans 1 challenge the assumption that denial of God is merely an intellectual
position with no moral consequences?
9. How does Romans 1:25
describe the fundamental reversal involved in idolatry?
10. What does Isaiah 44:9–20
reveal about the logical problem of treating a human-made object as a god?
11. How does Acts 17:24–29
develop the argument against reducing God to an image or physical object?
12. Compare Isaiah 44 and
Acts 17. How do both passages distinguish the Creator from things created by
human beings?
13. Why does Paul emphasize
in Acts 17 that God does not depend upon human beings for life, breath, or
anything else?
14. How does Acts 17:27–28
challenge the idea that God is completely inaccessible or distant from
humanity?
15. What does Hebrews 3:4
contribute to the broader biblical argument concerning creation and its
ultimate source?
16. How does Job 38–41
demonstrate the limits of human reasoning without suggesting that human beings
should stop thinking or asking questions?
17. What does Ecclesiastes
3:11 teach about the tension between humanity's desire to understand everything
and the limitations God has placed upon human understanding?
18. How does Isaiah 55:8–9
guard against both intellectual arrogance and intellectual despair when
considering God?
19. How does Proverbs 1:7
differ from the idea that knowledge can be completely separated from one's
relationship with God?
20. Why does Proverbs
repeatedly connect wisdom with humility, instruction, and the fear of the Lord?
21. How does Hebrews 11:1–6
define faith without presenting faith as mere wishful thinking?
22. Why does Hebrews 11:6
specifically identify belief in God's existence as essential to approaching
Him?
23. How can Hebrews 11:3 be
connected with the biblical teaching concerning creation?
24. Does the Bible present
faith and reason as necessarily opposites? Use biblical passages to explain
your answer.
25. How does Romans 10:14–17
demonstrate the relationship between evidence, hearing, proclamation, belief,
and faith?
26. Why is the biblical
concept of revelation important when discussing whether human beings can know
anything about God?
27. Compare general
revelation through creation with God's revelation through Scripture. What does
each reveal?
28. How does 2 Timothy
3:15–17 describe Scripture's role in providing reliable instruction concerning
God and righteous living?
29. Why does the Bible
emphasize both God's revelation and humanity's responsibility to respond to
that revelation?
30. How does Romans 1:19–20
differ from Hebrews 11:6 in the way each passage approaches knowledge of God?
31. How does John 1:1–3 go
beyond the Genesis account when presenting the relationship between God, the
Word, and creation?
32. What does Colossians
1:15–17 add to the biblical understanding of Christ as Creator?
33. How does Hebrews 1:1–3
present Jesus as more than merely another messenger from God?
34. Why is the identity of
Jesus central to the Christian answer to the question, “Is there a God?”
35. How do John 14:6–11 and
John 10:30 contribute to the New Testament's presentation of Jesus'
relationship with the Father?
36. Why is Jesus'
resurrection especially important when considering the truth claims of
Christianity?
37. How does 1 Corinthians
15:12–20 demonstrate the consequences of rejecting or accepting the
resurrection as a historical and theological claim?
38. What role does
eyewitness testimony play in Paul's argument in 1 Corinthians 15:3–8?
39. How does 2 Peter 1:16–18
address the accusation that the Christian message about Jesus was simply
invented?
40. What is the significance
of Thomas addressing the risen Jesus as “My Lord and my God”?
41. How does John 20:28
connect the resurrection with the identity of Jesus?
42. How does John 3:19–21
suggest that rejection of spiritual truth can involve moral as well as
intellectual considerations?
43. What distinction does
Romans 1 make between possessing knowledge of God and honoring God?
44. How does Jeremiah
17:9–10 warn against making human perception the final standard for determining
truth?
45. Why is Romans 3:23
important in a discussion about atheism, morality, and humanity's relationship
with God?
46. How does Romans 3:10–18
challenge the assumption that human beings are naturally and consistently
righteous?
47. How does Ephesians 2:1–9
shift the discussion from intellectual belief to humanity's spiritual condition
and need for grace?
48. Why does Ephesians 2:8–9
reject the idea that salvation can be achieved through human achievement?
49. How does John 3:16–18
connect God's existence with His character, love, judgment, and salvation?
50. How does John 1:12
describe the appropriate response to Christ's revelation?
