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...

Introduction The short answer is yes. An exceptional number of copies, along with compelling internal evidence, brings very high confidence that the New Testament is historically accurate. The New Testament is made up of twenty-seven documents by some nine different writers. To determine if it is historically reliable, we...

Introduction Let me ask you a question. How do you feel about morality? Are moral values relative and subjective? Do they depend on the situation, and are they a matter of opinion? Or do you believe that some things are just absolutely right or wrong no matter what anybody...

Introduction Imagine you are walking across an empty field in the countryside and you stumble on a rock. If someone asked you where that rock came from, you might say that for all you knew, it had always been there. But what if you found a watch? Would you give...

Introduction When was the last time you marveled over something incredibly beautiful? Perhaps it was a stunning landscape, a breathtaking sunset, the stars, or an amazing animal of some kind. Have you ever seriously pondered how everything could have possibly gotten here? We’ve all considered this question in one...

The short answer is because of scientific and historical evidence; along with sound, logical reasoning. When the evidence is organized into a step by step process, it builds a very strong case that Christianity is true. Socrates once said, “the unexamined life is not worth living.” I would add...

Picture a mountain with many different trails going up to the top. That is Pluralism. Pluralism is the view that all religions are on different paths to the same God, or ultimate truth. This is probably what many people mean when they say that “all religions are true.” Can...

The short answer is no. The central, most important beliefs of the different religions are very different, and even opposed to each other. Not too long ago I was talking to one of my neighbors, and the subject of our backgrounds came up. He told me that he grew...

Years ago, I heard a young woman talk about her family life when she was growing up. When it came to the big questions in life—God, religion, worldview, and so forth—her parents would tell their kids, “No one knows the truth, so just believe whatever you want.” That was...

Recently I took a class on the subject of communicating about culturally sensitive issues.[1] At one point, the instructor showed a cartoon like the one above and explained it as follows: “Alfred and Mateo are looking at an image. Now, Alfred is looking at the image from the left...