Our God — Page 85
Logical Arguments for the Existence of God 85 is created and then see the outcome. Obviously, everything has some characteristics and properties which distinguish it from other things. For instance, water has properties not found in air and stone, and that is how we distinguish it from air and stone. If those properties are taken away from water then it no longer remains water. In short, everything has some characteristics and properties that characterise its existence and distinguish it from other things. When we use the word God about one being, our reason suggests some attributes that would make Him worthy of the title, and distinguish Him from other beings; i. e. these attributes are pillars of being Divine, and if stripped of them He would no longer be God. For instance, reason counsels us that if God exists, He should be eternal and immortal; i. e. He should be everlasting. Logic suggests that if there is a God, He should be self-subsisting; i. e. He should be able to sustain Himself without any support from any other being. He should be omnipotent; i. e. His authority should be absolute and no one should be able to interfere with His works. And He should be one; i. e. He should be one and unique with no one else to claim equality with Him. Reason tells us that if there is a God, He should be permanent and independent in His attributes and the existence of His attributes should not depend on the will of any other being. Thus, whoever we can call God must have some of the attrib- utes I have explained above, because without these attributes, the perpetual system of the universe cannot be sustained. That is, these attributes and the like are pillars for the Divine Throne, without which it [the universe] cannot exist. If we assume that God is created, then He cannot possibly have any of these attrib- utes. For instance, if God is created, He cannot be eternal and we