
Basic Reformed Baptist Beliefs
Question 3 – How do we know there is a God?
Q/A
Q. How do we know there is a God?
A. The light of nature in man, and the works of God, plainly declare that there is a God; but His Word and Spirit only, do effectually reveal Him unto us for our salvation.
Scripture References
Psalm 19:1-2 | The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. |
Matthew 11:27 | All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. |
Acts 17:24 | The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man |
Romans 1:18-20 | For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. |
1 Corinthians 1:21‑24 | For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. |
1 Corinthians 2:9‑10 | But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”— these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. |
2 Timothy 3:15 | and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. |
Applying the Doctrine
People are born with one certainty: we are not God. Everything around us testifies to the existence of God who reveals Himself through the Bible, and it takes huge fables, systems, and philosophies to convince us otherwise. Too many will allow themselves to be blinded to the witness of God in this world, but in the end, they are denying the truth they understand implicitly. But those who follow Jesus Christ know God effectually, that is, their knowledge of God is greater than logic, ethic, or system. It is the knowledge of a Person, albeit infinitely greater than we are.
About the Catechism
In this series, we will take a look at the questions and answers contained in a Reformed Baptist Catechism. Most of these entries will be based on the 1677 catechism known popularly as “Keach’s Catechism”, but some freedom may be taken with regard to updating language or adding additional Scripture references found in other sources. Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references will be from the English Standard Version of the Bible, ©2016 by Crossway Bibles.