51. Compare Matthew 7:7–8,
Jeremiah 29:13, and Deuteronomy 4:29. What common invitation do these passages
give to a person who is sincerely seeking God?
52. What does the Bible's
repeated invitation to “seek” God suggest about whether honest spiritual
inquiry is discouraged or encouraged?
53. How does Psalm 34:8–10
move the discussion from intellectual knowledge of God toward personal
experience and trust?
54. How does Psalm 46:10
provide a different but complementary perspective to passages that call people
to actively seek God?
55. What does Psalm 8 teach
about humanity's position between the greatness of creation and God's
sovereignty?
56. How does the biblical
doctrine of creation challenge both human pride and human insignificance?
57. Compare Romans 1:18–25
and Acts 17:16–31. How does Paul address people living within very different
cultural and intellectual environments?
58. What common argument
concerning God's transcendence appears in Isaiah 40, Acts 17, and Psalm 90?
59. How do John 1:1–3,
Colossians 1:15–17, and Hebrews 1:1–3 together present a unified picture of
Christ's relationship to God and creation?
60. Based on the complete
biblical evidence examined in Levels 1–3, how would you construct a Bible-based
response to the question: “Is there a God?”
Answers & References
1. Answer:
Genesis does not begin with
an argument attempting to establish God's existence. It begins with God
creating. The Bible therefore takes God's existence as its foundational reality
and presents everything else as dependent upon Him.
Reference:
Genesis 1:1
2. Answer:
Psalm 90 presents God as
existing from everlasting to everlasting, while John 1 presents the Word as
existing in the beginning with God and as God. Genesis presents God as the
Creator. Together, these passages distinguish God from the created universe and
present Him as eternal.
Reference:
Genesis 1:1; Psalm 90:2; John 1:1–3
3. Answer:
If God is the Creator, then
the universe is not presented as the ultimate reality. It is dependent upon its
Creator. The biblical worldview therefore places God prior to and above
creation.
Reference:
Genesis 1:1; Acts 17:24–25; Revelation 4:11
4. Answer:
Psalm 19 emphasizes the
glory of God revealed through the heavens and the created order. Romans 1
emphasizes that God's eternal power and divine nature can be perceived through
what He has made. Both passages present creation as a witness to God.
Reference:
Psalm 19:1–4; Romans 1:19–20
5. Answer:
Paul moves from revelation
to responsibility because humanity is not merely presented as receiving
information. People are expected to respond appropriately to what has been
revealed. Romans 1 describes humanity as refusing to honor God despite the
revelation available.
Reference:
Romans 1:18–21
6. Answer:
Romans 1 distinguishes
between an absence of possible knowledge and deliberate suppression. Paul
argues that something concerning God has been made evident and that people can
respond by suppressing rather than acknowledging that truth.
Reference:
Romans 1:18–20
7. Answer:
Romans 1 describes a
progression from refusing to honor God to futile thinking, darkened
understanding, and exchanging God's glory for created images. Idolatry becomes
a visible expression of a deeper rejection of the Creator.
Reference:
Romans 1:21–25
8. Answer:
Psalm 14 associates denial
of God with foolishness and corruption, while Romans 1 connects rejection of
God with distorted thinking and idolatry. Both passages therefore treat the
response to God as having intellectual, spiritual, and moral dimensions.
Reference:
Psalm 14:1–3; Romans 1:18–25
9. Answer:
Romans 1:25 describes
humanity as exchanging the truth of God for a lie and worshiping and serving
the created thing rather than the Creator. The fundamental reversal is that
what was created is placed above the One who created it.
Reference:
Romans 1:25
10. Answer:
Isaiah describes a person
using part of a piece of wood for ordinary purposes and another part to make an
idol and then worshiping it. The passage exposes the contradiction involved in
treating something produced by human hands as a divine being.
Reference:
Isaiah 44:9–20
11. Answer:
Paul teaches that God made
the world and everything in it and therefore cannot be reduced to an image
produced from gold, silver, stone, or human artistic skill.
Reference:
Acts 17:24–29
12. Answer:
Isaiah emphasizes that idols
are products of human craftsmanship, while Acts emphasizes that God is the
Creator who made humanity. Both passages establish a fundamental distinction
between the Creator and human-made objects.
