Renewing Your Mind Does God Exist?
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Feb 16, 2026 
R.C. Sproul, Reformed theologian and founder of Ligonier Ministries, explains why a Creator is necessary to account for the world. He outlines the cosmological argument and tackles Kantian critiques. Short, clear approaches to answering skeptics are offered, plus reflections on why self-creation is logically impossible and why the universe cannot plausibly be self-existent.
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Reasoning Backwards To A First Cause
- The cosmological argument reasons backward from the existence of the cosmos to a necessary first cause.
- R.C. Sproul says modern philosophy has largely abandoned it but the argument still aims to show a Creator is necessary.
Offer A Simple, Practical Defense
- Present a concise, practical version of the cosmological argument when asked why you believe in God.
- Aim to give a credible, non-technical defense rather than a full academic treatise.
Washerwoman's Simple Challenge
- A caller used everyday observation—sky and trees—to argue for a Creator.
- R.C. Sproul points out this grassroots intuition effectively expresses the cosmological argument.
