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In order to be fair in the debate about matters of faith, it's not just the Christian who must be called to the witness stand. Even those who dispute or who otherwise persist in voicing skepticism about Christianity have some questions to answer. In fact, considering the evidence, it no doubt requires more faith to stand outside the circle of those who believe than to join it. To ensure integrity, therefore, on the part of even my readers who are not yet believers, here are a few issues about which you too should be able to give an account.
(BEFORE YOU DISPUTE ANYTHING IN THIS BLOG POST,PLEASE CLICK ON EVERYTHING HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE AND EXAMINE THAT INFORMATION CAREFULLY AND HONESTLY)
1.How do you explain the high degree of design and order in the universe?Even the "Big Bang" would not create the complex design and order of the universe. It would just be random chaos. The word "bang" in itself,implies this. Since when did order and complex design come from an explosion of any kind???
2.How do you account for the vast archaeological documentation of Biblical stories, places, and people?
3.Since absolutely no Bible prophecy has ever failed (and there are hundreds), how can one realistically remain unconvinced that the Bible is of Divine origin?you will find a list of 60 of these prophecies here- http://www.bible.ca/b-prophecy-60.htm
4.Explain David's graphic portrayal of Jesus' death by crucifixion (Psalm 22) 1000 years previous to crucifixion being established as a form of capital punishment?
How could any mere human pinpoint the birth town of the Messiah seven full centuries before the fact, as did the prophetMicah?
» Read the “God's Story” account of Micah describing the Messiah…
Account for the odds (1 in 10 to the 157th power) that even just 48 (of 300) Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled in one person, i.e Jesus.
» More about statistical odds surrounding Jesus Christ Go
» What messianic prophecies were fulfilled by Christ? Answer
» More about messianic prophecies
How was it possible for the Old Testament prophet Isaiah to have predicted the virgin birth of Jesus (Isaiah 7:14) 700 years before it occurred?
» Read the “God's Story” account of the prophets describing the Savior
» Is the virgin birth a myth?
5.How can anyone doubt the reliability of Scripture considering the number and proximity to originals of its many copied manuscripts?
» Read about the importance of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls /Discovering the Bible videos explain the manuscript evidence and much more
6.If the Bible is not true, why is it so universally regarded as the 'Good Book'?» How can I know if the Bible is true?… / Is the Bible truth or tabloid? /Can the Bible be infallible if it is written by fallible humans?
Are you aware that the Old Testament alone claims to be God's inspired word at least 2600 times?
Did you know that the Bible has been the number one best-seller every year since the 1436 invention of the Gutenberg printing press?
» The Bible—an amazing book…
7.Why have so many of history's greatest thinkers been believers? Have you ever wondered why thousands of intelligent scientists, living and dead, have been men and women of great faith?
8.How do you account for the origin of life considering the irreducible complexity of its essential components?
» Learn more about the origin of life…
9.How can the Second Law of Thermodynamics be reconciled with progressive, naturalistic evolutionary theory?» Second Law of Thermodynamics - Does this basic law of nature prevent Evolution?…
10.How do you reconcile the existence of human intelligence with naturalism and the Law of Entropy?
11.Why does the Bible alone, of all of the world's 'holy' books, contain such detailed prophecies of future events?» Learn more about the Bible…
12.Is it possible that your unbelief in God is actually an unwillingness to submit to Him?
» God's plan
13.Are you aware that every alleged Bible contradiction has been answered in an intelligible and credible manner?» More about Bible contradictions…
14.What do you say about the hundreds of scholarly books that carefully document the veracity and reliability of the Bible?
15 Why and how has the Bible survived and even flourished in spite of centuries of worldwide attempts to destroy and ban its message?» Recommended resource: The Indestructible Book (video)…
16.How do you explain the empty tomb of Jesus in light of all the evidence that has now proven essentially irrefutable for twenty centuries?» Is the resurrection a myth? / Did Christ really rise from the dead? /Were the witnesses hallucinating?
17.If Jesus did not actually die and rise from the dead, how could He (in His condition) have circumvented all of the security measures in place at His tomb?» Did Jesus really die? / How did Jesus die? / What is crucifixion?
18.How can one realistically discount the testimony of over 500 witnesses to a living Jesus following His crucifixion (see 1 Corinthians 15:6)?» Maybe the witnesses were just seeing things?…
19.Is your unbelief in a perfect God possibly the result of a bad experience with an imperfect Church or a misunderstanding of the facts, and therefore an unfair rejection of God Himself? » Why should I consider Christianity, if all Christians are hypocrites? / What kind of world would you create? / How did bad things come about? / Why do the innocent suffer? / Does God feel your pain? / Goodness of God / Is God fair? / How can a God of love send anybody to Hell?
20.How did 35-40 men, spanning 1500 years and living on three separate continents, ever manage to author one unified message, i.e. the Bible?» Can the Bible be infallible if it is written by fallible humans? / More about the congruency of the Bible / The Discovering the Bible videos explain the amazing authorship of the Bible and many other evidences
21.Would you charge the Declaration of Independence with error in affirming that "all men are endowed by their Creator…"?
