why do you believe what you believe? the case for christianity
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Why do you believe what you believe?
THE CASE FOR
CHRISTIANITY
WE CAN SHOW THAT IT IS REASONABLE TO BELIEVE THE CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IS TRUE…
BY ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
QUESTION # 1Where did the universe come
from?
Whatever has a beginning has a cause.
The universe had a beginning.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Universe Expansion
Radiation
Galaxy Seeds
Einstein’s Theory
Whatever has a beginning has a cause.
The universe had a beginning.Therefore, the universe had a cause.
Robert Jastrow (astronomer)
“Astronomers now find they have painted themselves into a corner because they have proven, by their own methods, that the world began abruptly in an act of creation to which you can trace the seeds of every star, every planet, every living thing in this cosmos and on the earth. And they have found that all this happened as a product of forces they cannot hope to discover…”
Robert Jastrow (astronomer)
“That there are what I or anyone would call supernatural forces at work is now, I think, a scientifically proven fact.”
God’s Creation
Where did the universe come from?
QUESTION # 2What accounts for the design in the
universe?
Design in Physics
Physical Constants
Gravitational forceStrong nuclear forceWeak nuclear forceElectromagnetic forceExpansion rate
Design in PhysicsDesign in Astronomy
Design in PhysicsDesign in AstronomyDesign in Biology
Bidirectional motor-driven propeller
Bacterial Flagellum Bacterial Flagellum
“The machine code of the genes is uncannily computer-like.”
Richard Dawkins
(River Out of Eden,p.10)
DNA
God’s Design
What accounts for the design in the universe?
QUESTION # 3Where do objective moral laws come
from?
Personal choice ?Society/Culture ?Evolution?God ?
God’s Laws
Where do objective moral laws come from?
QUESTION # 4
Who was Jesus of Nazareth?
Fact # 1: Jesus’ death by crucifixion
Fact # 2: Jesus’ empty tombFact # 3: Jesus’ appearancesFact # 4: Transformed lives
God’s Son
Who was Jesus of Nazareth?
WE CAN SHOW THAT THE CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IS TRUE…
BY ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.