On Morality and the Existence of God

Verses:

1 Kings 8:60: …that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God; there is no other.

Isaiah 46:9b-c: …for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me… 

John 17:3: And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

Thoughts:

The effect of the rejection of God in society is highly prominent today. In an effort to explain moral values, people argue that they are a product of society. Society could not function without a law like “you shall not murder,” therefore we have instituted that law. Arguing this way means that there isn’t anything intrinsically “wrong” with doing something immoral. We feel guilt just because we were raised that way. We don’t do it because it wouldn’t benefit ourselves in society. 

The fundamental belief of evolution is that something can come out of nothing. Or said another way: “it just is.” This can not only be seen in the proposition of how the world was created, but it is also a necessary explanation for how we have reason and where we get our morals from. Because when you “take God out of the equation,” it makes self the law giver. It makes the self god. And, God by definition defines morality. 

The evolutionist argues that matter has intrinsic order, one that was not given but that just is. Essentially, the world could create itself because that is the only way that matter could have worked. We have morality because society works best like that. 

When you look at something, you can draw many conclusions about how it got there. For example, an acorn on your car. It could have been a squirrel, or a bird. You can infer from your knowledge of animals. You can draw conclusions based on the evidence. 

But, there is only one true way that the acorn arrived there. Just because it could make sense, or could be true, doesn’t mean it is. Just because something is possible does not mean it is probable. I technically could float tomorrow, but that just isn’t probable. Who knows, maybe I will shoot up in a jet or earth could explode and I could be floating out in space. 

But, these possibilities are easily dismissed by looking at the facts. I’m nowhere near a space craft and as far as I know no asteroids are going to hit earth within the next few hours. It is highly improbable I will be floating tomorrow. 

It is amusing to see evolutionists attack Christians because of their “blind faith.” I would argue it takes far more faith to believe in the world exploding and becoming a perfectly ordered universe that looks designed, than believing an eternal creator God did design it. 

The question of whether God exists or not is the most important question we can ask.

This is because the answer to this question will set the foundation for how we draw all our other understandings of the world, like morality, man’s purpose, and how we got here.

And, this is not a question that can have a ‘yes’ and a ‘no’ answer. Either God exists or He does not. Either the grass is green or it is not. There is no world where the same blade of grass is green for one person and blue for another (unless they define the same color with a different word, and that shows the heavy importance of defining the words you use). 

And if (because) God does exist, morality is therefore defined by Him. By admitting that there is a God, you have to admit that you are not the moral compass for yourself. It is saying you can’t just do what you want. It means realizing that what you want may be wrong and evil. Because if God exists, and if God says it is wrong, it is wrong. You cannot define right and wrong. 

Summary: If there is no God, morality is defined by self and essentially all things are permissible. You cannot truly condemn a man for murdering. But, because there is a creator God, there is an objective morality which condemns all acts of sin. Your conscience is not just a product of society. It has been put within you by the graciousness of God. We don’t just feel guilt because we were raised that way, we feel guilt because what we do is morally wrong before a holy, just God. Because of this, we cannot do anything we want. Rather, we are called to walk according to God’s word, for there is only One True God. 

Ask Yourself: In what ways am I acting as a law unto myself?

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12 Sept 2025