This is actually extremely simple, and I will do so many different ways;
Firstly, you have 2 choices; either everything came from nothing (which is impossible), or something always existed and created us. You have no other choice.
This thing that always existed would be considered Eternal, having transcended time, space, and matter, being everlasting, having always existed. If you argue this is impossible, I would argue the contrary; it is impossible for this Eternal 'thing' to not exist, because the alternative is that nothing existed, which could only produce nothing. So, something always existed, and is therefor Eternal.
Now, for something to be Eternal, it can not consist of time, because time must have had a beginning. We exist in a universe of causality, so an infinite regress is impossible; there could not have been an infinite amount of time before right now, because we never would have reached this moment in time. That means time had a beginning, and whatever created time exists without time, beyond time, in timelessness; Eternity.
So, this Eternal Creator, created time, and the universe. This Eternal Creator cleary is extremely powerful, because the energy of the trillions of stars in the known universe were created by this Creator. And obviously, the Creator is extremely intelligent, having created an intelligent being such as mankind and a world in which to populate with it.
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Proof # 2
A painting is proof of a painter. A creation is proof of a Creator.
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Proof #3
The Bible is unique from all literature in known history; it predicts the future with 100% accuracy. Since God exists beyond time, He sees the entire timeline and is able to tell us what will happen before it happens. Let's look at some prophecy in Jewish scripture that predates Christ by many hundreds of years;
Daniel 9:24 says the Messiah will come, die, and then the temple would be destroyed. Isaiah 49 says this Messiah will be rejected by the nation of Israel, but be a Light to the gentiles (non-jews). Isaiah 53 says this Messiah will be bruised, beaten, and killed, buried with the rich, and then have His days prolonged (ressurrection).
Jesus came, was rejected by Israel, killed, buried with the rich (which was a rarity for convincted criminals), and then rose from the dead. And now, 2000 years later, the entire Gentile world now worships the God of Israel because of this Jesus of Nazareth.
There are hundreds of prophecies in The Bible, this is just one of them that is so powerful, it's undeniable.
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Proof #4
Science. There is scientific knowledge in The Bible that could not have been known at the time of writing. Allow me to give you some examples.
Can you send forth lightnings, so that they may go and say to you, ‘Here we are? Job 38:35
We only recently discovered that we can use electricity to send messages. The Bible knew this all along.
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in. - Isaiah 40:22 (NIV)
We recently discovered that the Earth was circular, and that the universe is constantly expanding. The Bible knew this all along.
He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing." - Job 26:7 (NIV)
We recently discovered that the Earth is floating in space. The Bible knew this all along.
"He draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the streams; the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind." - Job 36:27-28 (NIV)
"He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their weight." - Job 26:8 (NIV)
We recently discovered the hydrological cycle. The Bible knew this all along.
He took him outside and said, "Look up at the heavens and count the stars—if indeed you can count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be." - Genesis 15:5 (NIV)
We recently discovered that the stars are not countable by human measurements. The Bible knew this all along.
The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of breath from his nostrils. - 2 Samuel 22:16 (NIV)
We recently discovered that there are valleys at the bottom of the oceans. The Bible knew this all along.
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