Reference:
Isaiah 44:9–20; Acts 17:24–29
13. Answer:
Paul emphasizes God's
independence from humanity. God is the giver of life, breath, and everything
else. He therefore does not exist because human beings sustain Him or provide
for Him.
Reference:
Acts 17:24–25
14. Answer:
Paul states that God is not
far from humanity and that human beings live, move, and have their existence in
Him. The passage therefore presents God as transcendent yet intimately
connected with His creation.
Reference:
Acts 17:27–28
15. Answer:
Hebrews 3:4 uses the
existence of a builder as an analogy and concludes by pointing to God as the
Builder of everything. It reinforces the biblical theme that creation points
toward an ultimate Creator.
Reference:
Hebrews 3:4
16. Answer:
Job 38–41 demonstrates human
limitations by presenting questions concerning creation that Job cannot answer.
Yet God does not condemn Job for asking questions; instead, the passage places
human knowledge within the larger reality of God's wisdom and sovereignty.
Reference: Job
38:1–41; Job 40:1–14; Job 42:1–6
17. Answer:
Ecclesiastes teaches that
human beings have an awareness of eternity but cannot fully comprehend all that
God has done. Humanity therefore possesses a genuine desire for understanding
while remaining limited.
Reference:
Ecclesiastes 3:11
18. Answer:
Isaiah's teaching prevents
intellectual arrogance because God's thoughts and ways exceed human
understanding. At the same time, it does not require despair because God has
revealed Himself and invites humanity to seek Him.
Reference:
Isaiah 55:8–9; Isaiah 55:6–7
19. Answer:
Proverbs does not portray
knowledge as completely independent of God. Instead, it places the fear of the
Lord at the beginning of knowledge and wisdom.
Reference:
Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 9:10
20. Answer:
Biblical wisdom involves
recognizing one's limitations, receiving instruction, and revering God. Wisdom
is therefore not simply the accumulation of information but rightly ordering
one's life in relation to God.
Reference:
Proverbs 1:5–7; Proverbs 9:10
21. Answer:
Hebrews defines faith as
confidence in what is hoped for and conviction concerning things not seen. It
then gives examples of people who acted upon their trust in God. Faith is
therefore presented as confident trust rather than mere wishful thinking.
Reference:
Hebrews 11:1–6
22. Answer:
Hebrews 11:6 states that
approaching God requires believing both that He exists and that He rewards
those who earnestly seek Him. The verse combines intellectual conviction with
relational trust and active seeking.
Reference:
Hebrews 11:6
23. Answer:
Hebrews 11:3 teaches that
faith enables believers to understand that the universe was formed at God's
command and that what is seen did not simply arise from what is visible.
Reference:
Hebrews 11:3
24. Answer:
The Bible does not present
faith as the rejection of thought. Scripture repeatedly encourages observation
of creation, wisdom, examination, remembrance, testimony, and understanding.
Faith involves trust in God based upon His revelation rather than being defined
simply as believing without any basis.
Reference:
Psalm 19:1–4; Isaiah 1:18; Acts 17:2–3; Acts 17:16–31; Hebrews 11:1–6
25. Answer:
Romans 10 presents a
sequence in which people hear a message, believe, call upon the Lord, and
receive the message through proclamation. Hearing therefore plays an important
role in the development of faith.
Reference:
Romans 10:13–17
26. Answer:
Revelation is important
because Christianity teaches that God has made Himself known. Human beings are
not portrayed as discovering God solely through independent speculation; God
reveals Himself through creation, Scripture, and Christ.
Reference:
Psalm 19:1–4; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; Hebrews 1:1–3
27. Answer:
Creation reveals God's
glory, power, and divine nature, while Scripture provides God's written
revelation and instruction. The New Testament further identifies Christ as the
fullest revelation of God.
Reference:
Psalm 19:1–4; Romans 1:19–20; 2 Timothy 3:16–17; Hebrews 1:1–3
28. Answer:
Paul describes Scripture as
God-breathed and useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in
righteousness. It equips God's people for faithful living.
Reference: 2
Timothy 3:15–17
29. Answer:
The Bible presents God as
revealing Himself while also holding humanity responsible for its response.
Revelation provides knowledge, while human beings must decide whether they will
honor, seek, trust, or reject God.
