Does it make a difference what we believe?
John 8:24 "I said therefore to you, that you shall die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins."
Rom. 10:9 "...that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; "
Consider John 8:24; Rom. 10:9. Christianity, unlike many other religions, has dire consequences for those that do not choose to have a relationship with the God of the Bible.
Those who are not in Christ cannot please God (Rom. 10:9) So, it is even more critical to have a fair and compelling reason to accept this - the alternative of another any other belief is not an option within Christianity.
Truth is always open to honest examination. If our religion is objective, it must be open to examination, and it must present the same facts and implications to everyone who examines it.
In Acts 2:22, Peter appealed to the crowd to examine what they themselves already knew. In Acts 26:24-26, Paul reminded Agrippa that he "knows these matters" - the evidence of Christ's suffering and resurrection. The Berean Christians searched their (Old Testament) scriptures daily to discern the truth from what they heard (Acts 17:11).
Is there any reason that we cannot use evidence from our own scriptures to find the truth? Why should we ask anyone to accept less than the New Testament church?
Truth is always open to disproof (falsification), also. That is, truth is open to be proven wrong. One test of truth is that it can never be falsified - even one failed test destroys its validity. Many scholars have set about to disprove the Bible - and ended up convinced of its truth.
See John Clayton's Why I left Atheism
Scripture Memory - Philippians 2:1-2 - 1 If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.
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I love this sentence - Truth is always open to honest examination. If our religion is objective, it must be open to examination, and it must present the same facts and implications to everyone who examines it.
and the follow up - Truth is always open to disproof (falsification), also. That is, truth is open to be proven wrong. One test of truth is that it can never be falsified - even one failed test destroys its validity. Many scholars have set about to disprove the Bible - and ended up convinced of its truth.
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