Knowing Christianity

Faith Built on Public Truth An eyewitness can make or break a courtroom case. When more witnesses step forward and tell the same story, the evidence becomes stronger. That matters when we talk about Jesus. Christianity is not built on wishful thinking, private visions, or religious guesswork. It is built on what real people saw and heard. Thousands heard Jesus teach. Many saw Him heal the sick, cast out demons, calm the sea, feed the hungry, and raise the dead. Crowds watched Him die. And after His resurrection, many saw Him alive again. Paul summarized the gospel this way: “For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve. Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers and sisters at one time; most of them are still alive” (1 Corinthians 15:3-6). That is not the language of legen...

Few questions shape a life more deeply than this one: Where did we come from? That question is not just for science classrooms or college debates. It reaches into our homes, our laws, our schools, our view of human dignity, our understanding of right and wrong, and the way we see every person we meet. If we get our origin wrong, we will almost always get our purpose wrong. In the simplest terms, people usually answer the question of origins in one of two ways. Either we are the result of blind chance and impersonal forces, or we are the intentional creation of a personal God. Scripture begins without apology: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). That is where the Christian worldview starts. Four Common Views About God and Human Origins Even among those who believe God had a role in creation, there are different views. We should speak carefully, but we must also hold firmly to what Scripture plainly teaches: God is Creator, mankind is made in His...

Can We Know Him? From the beginning, mankind has wanted to know God. That longing is not accidental. We were made by Him and for Him. Deep down, every human heart knows there is more to life than what we can see, touch, measure, and explain. But here is the great question: Can we really know God? On the one hand, God is not like us. He is infinite, eternal, self-existent, and self-sustaining. He does not borrow life from anyone. He is life itself. We are finite, temporary, dependent creatures. Every breath we take, every heartbeat we have, and every moment we live is a gift from Him. As Paul said, “For in him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28). So, if God had remained silent, we could never have climbed high enough, thought deeply enough, or searched long enough to discover Him on our own. God is beyond our control, beyond our imagination, and beyond the limits of human perception. And yet, God has not left us in the dark. Because we are created in His image, He is not “...

 Charles Spurgeon once wrote something to the effect that it is better to be a lean bird in the woods than a fat bird in a cage. That is a word we need to hear again. A young minister can be tempted to settle down where everything is safe, comfortable, predictable, and well-funded. But a caged eagle is a sad sight, and sadder still is a caged preacher. God did not call his servants to decorate a cage; he called them to proclaim Christ with holy courage. The apostolic charge is still plain: “Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching” (2 Timothy 4:2). The preacher is not a religious entertainer, a public relations manager, or a spiritual salesman. He is a herald of the living God, under the authority of Scripture and accountable to Christ. The Hour Is Urgent At the rate America is decaying morally, we may have to change our national symbol from an eagle to a vulture. That is not said with joy, but with...

This Is Not a Made-Up Story In a courtroom, eyewitness testimony matters. It can strengthen a case or tear it apart. That matters here, because the Christian faith is not built on myth, rumor, or religious wishful thinking. It is built on what God did in history through Jesus Christ. The testimony about Jesus is broad, public, and compelling. Crowds heard Him teach. Many saw His miracles. Hundreds watched Him die. And after His resurrection, many saw Him alive again. As Luke says, t he original eyewitnesses and servants of the word handed them down to us (Luke 1:2). God Gave Us Trustworthy Witnesses Our Gospel accounts come to us through real witnesses. Matthew and John walked with Jesus as His disciples. Mark was closely connected to Peter and recorded apostolic testimony. Luke was not himself one of the Twelve, but he tells us plainly how he wrote: It also seemed good to me, since I have carefully investigated everything from the very first, to write to you in an orderly sequen...

  Dr. Miguel J Gonzalez For generations, much of the Western world assumed that God made the world, rules over it, and has spoken into it. Then came movements like the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, and little by little many people began to trust human reason more than divine revelation. What once sounded obvious—that God is real, that truth comes from him, and that we are accountable to him—started to sound strange to modern ears. But the Bible does not leave us guessing. It calls us back to reality. Scripture says, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1). That is where truth begins—not with man, but with God. And because God has spoken, we do not have to build our lives on shifting sand. We can stand on his Word. 1. God and the World Christian theism begins here: God is infinite, personal, holy, and unlike anyone or anything else. He is not a force, not an idea, and not a projection of human longing. He is the living God. The Lord says, Remember ...

The Lord’s Call to a Trusting Heart Our Lord spoke plainly about anxiety. He told His disciples not to live under the weight of fear about food, clothing, and the needs of daily life. In Luke 12, Jesus said, Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear and again, Don’t strive for what you should eat and what you should drink, and don’t be anxious (Luke 12:22-23, 29). Paul says the same in clear language: Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God (Philippians 4:6) . Worry and Faith Cannot Rule the Heart Together When fear, doubt, and worry take over, they reveal a struggle to trust the Word of God. That does not mean every troubled believer has abandoned the faith, but it does mean anxiety must not be excused or welcomed as a rightful master. Christ dwells in His people by the Holy Spirit, and He does not teach us to live in panic. Scripture says...