{"id":664,"date":"2009-03-14T12:11:51","date_gmt":"2009-03-14T17:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=664"},"modified":"2013-05-31T18:38:33","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T02:38:33","slug":"is-christianity-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/is-christianity-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Christianity True?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As much as possible, I have always tried\u00a0to observe and interact with people of many different religions and faith backgrounds. My current job affords me this opportunity much more than ever before.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0question I keep coming back to is “How do we know that Christianity is right and other faiths are wrong?” When I pose this question to various people of Christianity,\u00a0I generally get one of four answers (if I am not immediately condemned for asking such a question). They are:<\/p>\n

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  1. I’ve experienced God and so I know it’s true.<\/li>\n
  2. Christianity results in more substantial life change than other faiths. In other words, Christians live better lives, so it must be true. \u00a0<\/li>\n
  3. The Bible, which Christianity is based on, doesn’t have the errors and contradictions that are present in the “Holy books” of other faiths. It doesn’t contradict itself, nor does it contradict the facts of history and science (considering evolution is a theory). Therefore,\u00a0the Bible\u00a0can be trusted as true revelation from God.<\/li>\n
  4. God answers prayer and provides signs and wonders, which proves Christianity is true. This includes things like prophecy and healing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here is the curious thing:\u00a0As I interact with people of other religions, and through the course of conversation find out why they hold their beliefs, I\u00a0find that nearly all people of all religions have these same four <\/em>basic arguments for why their beliefs are true. Some throw in a few other explanations (I just grew up with it… It’s the oldest religion… We have a great tradition.), but generally, these are the four I hear.<\/p>\n

    Personally, I think only one of these answers has much merit,\u00a0but none of these four\u00a0are the top reason I believe the Christian faith is uniquely true.<\/p>\n

    So before I tell you what my primary reason is, I am curious what you think. What do you think of the four reasons above? Are they compelling? Why or why not? Are there others you frequently hear? Why do you think that Christianity is (or is not) true?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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