Introduction From way back in time, across all cultures, there has been a belief in a ‘Divine being’ who is greater than mankind. There are two driving forces behind this –

1. Thinking man reasoned that there must be an explanation for both our world and for human experience. You’ve probably reasoned this way many times. Their thought was that a greater being would be needed to put all this in place.

2. Because of his religious nature, man seems to try to reach out to some Higher Being. This is partly explained by the work of the Holy Spirit in the world. He reaches out to every man (woman and child). Theology calls this ‘common grace’ in contrast to the special work of the Spirit relating to man’s salvation. Men don’t usually query their own existence, or the things they can sense around them. Recent times have seen the rise of people who claim to be atheists. This is due mainly to a twisted way of thinking. Another reason is that they don’t want to admit any rational reason for the universe – or for the Creator behind it. The Bible says that an atheist is a fool (Ps:14:1). Proof for the existence of God is so clear in creation that rejection of it is the basis for condemning the heathen world, i.e. those who have not heard the Gospel. (Rom. 1:19-20) So questions about God become vital, and even more important to those of us who have chosen to minister the truth to others. There are many well developed arguments for the existence of God. Some were developed by the ancient Greek philosophers. Others argued from the realities seen in creation. One of these says that man can only be explained through creation by God. This is because God has a nature similar to man’s nature, but greater than man’s, i.e. intellect (capacity to think), and will (capacity to make decisions). But we have an advantage. We have the Word of God in which God reveals Himself. Both the Old Testament and, to a greater extent the New Testament, indicate that God exists as a trinity – God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. As you study this fascinating concept, our prayer is that you will get to know Him better, and be able to describe God and His reality more clearly.