Genesis 1:27
God Created Mankind in His Own Image
27 So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
God Has Placed Eternity in Our Hearts
11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
John 14:6-7
Jesus is Truth
6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
John 15:26-27
The Work of the Holy Spirit
26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. 27 And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.
John 16:12-15
The Holy Spirit Will Guide Us to the Truth
12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”
Acts 2:1-47
The Holy Spirit Come on the Pentecost
1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues[a] as the Spirit enabled them.
5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. 7 Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren't all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? 9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” 12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”
14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 “‘In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
18 Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will prophesy.
19 I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. 24 But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. 25 David said about him:
“‘I saw the Lord always before me.
Because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest in hope,
27 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
you will not let your holy one see decay.
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence.’
29 “Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. 30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne. 31 Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay. 32 God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it. 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,
“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
35 until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.”’
36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”
37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
40 With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
God's Word is Truth...And the Holy Spirit guides us to the Truth...So we seek the Truth and God...
Truth leads us to a lot of things...And logic and reason helps us gain in knowledge...Can we have truth, logic, and reason without God?...More related to God is the soul and Spirit...And for those who believe in the soul and the Spirit, can these be eliminated for those who believe in God?...Do all these things of truth, logic, reason, soul, and Spirit point toward God or do these things eliminate Him?...
God's created the universe in an organized and logical and reasonable way...We are made in God's Image...If God is an Organized Being and is logical and works through different things reasonably then it would seem He created us with both logic and reason...A rational and logical God who created mankind in His Image, it would seem He would and did create us to be both logical and reasonable...And created in His Image, we have a soul, with a nature and a purpose...And as part of being a man and a woman with a soul and a Spirit, we might search for Truth in a logical and reasonable way...How else can things search for Truth and truths?...As we look around at His creation and nature and see the plants, the animals, the different things He created -only mankind can search for Truth...Truth is a belief...And being made in His Image, we search for Truths through our beliefs and our belief system...No other material thing He created can search for Truth, that we know of...And we must have reason and logic to find the Truth...So it seems fitting He created us with reason and logic...
When God created us in His Image and gave us a soul, with an indwelt Holy Spirit, we can see and feel things that are morally right and morally wrong to us...We can better see the truth in our beliefs when we believe we are made in His Image and have a soul (or at least I can)...With a mind, a soul, a Holy Spirit, a physical body, and being made in His Image seems to lean us towards believing in Him, and seeing Him as our Father and our Creator...And maybe the Holy Spirit is nudging us along and helping us lean towards and is guiding us in believing in Him...Or maybe it is because He has placed eternity in our hearts...Maybe it is both the Holy Spirit or the placement of eternity by God in our hearts...Or maybe this placement of eternity in our hearts is the Holy Spirit...
Jesus is God's Son and miracle, and the most unique revelation God has given to mankind...Jesus tells us that He is Truth...He is Absolute Truth...To believe in Him, one must have faith in Him...Faith is a belief...And our beliefs are what leads us to the Truth of things...Jesus said the His Father would send us a Holy Spirit that is called the Spirit of Truth...The Spirit of Truth testifies and give us information on Jesus... We see much about the Holy Spirit, when it arrived on His Disciples on the Day of Pentecost...After Jesus ascended to heaven, the Holy Spirit was sent to Jesus' Disciples and it came to them on the Day of Pentecost...The Holy Spirit was sent to His Disciples from the Father—the Spirit of Truth who comes from the Father—and He would testify about Jesus...When the Spirit of Truth came, He was guiding the Disciples into all Truth...The Holy Spirit did not speak on His own; He spoke only in what He had heard, and He would tell the Disciples things that are yet to come...The Holy Spirit would glorify Jesus because it is from Him that He would receive and would make known to the Twelve...All that belongs to the Father belongs to Jesus...That is why Jesus said the Spirit would receive from Him what He will make known to them and help them speak to others...The Holy Spirit came on the Day of Pentecost after Jesus had ascended and did these things, as they were being guided to the Truth...I believe the Disciples felt the Truth on that Day of the Pentecost, the Holy Spirit led them to the Truth in talking about Jesus...
God has created us in such a way, with mind, body, soul, Spirit, the placement of eternity in our hearts that we do tend to believe in Him...And we seek the Truth through our reason and logic and with all these things He has given us...