Ought everyone to believe there is a God?
Everyone ought to believe there is a God; and it is their great sin and folly who do not.
Proofs
- Everyone ought to believe there is a God; (Hebrews 11:6)
- and it is their great sin and folly who do not. (Psalm 14:1)
Additional Exposition
Section 1
Are there any that disbelieve the being of a God?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: They say in their heart there is no God, (Psalm 14:1)
And does this open a door to all immoralities?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, (Psalm 14:1)
Is the being of God then a necessary article of the christian faith?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: He that cometh to God must believe that he is (Hebrews 11:6)
And is it the foundation of all practical religion?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: How shall they call on him in whom they have not believed, (Romans 10:14)
Is God’s existence a comfortable thought to the saint?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Verily, there is a God that judgeth in the earth, (Psalm 58:11)
And an awful thought to the wicked?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Fear ye not me, saith the Lord, (Jeremiah 5:22)
God as first
Did the first man believe there was a God?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: For he heard his voice and was afraid, (Genesis 3:10)
Did other men in the first ages of the world believe it?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: For they called upon his name, (Genesis 4:26)
Have not all nations believed it?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: They knew God, though they glorified him not as God, (Romans 1:21)
Do holy spirits above believe there is a God?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: They rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, (Revelation 4:8)
Do the devils believe it?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: The devils believe and tremble, (James 2:19)
Do we well then to believe it?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Thou believest that there is one God; thou dost well, (James 2:19)
Section 3
Is ignorance of God a folly?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: My people are foolish, they have not known me, (Jeremiah 4:22)
And a shame?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: Some have not the knowledge of God, I speak it to your shame, (1 Corinthians 15:34)
And a sin?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: They have perverted their way, and forgotten the Lord their God, (Jeremiah 3:21)
Is it an inexcusable sin?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: They are without excuse, (Romans 1:20)
And a destructive sin?
Answer: Yes.
Proof: He shall be driven from light into darkness, this is the place of him that knoweth not God, (Job 18:21)