Is Christianity True?

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Is Christianity true? This is quite possibly the most important question a person can ever ask. If you find yourself asking this question, then you might find the evidence and articles below helpful in your quest to discover truth. They are laid out in the sequential order in which I like to build my case for the truth of Christian belief.

Truth Exists

The existence of truth needs to be established before we can make the claim that Christian belief is true. The following articles will discuss different aspects of the existence and nature of truth. Click on the links to read the articles:

1. Truth exists - a simple demonstration that there is such a thing as truth

2. What is truth? - a brief examination of what truth is like & what that means for discovering it

3. Truth can be known - a demonstration that truth can be known and a look at the tools for finding it

God Exists

For Christianity to be true, there must be such a thing as God. In this section I will provide a list of observations about the universe that cause me to believe that God exists. Click on the links to read the articles:

Introduction: Philosophy is the best tool for investigating the God question - coming soon

1. The universe exists contingently - coming soon

2. The universe began to exist - coming soon

3. The universe is fine-tuned for intelligent life - coming soon

4. Objective moral values and duties exist - coming soon

5. Logic exists - coming soon

6. The universe is fine-tuned for discoverability - coming soon

7. DNA contains information - coming soon

8. Biological life exhibits design features - coming soon

9. Maths is incredibly effective - coming soon

10. Sex is incredibly good - coming soon

11. God belief is natural for humans - coming soon

Miracles Are Possible

For Christianity to be true, it has to be possible that miracles can occur, since Christianity rests on a miracle claim (the resurrection of Jesus Christ). Click on the links to read the articles:

1. What is a miracle? - coming soon
2. Miracles do not contravene natural laws - coming soon
3. Miracles can be recognised  - coming soon
4. A genuine miracle has occurred - coming soon

The New Testament is Reliable

In this section we will examine the New Testament documents to investigate their trustworthiness. This is relevant because the Christian worldview succeeds or fails based on whether or not we have reliable accounts of the resurrection of Jesus. Click on the links to read the articles:

1. The NT documents were written soon after the events they record - coming soon

2. They contain eyewitness testimony - coming soon

3. Undesigned coincidences give the NT documents the ring of truth - coming soon

4. The NT preserves embarrassing and difficult details about the writers - coming soon

The Resurrection of Jesus Happened

The final section will discuss the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus, which is the central event which Christianity is built on. We will run the rule over competing hypotheses and see which explanation best fits the historical data. Click on the links to read the articles:

Coming Soon

OK, Now What?

You got through all of that evidence and you're beginning to believe that Jesus really was God and really did rise from the dead. What is the next step from here? Click on the links to read the articles:

1. I believe Jesus rose again, what do I do now? - coming soon

2. What will help me grow as a Christian? - coming soon