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Lesson 1 of 4 · 7 min

God Exists and Has Spoken

Why Christians believe God is knowable rather than merely theorised about.

A God who reveals

The Bible never argues for God's existence; it assumes it and then describes him. Its first sentence — 'In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth' — introduces a God who was already there before anything else was.

Christian teaching distinguishes two ways God makes himself known. General revelation is what creation and conscience say about him: order, beauty, moral weight. Special revelation is what he has said directly — through prophets, through Scripture, and finally through Jesus Christ.

Why this matters

If God only existed but never spoke, religion would be guesswork. Christianity claims that guesswork ended: God took the initiative. That is why reading Scripture is not an academic exercise but an act of listening.

Key passages

  • In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

    Genesis 1:1

  • The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

    Psalm 19:1

  • Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son.

    Hebrews 1:1-2

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Where this came from

We're not experts — these are the sources we used while researching this page. Read them yourself, keep digging, and hold us to them.

  1. [1]The Holy Bible — Blue Letter Bible interlinear and lexicons

    Primary source for every lesson; Strong's and BDB/Thayer entries for word studies.

  2. [2]The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed (381) — full text and history, Britannica

    The doctrinal frame for the lessons on God, Christ and the Spirit.

  3. [3]N. T. Wright, lectures and articles archive (NTWrightPage)

    New Testament scholarship drawn on for the gospel, kingdom and resurrection lessons.

  4. [4]Catechism of the Catholic Church (Vatican) and the Westminster Confession of Faith

    Consulted side by side wherever a lesson describes how different traditions teach a doctrine.