Nature's Case for God: A Brief Biblical Argument

“What does presuppositional apologetics (Jerusalem) have to do with Paul’s Areopagus argument (Athens, literally)? Frame’s answer is Nature’s Case for God, a brief, beautifully written biblical argument for finding evidence of God in cosmos (the natural world) and conscience (human nature). According to Scripture, it takes two witnesses to sustain a claim, and Frame here invites us to listen again to the witness of the created order and our own selves. I particularly enjoyed the chapters making a case, from nature, for the oneness, greatness, goodness, and presence of God.”

“When God answers Job out of the whirlwind, his admonitions are largely derived from the wonder of his wisdom as the Creator. Why are we uncomfortable about that? Christians can be understandably nervous about any defense of natural revelation. They rightly fear that the authority of Scripture will be set aside in favor of some sort of appeal to theistic proofs and the like. In this gem of a book, Professor Frame lays such worries to rest, showing, persuasively, that Scripture requires, rather than marginalizes, the witness of creation. Though he avoids traditional natural theology, he also escapes the well-intentioned arguments for limiting apologetics to quotes from the Bible. As he makes clear, while you cannot have the witness of creation without the authority of the Scriptures, neither can that authority make any sense without the revelation from the natural world. As we’ve come to expect from his pen, the book’s profundity is disguised in astonishing simplicity.”

“Nature’s Case for God is an excellent exploration of the ways in which nature testifies to God. By relying on Scripture to teach us about the testimony from nature, the book avoids the difficulties involved in attempting independently to find God. Included in the book is attention to human nature, especially the testimony of conscience. This book is helpful not only for its content, but for the way in which it shows how people who do not want to pretend to be independent of Scripture can properly use the testimony of nature.”

“In the midst of a renewed and blurry-eyed fixation on Thomistic natural theology, John Frame writes to give us a clear, 20/20 vision of God and his creation. We must, he argues, see God in creation through the spectacles of Scripture. This brief work is not only accessible to all, it is, most importantly, biblical in its entire orientation. Frame’s emphasis comes at a perfectly opportune time.”

“This is an eye-opening book that shows us exactly how Scripture directs us to see evidence of God in every part of the world around us each day and also to recognize the presence of God in the quiet, inward testimony of our consciences. As with everything John Frame writes, this book is clear, insightful, wise, and relentlessly faithful to Scripture.”