Reference:
Romans 1:19–25; Acts 17:27–30; Hebrews 11:6
30. Answer:
Romans 1 emphasizes that
God's power and divine nature are perceived through creation, while Hebrews
11:6 focuses on the faith required to approach God and seek Him. Together they
distinguish recognition of God's revelation from the personal response of faith.
Reference:
Romans 1:19–20; Hebrews 11:6
31. Answer:
John 1 identifies the Word
as existing in the beginning, being with God, and being God, and then states
that all things were made through Him. It therefore connects the creation
described in Genesis with the eternal Word.
Reference:
John 1:1–3
32. Answer:
Colossians teaches that
Christ is the image of the invisible God and that all things were created
through Him and for Him. It also states that He existed before all things and
that everything holds together in Him.
Reference:
Colossians 1:15–17
33. Answer:
Hebrews presents the Son as
the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His nature. It also
describes Him as sustaining all things by His powerful word.
Reference:
Hebrews 1:1–3
34. Answer:
The Christian claim is not
simply that God exists but that God has revealed Himself through Jesus Christ.
If Christ is who the New Testament declares Him to be, His identity becomes
central to understanding God's nature and revelation.
Reference:
John 1:1–3, 14; John 14:6–11; Hebrews 1:1–3
35. Answer:
John 14 presents Jesus as
the way, the truth, and the life and connects knowing Him with knowing the
Father. John 10 records Jesus declaring unity with the Father. Together these
passages present an extraordinary claim concerning His relationship with God.
Reference:
John 10:30; John 14:6–11
36. Answer:
The resurrection is
important because the apostles presented it as a real event witnessed by
multiple people and as the foundation of Christian hope. Christianity's message
is therefore inseparable from the resurrection claim.
Reference: 1
Corinthians 15:3–20
37. Answer:
Paul argues that if Christ
was not raised, Christian preaching and faith would be empty, believers would
remain in their sins, and Christian hope would be lost. The resurrection is
therefore foundational rather than optional.
Reference: 1
Corinthians 15:12–20
38. Answer:
Paul lists multiple people
and groups who encountered the risen Christ, including Peter, the apostles,
more than five hundred believers, James, and Paul himself.
Reference: 1
Corinthians 15:3–8
39. Answer:
Peter explicitly says that
the apostles did not follow cleverly invented stories. He describes himself and
others as eyewitnesses of Christ's majesty and refers to the heavenly testimony
concerning Jesus.
Reference: 2
Peter 1:16–18
40. Answer:
Thomas addresses the risen
Jesus as “My Lord and my God.” The confession is significant because it
directly connects the risen Christ with divine identity.
Reference:
John 20:28
41. Answer:
John places Thomas's
confession immediately within the account of Jesus' resurrection appearance.
The risen Jesus is therefore not merely presented as someone who survived death
but as the One whom Thomas confesses as Lord and God.
Reference:
John 20:26–29
42. Answer:
John explains that people
may reject the light because their deeds are evil and they do not want those
deeds exposed. The passage therefore presents unbelief as potentially involving
moral resistance as well as intellectual questions.
Reference:
John 3:19–21
43. Answer:
Romans 1 indicates that
people can know God yet refuse to honor Him or give thanks. The passage therefore
distinguishes awareness from faithful response.
Reference:
Romans 1:21
44. Answer:
Jeremiah teaches that the
heart is deceptive and difficult to understand, while God searches and examines
it. This warns against assuming that every human judgment or desire is
automatically reliable.
Reference:
Jeremiah 17:9–10
45. Answer:
Romans 3:23 teaches that all
people have sinned and fallen short of God's glory. The question of God
therefore involves not only intellectual belief but humanity's moral and
spiritual relationship with Him.
Reference:
Romans 3:23
46. Answer:
Romans 3 emphasizes that no
person can claim universal righteousness before God. It describes humanity's
sinfulness and establishes the need for God's righteousness rather than human
self-righteousness.
Reference:
Romans 3:10–20
47. Answer:
Ephesians moves the
discussion from intellectual questions to spiritual condition. Humanity is
described as dead in trespasses and sins, while salvation is presented as God's
gracious work.
Reference:
Ephesians 2:1–9
48. Answer:
Ephesians teaches that
salvation is by grace through faith and is God's gift rather than something
earned through human works. This prevents salvation from becoming a ground for
human boasting.
