Subject: Proof of Christ |
Bible Note: I am writing to commend Radioman2 who wrote: "Christianity is based on the HISTORICAL FACT of the resurrection of Jesus Christ." This is perhaps the greatest fact in the universe, the other first fact being that the God of the Bible exists. Radioman2 deserves a big salute for posting it. Stormcrow47, if you are a new Christian, you are asking proper questions about Christianity, what are the factual foundations? If Stormcrow47, you are a new Christian, you should not be put off by some answers you may get like, “you are a bad person to ask about facts, just have faith you idiot” (and I don’t think I saw any of this in any of the responses to your question - so I don’t want the previous posters to feel I am critical of their excellent posts, and all of them were super and right on point). If Stormcrow47 is not a Christian, then your question is even more valid, and I encourage you to carefully analyze everything you think you know about the world, especially the assumptions on which that knowledge is based. Even a non-Christian can arrive at the intellectual insight that the God of the Bible must exist. That, of course, does not make one a Christian, but once there you are not far from the Kingdom. The other major part of this topics is: How do Christians know that these are facts? We know by the knowledge given by the Holy Spirit. Both the reality of Christianity (the hard facts) and the knowledge of those facts puts every Christian in the position of NEVER having to state to a nonbeliever who challenges the factual proof of Christianity, “Well, I know you live by facts, and all I can say is that I just live by faith.” Christians live by faith, but that faith is also based in facts. God exists and Jesus was resurrected. Thanks Radioman2. |