I would like to take a moment to explain what being a Christian means to me just because so many people call themselves Christians but have totally different beliefs. I believe that everything written in the Bible (versions such as KJV, NIV, ect.) is God's word to us. I also believe that the only way we can reach God is through His son, Jesus Christ who was fully man and fully God, and came to earth to pay the penalty for our sins. With that in mind here are ten reasons I believe that Christianity is true.
1.
If we truly had one creator speaking to prophets, it would do so
consistently, not contradictory as thousands of different religions have
proven.Every prophecy written in the Old Testament has been completely accurate. The only prophecies in the New Testament that have not been fulfilled are the ones about the end times, and since time is still going on then there is no reason that they should be fulfilled yet. Why does God no longer give out prophecies? It is because he has already told us everything we need to know, and that is in His word. If there were still prophecies that God was telling prophets, then the bible wouldn't be complete.
Other religions may claim to have prophets, and those prophets may make mistakes, but the Bible warns about false prophets, and there are a lot out there.
2
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then He is not
omnipotent. Is He able, but not willing? Then He is malevolent. Is He
both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is He neither able nor
willing? Then why call Him God?” – Epicurus
God could prevent evil, if he wanted to, but although he hates sin, he will not force us to stop doing it. Here is why. Say you created a Robot to love you. It would do everything that you wanted, perfectly. But because you programmed it to do that it was programmed to do serve you it would never be real love, no matter how much you loved it. So God allows us the choice to love and obey him, or to not love and disobey him. He didn't want to create robots, so he gave us self will.
3
It is better to find your own answers and make an educated decision, than to intentionally remain uneducated and make a fearful one.
The above statement basically says that there is no absolute truth. If there is only one answer, but everyone is looking for "their own" answers, everyone will be wrong. My decision of Christ is not based off the fear of hell, it is based off evidence I see all around me. Evidence such as that nothing blowing up, such as a big bang, has ever pushed molecules together to create any form of life, in fact every explosion I have ever heard of tears things apart and destroys them. Also, I have never seen (currently or historically) evidence of one species becoming another species. It's not happening today, or we would have seen it and every fossil they come up with has been proven a mistake or a fraud. When I look around I see intelligent design, the world had to be created by something of some intelligence, it's to complicated to be be random chance. I also people having a sense of morality. All cultures have some sense of right and wrong, that only makes sense if we were designed to be "good" by a sinless, perfect Creator, and if He created us to know him, then I want to. That is some of the evidence I have for my beliefs, none of those reasons include fear but they do include evidence and logic.
4
If I were to astonishingly find myself face to face with a supreme being, I would expect to be judged on my life as a humanist, and how I treated others, (just as most Christians plan to be judged on character, not on the actual Ten Commandments) . . .
This statement is not well researched because if you call yourself a Christian and expect God to judge your right to be let into heaven on whether or not you followed the ten commandments, you aren't really a Christian. All throughout the book of Romans we are told that the law was given to us to show us how bad of sinners we are. No one can keep the full ten, let alone one, when put to God's standard (even looking at someone with lust is adultery). God will not let you into heaven if you even break one. That's how Christians are different from every other religion we don't base our salvation on works. God gave us a way out of the punishment we deserve, by allowing someone else to pay it for us. The only reason Jesus could die when we deserved it, was because he never sinned. All God requires of us is to accept the sacrifice of Jesus and believe that he is God. Our works mean nothing.
5
Even though all religions exist, there is no such scientific evidence that will favor any one of them. . . Religious followers all the time ask atheists to prove the non-existence of God but are in a fix when asked to prove the existence of God. . .
I will not defend any other religions, but if you think that the Bible is not backed up by science, read Job. Keep in mind this book was written before scientists really existed and yet it talks about the water cycle, water currents, the earth being round, and so many other things. I have already mentioned some of the ways I know God exists, such as intelligent design and morality, and there are many others, like the accuracy of the Bible and the survival of the Bible. It's just many people don't really look at the facts honestly, and say they are irrelevant.
6
It amazes me on the amount of time religious followers spend in
supporting their beliefs. They pray, chant, preach, sing hymns, bow,
mumble, kneel, make unnatural movements with their bodies. . . But is there any evidence that these activities promote the
personal well-being of a person and give positive results? The answer is
no. . .
I do praise my God. I do pray to him, I read the bible, I go to church to worship him in song, and to listen to the message. What good does it do me? Honestly, none. But if my God created me and I chose to go my own way, yet he still loved me enough to send his son to die for me, so that I wouldn't have to go to hell, although I deserve it, then I want to spend my life praising him. Nothing I do hurts other people, all I do is praise my God for what He has done.
7
I will not follow any laws or rules which teach rape, murder, and evil and to follow blindly without questioning.
Christianity tells us to obey the Bible, God's word, which says that rape, murder, and any evil is wrong. Also God does not ask us to follow blindly, he gives reasons for us to do as He commands. Reason one being what he did for us, other reasons being because he wants what is best for us, and by following His commands we are living the way he created us to live. I'd like to note that although this person does not believe God exists they still have a sense of morality.
8
I always strive for the truth, and anything that hinders me from doing so I cannot put my trust in. . .
Another thing that God has instilled in us as humans is the desire for truth. Truth is absolute. The same yesterday, today, and forever. If there is no absolute truth then that is an absolute truth, and therefore there is absolute truth.we shouldn't put our trust in things that are not true. That is why I have put my trust in God and His word. I see nothing else that is true.
9
What I have seen religion do to people horrifies me. Everything
from people strapping bombs to their chest to murdering innocent people.
That is not Christian, as I have mentioned before, before He left earth Christ commissioned us to tell people about him, not to kill people. Also we are to live our lives for God, we are not to kill ourselves. Some religions are like that, and that is very sad. But that is direct rebellion against God to murder or commit suicide.
10
Reading Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Charles Darwin, Bill Maher and having conversations with my step-dad, my high school Biology teacher and many more amazingly smart people.
Talking/ reading things from "smart people" is great. I honestly believe Darwin was a genius, with his theory of micro-evolution (very different from macro-evolution), but even smart people can be wrong. I also have read a lot of science stuff, and have had good conversations about science and Christianity. I even listened to a debate with Bill Nye, and I learned things from it. But all the evidence that I have seen for both sides leaves me to believe that God exists and the Bible is true.
11
My eleventh reason is not derived from the post.
I am a Christian because I see what a horrible person I am. I understand I can't reach God on my own, and I desperately want to. So I accepted the gift of Jesus taking my place, and because of that His blood covers my sins and I am clean before God. I can be with my Creator, and the Creator of everything. That is all there is to being a Christian. It is the most amazing thing I have ever done.
So those are my 11 reasons.
I would love to talk with you if you have questions or comments, but I urge you to really think about this. In fact, if you really want to know whether or not God is real I challenge you to the 30 day experiment. Read the Bible everyday for an hour for 30 days, starting with John. Pray that God will show you the truth.
Here are some more resources, if you're curious,
Again, please comment with anything you have. I would love to hear it.