Reference:
Ephesians 2:8–9
49. Answer:
John 3 connects God's
existence with His love, His sending of His Son, the offer of eternal life, and
the reality of judgment. God is presented not merely as an abstract Creator but
as One who acts toward humanity.
Reference:
John 3:16–18
50. Answer:
John teaches that receiving
Christ and believing in His name is the response through which people receive
the right to become children of God.
Reference:
John 1:12
51. Answer:
All three passages encourage
wholehearted and active seeking. Matthew records Jesus' invitation to ask,
seek, and knock; Jeremiah promises that wholehearted seekers will find God;
Deuteronomy similarly promises that those who seek God wholeheartedly will find
Him.
Reference:
Matthew 7:7–8; Jeremiah 29:13; Deuteronomy 4:29
52. Answer:
The repeated biblical
command to seek God demonstrates that sincere spiritual inquiry is not
discouraged. Scripture repeatedly invites people to turn toward God, search for
Him, call upon Him, and trust Him.
Reference:
Deuteronomy 4:29; Isaiah 55:6; Jeremiah 29:13; Matthew 7:7–8
53. Answer:
Psalm 34 invites people to
“taste and see” the goodness of the Lord. The passage moves beyond abstract
knowledge toward personal trust and experience of God's faithfulness.
Reference:
Psalm 34:8–10
54. Answer:
While many passages call
people to seek God actively, Psalm 46 emphasizes stopping, recognizing God's
sovereignty, and acknowledging who He is. Together these ideas show that
knowing God involves both active seeking and humble surrender.
Reference:
Psalm 46:10
55. Answer:
Psalm 8 begins with God's
majestic name and the heavens He created, then considers humanity's remarkable
place within creation. Human beings possess dignity but remain creatures under
God's authority.
Reference:
Psalm 8:1–9
56. Answer:
Creation demonstrates God's
greatness and human dependence upon Him. Humanity is given dignity and
responsibility but is never presented as the ultimate Creator or sovereign. The
doctrine of creation therefore confronts both pride and despair.
Reference:
Genesis 1:26–28; Psalm 8:3–9; Acts 17:24–28
57. Answer:
In Romans, Paul addresses
humanity's suppression of God's revelation and the resulting idolatry. In
Athens, he begins with their religious practices and the altar to an unknown
god before proclaiming the Creator. His approach differs according to the audience,
but the central message remains that the true God is Creator and calls humanity
to repent and seek Him.
Reference:
Romans 1:18–25; Acts 17:16–31
58. Answer:
Isaiah emphasizes God's
incomparable greatness, Acts presents Him as the Creator and Lord of heaven and
earth, and Psalm 90 presents Him as God from everlasting to everlasting.
Together they portray God as eternal, sovereign, and fundamentally greater than
His creation.
Reference:
Isaiah 40:25–28; Acts 17:24–25; Psalm 90:1–2
59. Answer:
John identifies the Word as
God and as the One through whom all things were made. Colossians identifies
Christ as the One through whom and for whom all things were created. Hebrews
presents the Son as the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of
His nature. Together these passages give Christ a central role in creation and
divine revelation.
Reference:
John 1:1–3; Colossians 1:15–17; Hebrews 1:1–3
60. Answer:
A Bible-based response would
begin with the biblical declaration that God is the eternal Creator. Scripture
points to creation as revealing God's glory and divine power, while also
presenting God's revelation through Scripture and Jesus Christ. The Bible
recognizes human limitations but calls people to seek God, believe in Him, and
respond to His revelation. The New Testament places Jesus Christ at the center
of that revelation and presents His death and resurrection as foundational to
Christian faith.
Reference:
Genesis 1:1; Psalm 19:1–4; Romans 1:19–25; Acts 17:24–31; Hebrews 11:6; John
1:1–3; Hebrews 1:1–3; 1 Corinthians 15:3–20
Final Reflection
The question “Is there a
God?” reaches far beyond a simple yes-or-no debate.
The Bible presents God as the
eternal Creator, the source of life, the revealer of truth, the giver of
wisdom, and the One who calls humanity into relationship with Him. It
points to creation, Scripture, and ultimately Jesus Christ as central to understanding
God's revelation.
The Bible also turns the
question back toward the human heart:
If God has revealed Himself,
will we seek Him, acknowledge Him, and respond to Him?
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