As human beings, we’re wired to wonder. From the very moment our eyes open and our perception emerges, we’re checking out the environment in order to make sense of our surroundings. Not long after the words come, the verbal questions surface. As toddlers, we just can’t stop asking why, why, why? In time, as we grow and experience more of the world, the questions grow more sophisticated and abstract: “Who am I? Why am I here? Where did I come from? Where am I headed?” These ultimate questions inevitably lead into the realm of theology. Theology is the rational-intellectual inquiry into the nature of God, but this inquiry is hardly limited to pondering God. Theology opens a host of other metaphysical and philosophical doors. From theology you derive your view of the world, of life, and of living.
If you’re a Christian you’re already aware of this. Your view of God does affect your view of practically everything else. But what would happen if suddenly you found out that your view was wrong? What would happen if you suddenly found out that your idea about God what simply something someone had manufactured and that it wasn’t really true at all? What if theology, a purely human endeavor, turned out to be little more than a function of the human imagination? What if theology turned out to be simply a protective cover behind which personal conviction and preference is couched? Is there any real connection between reality and our understanding of it, or is reality merely a product of our perceptions and their accompanying explanations? Basically, how do you know that God is really out there?
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