Cold-Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace
Week 12: Chapter 11 — The Cause of the Universe
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Having tested the human witnesses, Wallace now turns the investigation outward — asking what the universe itself testifies about its origin and its Maker.
Discussion Questions
6 questions1.Wallace introduces the cosmological argument — the argument from the existence and beginning of the universe to the existence of a First Cause. How does he frame this as a detective problem? What "evidence at the scene" points toward a cause that is outside the universe?
2.He argues that the universe had a beginning — supported by the Big Bang cosmology — and that whatever began to exist must have a cause. Walk through this argument step by step. Where do you find it most persuasive? Where do you have questions or objections?
3.Wallace asks: what must the First Cause be like, given what we observe about the universe? What properties does he infer — timelessness, spacelessness, immense power, non-material existence? How does this description compare to the God described in Genesis 1 and John 1?
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