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	Index To Section 2 .. Reasons To Believe

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Faith and Facts HERE
Faith isn’t believing the impossible or ignoring reality. It isn’t religious wishful thinking or believing that which is contrary to fact and to evidence. The clearest definition comes from Hebrews 11:1 that says, "Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." The verse uses the word "hope," "assurance," and "conviction" (confidence). So what gives us confidence and assurance?

Critically Examine Everything? HERE
The Judeo-Christian faith is surprisingly ruthless in its insistence on proof (broadly considered), evidence, truth, examination, 'cordial skepticism'... and correspondingly disdainful of those who believe nonsense.

Extraordinary Events Require Extraordinary Evidence HERE
All too often the criterion is set up that is never used to evaluate other events of the period. The Christian position only asks that we take the same reasoning and rational thought that we use to come to what are considered good conclusions in historical investigation, and apply those same means and methods to the New Testament and Jesus’ resurrection.

Sections

Does God exist And is He a Trinity? Is The God of the Bible Really God? Has Anyone Ever Seen God? Is God Male or Female? The ‘Jealousy’ of God. Can God Change His Mind? Is God ‘Different’ in the Old & New Testaments? Should Christians Fear God? The Wrath of God.

Who was Jesus - a lying villain, a preposterously deluded madman, an enlightened mystic/great moral teacher or the Son of God and the Messiah? Did Jesus ever claim to be God? He certainly broke all the rules of ‘How Not to Start an Ancient Religion’ so how did Christianity thrive and grow? Jesus' bodily resurrection is the cornerstone of Christian faith- Was the Resurrection historical fact or fiction?

The Bible does not glow in the dark, levitate or otherwise exhibit any physical qualities that could be seen as supernatural. How can we know beyond a shadow of doubt that it is divinely inspired and the only Word of God? Is it even possible to determine the validity and the authenticity of the claims made by these Scriptures.

The one test that we can and should apply to all ‘sacred writings’ - the test of prophecy or the foretelling of future events. This because neither men nor false gods can infallibly and accurately predict the future in detail - only a Supreme Being can do so and it is a simple matter to ascertain whether such prophecies have been fulfilled or not. The Bible is unique in that it makes literally hundreds of predictions of future events, some of which were general, while others were so specific that they gave places and dates

Also See Sections

Does God violate His own commandment? Joshua's Conquest: How could a good God commission Israel to destroy women and children? The Dark Side Of Church History. The Real Murderers: Atheism or Christianity? Hypocrisy in the church. Slavery and Polygamy. The First-born of Egypt .. and more

Most critics of the Bible assume that because something is unexplained it is unexplainable. Constraints of space demand that the issues addressed in this section are the more common ones, with links to more detailed resources.

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