# Does God exist? > Christians say everything that exists depends on God, who is not one more object inside the world, and they point to what has been made and to Jesus. - Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/god/does-god-exist - Religions: none - Denominations: none - Beliefs: God - Tags: god, existence - Updated: 2026-10-09 - Author: [Paul Ambrose](https://apologetics.wiki/author/hi-its-paul) ([GitHub](https://github.com/hi-its-paul)) Christians say God exists: not as one more object inside the universe, but as the one on whom everything that exists depends. This page is that general question, and [Romans 1:20](/bible/romans/1/20) says that what may be known of God is seen through what has been made. ## Key points - A careful atheist says the public evidence — the physical world, suffering, the history of religion, and experience — does not justify belief in the God Christians describe. - The Christian claim is that God is not a gap inside physics. Contingency, moral life, and the life of Jesus are attempts to say why that claim is more than a mood. - [Romans 1:19–20](/bible/romans/1) says the invisible things of God are understood by the things that are made. - [Acts 17:24–25](/bible/acts/17) says God made the world and does not need to be served by human hands as though he needed anything. - [Psalm 19:1](/bible/psalms/19/1) says, “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.” - Suffering is argued on [the problem of evil](/god/problem-of-evil). What atheists say they believe is [What do atheists believe?](/atheism/what-do-atheists-believe). The historical claim about Jesus is [the resurrection](/christianity/resurrection-of-jesus). ## The doubt “Does God exist?” covers more than one question. One person means “Is there a mind behind the world?” Another means “Why trust the church?” Another means “I have prayed and heard nothing.” A careful atheist is not claiming to know a hidden drawer in the universe where God would have been found. They are saying the public evidence does not justify belief in the God Christians describe. Some add that “God” is a name people give to a gap, and that gaps have closed. That is a real position. It is not the same sentence as “you just want to sin.” ## The Christian claim Christians do not think God is an object inside the universe, competing with physics for a slot. The claim is that everything that exists depends on a God who is not one more thing. Arguments from contingency, from the moral life, and from the life of Jesus are attempts to say why that claim is more than a mood. None of them is a machine that forces a conclusion. [Romans 1:19–20](/bible/romans/1), King James Version: > Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: That is an appeal to look at what has been made. It is not a lab report. [Acts 17:24–25](/bible/acts/17): “God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;” If the objection already in view is suffering, the texts are on [the problem of evil](/god/problem-of-evil). If the objection is that Jesus is a legend, the texts are on [the resurrection](/christianity/resurrection-of-jesus). What atheists argue from evidence and from suffering is [What do atheists argue against God?](/atheism/what-do-atheists-argue-against-god). ## Passages - [Romans 1:19–20](/bible/romans/1). - [Acts 17:24–28](/bible/acts/17). - [Psalm 19:1–4](/bible/psalms/19). ## Frequently asked questions ### Is this an atheism page? No. This page is the general question of whether God exists. [What do atheists believe?](/atheism/what-do-atheists-believe) is the atheist perspective, in the words of atheist organizations. ### Does the Bible argue that God exists? [Romans 1:19–20](/bible/romans/1) says the invisible things of God are understood by the things that are made. [Psalm 19:1](/bible/psalms/19/1) says the heavens declare the glory of God. [Acts 17:24–25](/bible/acts/17) says God made the world and does not live in temples as though he needed anything. ### Where is the argument from suffering? [The problem of evil](/god/problem-of-evil). The way atheists put that argument is [What do atheists argue against God?](/atheism/what-do-atheists-argue-against-god). ## Keep reading - [The problem of evil](/god/problem-of-evil) - [What do atheists believe?](/atheism/what-do-atheists-believe) - [What is the difference between an atheist and an agnostic?](/agnosticism/atheist-vs-agnostic) - [The resurrection of Jesus](/christianity/resurrection-of-jesus) - [Charity in disagreement](/charity-in-disagreement) ## Passages quoted on this page ### Acts 17:24–28 King James Version. > [17:24] God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; [17:25] Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; [17:26] And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; [17:27] That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: [17:28] For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. ### Psalms 19:1–4 King James Version. > [19:1] The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. [19:2] Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. [19:3] There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. [19:4] Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, ## Sources Numbered to match the HTML References list. Item 1 is `#ref-1` under `#references`. Scripture links to the King James Version on this site. 1. [Letter to the Romans, 1:19–20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/romans/1). King James Version 2. [Acts of the Apostles, 17:24–28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/17). King James Version 3. [Book of Psalms, 19:1–4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/19). King James Version ## See also - [The problem of evil](https://apologetics.wiki/god/problem-of-evil) — Scripture records the protest against suffering. Christians answer from the cross and the resurrection, and they do not itemize a reason for each horror. - [Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?](https://apologetics.wiki/islam/do-muslims-and-christians-worship-the-same-god) — Is Allah the same God? Muslims and Christians both confess one Creator, the God of Abraham. They do not confess the same account of who that God is: Christians say Jesus is God, and the Qur'an denies it. - [The Trinity](https://apologetics.wiki/christianity/the-trinity) — Christians confess that the one God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: not three gods, and not one person taking turns. - [What do atheists argue against God?](https://apologetics.wiki/atheism/what-do-atheists-argue-against-god) — Atheist writers argue from a lack of good reasons to believe, and from suffering. This page is that case in their words, then the Christian claim. - [What do atheists believe?](https://apologetics.wiki/atheism/what-do-atheists-believe) — Atheist organizations say atheism is the lack of belief in gods. Some atheists also claim that no God exists. Those are different positions. ## History [View history on GitHub](https://github.com/Apologetics-Wiki/apologetics-wiki/commits/main/src/content/articles/does-god-exist.md)