Absolute Proof

 
The material on this web page is taken from the book of this name, written by James C. Hinckley, and published by James Kay Publishing: https://jameskaypublishing.com/

The book is available for purchase at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1943245630

Brief Overview of Absolute Proof That God Exists

The Bible is made up of two main parts. The Old Testament (OT) consists of 39 books written by 30 or so different men from roughly 1400 BC to 400 BC. It tells about God’s early dealings with mankind in general, and then with the group of people He chose to write and preserve the books of the OT. The New Testament (NT) contains 27 books and letters written by 7 or 8 different men within several decades after Jesus Christ left the earth. These NT books tell about Jesus’ life and teachings, and about the early years of the one Church He established.

The astounding fact is that there are more than 300 prophecies documented in the books of the OT about a coming Messiah who would save His people! Prophecies about the coming Messiah are called Messianic prophecies. These prophecies are about many different aspects of the Messiah’s life, purpose, and teachings. Many of these prophecies are extremely specific. Every one of these 300+ OT Messianic prophecies was perfectly fulfilled by Jesus of Nazareth and the circumstances surrounding His life. Their fulfillment was documented for posterity by the men who wrote the books of the NT. So we have today both these documented prophecies, as well as the corresponding documentation of their perfect fulfillment.

The odds of any one man fulfilling even a tiny part of these prophecies by accident is beyond astronomical, and realistically impossible. And no man, or group of men, could fake either the OT recording of all these prophecies, or the perfect fulfillment of all of them as described in the NT.

Making and perfectly fulfilling all 300+ prophecies about the coming Messiah could ONLY have been brought about by a force that completely knows and controls the past, present, and future. A force that controls the Earth and nature absolutely. A force that knows the innermost thoughts of people, and exactly what they will do and when. A force that has people and nations do its bidding. Etc, etc, etc. That force can only be… and is… Almighty God. Therefore, these Messianic prophecies and their perfect fulfillment by Jesus Christ, as well as their preservation in the Bible for us today, prove that God Almighty must exist!

This proof of God’s existence is documented in the Bible for all to see. There are many other proofs of God’s existence as well, and we’ll look at some of those briefly later in this book. But this documented fulfillment of the 300+ prophecies provides a factual, checkable, analytical, logical, solid, reasoned proof that God exists. That’s just what one would expect as something coming from God.

Corollary Proofs for the Bible and Jesus Christ

The 300+ fulfilled OT prophecies about the coming Messiah also prove that the Bible really must be God’s word to mankind, since it tells of these fulfilled prophecies from God. It also proves that Jesus of Nazareth was a very real person who is also the Son of God, and that He came to Earth to provide a way for all of mankind to be saved from the eternal punishment in Hell that we each deserve because of our violations of God’s given rules.

These facts make it ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL for each of us to learn what God tells us in the Bible about why He put us here on Earth, and what He requires from each of us during this life in order for Him to take us to Heaven when we die.

Your Eternal Life Depends On This!

The remainder of this book takes a more detailed look at this proof that God exists, as well as the corollary proofs of the Bible being God’s word, and of Jesus Christ being real and the Savior of mankind.

The book also compares all that God has done to prove the authenticity of the Bible and of Jesus Christ, versus claims of authenticity by other religions or offshoots of Christianity, or other books claimed to be from God, or of men and women claiming to speak for God. The comparison shows that there is no proof that these other people and religions and books are from God, unlike the incredible proofs there are for the authenticity of the Bible, of Jesus Christ, and of true Christianity.

Understanding that God, the Bible, and Jesus Christ are real, and then knowing and doing what they tell us to do, is the key to joy and peace while we are here in this world. But even more importantly, it is the key to life in bliss and joy with God and Jesus Christ in Heaven for eternity after we die. The only alternative is an eternity in darkness and torment away from the presence of God.