Where should we start our study?

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A good place to start a study in Christian Evidences is to look at the reasons that Christians have for their belief, and the reasons that people have for unbelief.

Is there a difference between what people say they believe and what they really believe? Do people act consistently with their beliefs?

If the Christian faith is such an intelligent, rational, historical and factual faith, then why do many people reject it?

You can go to the Internet and type the words "Why do people believe in God?" into a search engine, and the results of the search will show lots of answers to the question by skeptics - articles with titles like "Why I can’t believe", "Why I hate God", and "Christ, a Fiction". Why do Christians believe in God?

There are many reasons – some good, some bad. Does there need to be a reason? I stated in the introduction to this series of lessons that the Christian faith is a reasonable faith, and can withstand the test of truth and reason. Upon what is this claim based?

We will look at some reasons that both Christians and skeptics have for their beliefs, and we will see why both standpoints require faith

Goals
Goal 1: Examine our own reasons for belief in God, and weigh our objectivity
Goal 2: Find out why people do not believe in God
Goal 3: Consider the implications of disbelief

What do people believe about God?

According to the Gallup Organization, two-thirds of Americans have no doubts about God’s Existence.

(Princeton Religion Research Center (Gallup), Emerging Trends, August 1997)