Category: God and Christianity

Introduction I have been studying the evidence for Christianity, and particularly creation and evolution, for over ten years. And even just recently, I discovered yet another series of books that I wish I had found when I began. It’s strange that way. When starting out from nothing, it’s difficult...

Introduction Maybe you’ve heard the skeptic say, “If God showed himself clearly, then I would believe.” Maybe you’ve wondered about this yourself. Why all the mystery? Why doesn’t God just write his name in the sky and be done with it? The answer has everything to do with: Love....

First of all, I want to wish each and every one of you who may be reading or listening to this a very Merry Christmas! I pray that God will bring you his peace, and joy, through this season and well into next year. Yes… Whoever you are, I...

The short answer is this. If Jesus really rose from the dead, it means that the Bible is true. So, the entire Christian worldview, which is derived from the Bible, is true. Let’s briefly review some of the ground we covered in prior posts, and then where it takes...

Review of the Facts Recall from Part 1 that when we investigate the evidence for the resurrection, we use a logical process called abductive reasoning. This is also known as “inference to the best explanation.” In this process, we identify as many solid, known facts surrounding the events as...

Introduction The short answer is this:  Given just a few undisputed facts that all serious historians agree upon (including non-Christians), it’s almost impossible to believe any other explanation besides a real resurrection. Of course, a problem for many people is that a resurrection would be a major miracle. But recall...

Yes, he did. In this post, we’ll look at what Jesus said, and why this is so important. We Know What Jesus Said Recall that we have excellent evidence that the New Testament is historically reliable. That means we know what Jesus said. First, we know we have an...

As mentioned in our last post, if Jesus claimed to be God, we have a sticky situation on our hands. We could call it a dilemma. Or perhaps more accurately, a “trilemma.” The problem is that a lot of people who deny that Jesus was God will say that...

If Jesus claimed to be God, we have a sticky situation on our hands. And he did claim to be God. Let’s look at how. First, recall that we have outstanding evidence that the New Testament is historically reliable. This means we have an accurate record of the things...

Introduction In Part one of this article we looked at evidence that our New Testament is an accurate copy of the original documents. Indeed, thousands of early copies provide scholars with very high confidence that it is. We saw that all the little discrepancies in the copies do not...