The activity of love has been going on in god forever. His advice and intellect gives us opportunities to connect with god on a deeper level, and meditate on our relationship with christianity. Unlike many books of this sort, kreefts introduction aids the reader into the debate and if one is new to the questions of philosophy, the background provided become even more important. Make sure you read my list of 10 books that prove christianity is true. Yes, there is a god, but of course simply saying that god exists does not mean there is one. God in us each of the prior categories is an entire field of study and the subject of thousands of books. Prove to me that god exists whyislam facts about the.
As a science student i traveled the path from atheism to christianity and i hope my story can give inspiration to those who are in need. Jonathan sarfati is a brilliant book where using reason and logic, christianity is proven to be the only reasonable, logical, viable worldview. The problem with that, though, is that if you do have an independent demonstration that god exists, if youve got something like a successful version of aquinas five ways, then you already know independently that there is a first cause of the world who is infinite in power, allgood, and so on. Both religions agree that god shares both transcendent and immanent qualities. Lewis wrote many books about christianity that can. Yet the existence of god is demonstrated most profoundly, for most people, in personal experience. Any of these books will surely help you build a strong and unshakable faith. In other words, he must exist because it is his nature to exist. Ammunition for the coming war with atheists, martin notes that at least one contestant for the democrat nomination for president wants to tax christian. To swinburnes credit, he largely avoids christian doctrine and argues at a more fundamental level for the existence of god.
Rethinking the case for god and christianity miethe, terry l. The question of gods existence is one that is often raised in gatherings, classrooms, television, and movies. But despite these things, i have no intention of abandoning christianity. The socalled moral argument gives evidence of gods existence. The argumentation in this book is complicated and i would not recommend it as the first book to read if you are looking to understand some of the intellectual arguments for god. When i got sick, i spent some time reading multiple books on. God is love, yet love has no meaning unless there are at least two persons. Yes, the bible provides compelling evidence that god exists.
Im a christian because i believe these two truth claims. Here are five good reasons to think that god exists. M any skeptics are open to the possibility that god exists, but theyre uncomfortable affirming it on the basis of biblical authority or faith alone. I was surprised to find that there was scientific evidence for the existence of god.
Believing in god but living as if he doesnt exist paperback april 19, 2011. While you dont owe anyone an explanation for your faith, knowing how to defend. If god indeed exists and you choose him, you will be rewarded for your choice in heaven. Ray comfort is the founder and ceo of living waters and the bestselling author of more than 90 books, including god has a wonderful plan for your life, how to know god exists, and the evidence bible. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. How these religions resolve this issue is where the religions differ.
However if you reject god and he exists after all, you will be. God makes sense of the life, death, and resurrection of jesus. We believe that the existence of god, and questions such as these relating to it, can be intelligently answered. The word aseity has been used since the late 17 th century to mean a being by itself, independent existence according to. The single best evidence against christianity is the continued existence of alternative religions. It may be impossible to prove to others that youre happy, for instance, but that doesnt change the fact that. It encourages us to build faith in god, not by blindly believing religious assertions, but by using our power of reason and mental perception. Stephen king, whose forthcoming novel revival features a methodist minister who condemns his faith after a horrific accident, has described. Reviews of books with scientific evidence that god exists. Christianity is the worlds largest religion, with over 2. Okay, after reading all the answers provided thus far, i thought that perhaps an academic answer may help. If he came into existence, then he would not be eternal nor immutable. Ray comfort establishes the case that god does in fact exist, and.
The 10 best books for skeptics of christianity in 2020. If you choose him, but he does not exist after all, you did not lose anything. The moral order of the world points to god christianity. Despite the fact that humans differ on almost everything, the belief in a higher power has been consistent in. A history is a documentary series presenting alternative views on the history of the christian faith, looking at its origins, development and turbulent past. Debates over the existence of god can be tricky, especially since the burden of proof often falls on the believer. While some doubt god, many humans throughout different times, cultures, and regions acknowledged the existence of a higher power. God makes sense of objective moral values in the world. The reason we know that god exists is because he has told us so, and has revealed himself to us. The christian god is, by definition, eternal and immutable. God makes sense of the finetuning of the universe for intelligent life. Apologetics is the discipline of explaining our beliefs and faith in god through systematic, logical arguments and discussions.
After that first book, i found other books with more scientific evidence. But it is also true that this is a universe where god exists, and where he created life, predicted the future, directed the writing of the new testament, sent his unique son jesus christ, raised him from the dead, gets personally involved with his people, and offers them eternal life in his glorious, eternal kingdom. Merriamwebster defines aseity as the quality or state of being selfderived or selforiginated, specifically the absolute selfsufficiency, independence, and autonomy of god. The best books on the existence of god ed feser on five. How this happens can vary a lot from person to person. In this blog, let me share with you some of the most amazing books that have been written throughout the ages about christian apologetics. He says that he has proven in his book the existence of the christian s god, and asks the reader to see if his claim is substantiated. I never expected to become someone who believed in god. We christians, of course, not only believe in god but also claim to have a relationship with him through the person of jesus. And my reasons why are not hard to follow or difficult to understand. Why im not leaving christianity the christian post.
Comfort is an entertaining writer on the subject which is often stuffy and unappealing, adding touches of humor to. Christians believe that jesus is the son of god and the savior of humanity whose coming as christ or the messiah was prophesied in the old testament. If these two assertions are true, then christianity is true. According to pew research, christianity is the worlds largest religious group, so its worth knowing something about it, whether youre a christian or not.
The existence of god has been debated for centuries. Those who already follow jesus will grow in the basic beliefs of the christian faith and understand how to address the issues of their friends who are still exploring christianity. Of course, it is not possible to prove that all possible gods could not exist, since we do not possess all possible facts. How to know god exists, scientific proof of god was written by ray comfort, an atheist who became a christian through his study of the bible and science. The real reason why rhett and link fell away from christianity. Contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints jude 3 how do we know god exists. And if youre interested in learning more about the christian faith, theres no lack of books out there. The radical origins of christianity the new yorker. He cohosts the awardwinning television program way of the master, airing in every country in the world, and is an executive producer of 180, evolution vs. Ive always eagerly read, listen, and disucussed this very serious matter of ultimate questions. First, originally, as christianity evolved from judaism, christians were considered a jewish sect known as followers of the way. Mere christianity outline cs lewis society of california.
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