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10 Reasons To Believe In The Christian Faith
1. The
Credibility of Its Founder: Christ said He came from heaven to die for our sins,
and to bring to His Father all who believe in Him. Logic says that He was either
a liar, a lunatic, or the Lord of heaven. His followers saw His miracles, heard His
teachings, examined His blameless life, witnessed His terrible death, and saw
Him alive again. They concluded, “We have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (John 6:69)
2. The
Reliability Of Its Book: Written
over a period of about 1,600 years by 40 different authors, the Bible tells one
story that begins with creation and concludes on the threshold of
eternity. The integrity of its
historical and geographical record is supported by archeology. The accuracy with which it has been copied
and handed down to us has been confirmed by the Dead Sea Scrolls of Qumran.
3. Its
Explanations For Life:
All religious systems
attempt to give meaning to our existence, to explain our thirst for significance,
the problem of pain, and the inevitability of death. All religions attempt to apply the design of
the cosmos to our individual lives. It
is Christ who reveals a Father who takes note of every sparrow that falls, a
Father who numbers even the hairs of our head (Matthew 10:29-31), a God who shows how much He cares for all that
He has created. It is Christ who clothed
Himself in our humanity to feel what we feel, and then to suffer and die in our
place.
4. Its
Continuity With the Past: Those
who trust Christ are accepting the same Creator and Lord worshiped by Adam,
Abraham, Sarah, and Solomon. The
Christian faith is not new with Christ.
From Genesis to Revelation it is one story. It is His story – and ours. (Acts
2:22-39, 1
Corinthians 15:1-8) “I declare to you
the gospel which I preached to you . . . For I delivered to you first of all
that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day
according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas,
then by the twelve. After that He was
seen by over five hundred brethren at once.”
(1 Corinthians 15:1-6)
5. Its
Foundational Claim: The first Christians were witnesses who risked their
lives to tell the world that they had seen an innocent man die and then
miraculously resurrected 3 days later (Acts
5:17-42). They testified that Jesus
was crucified under the Roman governor Pontius Pilate. His body was buried and sealed in a borrowed
tomb. Click here to seal the garden tomb and the iron seal which is still
embedded in the rock. Guards were
posted to prevent grave tampering. Yet
after 3 days the tomb was empty and witnesses were risking their lives to
declare that He was alive.
6. Its Power To Change Lives: The first disciples were not the only ones who were dramatically
changed. Paul, one of their worst
enemies, was transformed from a Christian killer into one of their chief advocates.
(Galatians 1:11-24) Later Paul wrote about this power to
change lives, “Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor
adulterers, not homosexual, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor
drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the
7. It
Analysis Of Human Nature: Many want to believe that our problems are rooted in
ignorance, diet, and government. But
Jesus pointed to sin in the heart. “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,
murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man.” (Matthew 15:19-20)
8. Its View Of Human Achievement:
Generation after generation
has hoped for the best. We fought wars
that would end all wars. We developed
educational theories that would produce enlightened, non-violent children. We conceived technologies that would make
life easier for ourselves. In spite of
mankind’s high hopes and efforts, this world is approaching a terrible end-time
predicted by the Bible (Matthew 24:5-31, 2 Timothy 3:1-5).
9. Its Impact
On Society: A carpenter from
10. Its Offer
Of Salvation: The Christian faith offers forgiveness and adoption
into God’s family by trusting the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior (Romans 10:9-13). The salvation that Jesus offers does not
depend on what we have done for Him, but on our acceptance of what He has done
for us. This salvation requires an
admission of our sins and a confession of failure (Ephesians 2:8-10).
You’re Not Alone:
You’re not alone if you are
still unconvinced about the reasonableness of faith in Christ. But keep in mind Jesus’ claim that we don’t
have to resolve our doubts on our own.
He said, “If anyone chooses to do
God’s will, he will find out whether My teaching comes
from God or whether I speak on My own.”
(John
If you do see the
reasonableness of faith in Christ, the Bible offers to you this reassuring
promise: “As many as received Him, to
them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His
name” (John
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