3) Q: Why do we seek God?
God placed in our hearts a longing to seek and find him. St.Augustine says, "you have made us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in you." We call this longing for God - (Religion).
It is natural for man to seek God. All of our striving for truth and happiness is ultimately a search for the one who supports us absolutely, satisfies us absolutely, and employs us absolutely in his service. A person is not completely himself until he has found God. " Anyone who seeks truth seeks God, whether or not he realizes it" (ST.Edith Stein)
4) Q: Can we know the existence of God by our reason?
Yes. Human can know God with certainty.
The world cannot have its origin and its destination within itself. In everything that exists, there is more than we see. The order, the beauty, and the development of the world point beyond themselves toward God. Evry man is receptive to what is true, good and beautiful. He hears within himself the voice of conscience, which urges him to what is good and warns him against what is evil. Anyone who follows this path reasonably finds God.
5)Q: Why do people deny that God exists, if they can know him by reason?
To know the invisible God is a great challenge for human kind. Many are scared off by it. Another reason why some do not want to know God is because they would then have to change their life. Anyone who says that the question about God is meaningless because it cannot be answered is making things too easy for himself.
6) Q: Can we grasp God at all in concepts? Is it possible to speak about him meaningfully?
In order to express something about God, we use imperfect images and limited notions. And so everything we say about God is subject to the reservation that our language is not equal to God's greatness. Therefore we must constantly purify and improve our speech about God.
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