What Caused the Universe?

In your life, where do you see the idea of cause and effect working in the natural world?

How does the idea of cause and effect relate to every scientific experiment conducted within our world? What does this tell us about our world?

How does the Big Bang Theory compare with the idea of cause and effect? What does this tell us about this theory?

When looking at the cause of material effect, the idea that the cause must be greater than the effect, what does this imply regarding the evidence and the characteristics of our Creator? How does this relate to what is written in Psalm 19:1-4?

Go outside on a clear, starry night and look into the sky. How does it make you feel knowing that this scene is visible all over planet earth? What emotion do you experience? Does this help you to better understand what Psalm 19 is saying?

Some have questioned that if the purpose of the Universe is for man to exist, why would a Creator make so much “extra” space full of galaxies and stars? When thinking about the idea of cause and effect, why does all this “extra” space make perfect sense?

Why does the Universe demand a cause that is not material? What does this say about our Creator?

How does this lesson explain what Paul said that by looking at the Universe, God’s invisible attributes can be seen, “even His eternal power and Godhead” (Romans 1:20)?