What evidence do Christians have that their book and religion is true that other religions and books and cults don’t have? Personal experiences and relationships with their gods or spiritual beings are there for other religions and cults with people being just as adamant for it as evidence. So what evidence does Christianity have that others don’t have?
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The historical and eye witness account of Jesus’ resurrection. I would also say that the fact that Christianity has survived radical persecution and still managed to become the dominant religion on the planet screams supernatural power to me
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I highly recommend the books and videos of J. Warner Wallace on this topic. He is a member of this group, so you can ask him direct questions.
During the exact same time that he found enough evidence to convince him that Christianity was true, he simultaneously investigated Mormonism, and proved to himself that it was false.
Here is a quick summary of some of the evidential differences between Christianity and every other religion on the planet.
1) Christianity is the only religion in which the key elements of the faith were done publicly, and we have a record of those events, not from the “private revelations” of a prophet, but from the testimonies of eye witnesses, and those who investigated the claims of the eye witnesses.
2) Christianity is the only religion in which the key, critical element (the resurrection) is historically verifiable.
3) Christianity is the only religion in which specific and verifiable details are given in order to verify key claims and elements of the accounts.
4) Christianity is the only religion in which there are FOUR biographies of the founder, two from eye witnesses, and two from people who spoke with the eye witnesses.
5) Christianity is the only religion in which the writings of the eye witnesses have been copied so many times that we have literally thousands of copies of their accounts to compare, dating all the way back to within a generation of the eye witnesses.
6) Christianity is the only religion whose founder predicted his own death, then rose from the grave and appeared publicly after His resurrection to many people, some of whom wrote down their accounts of the event.
There’s more, but this is a good start.
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Well unlike other religions there is archaeological evidence of the events described in the Bible.
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The Holy Spirit who enables believers to overcome evil and do good to the enemy and endure in faith amidst opposition.
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The arguments from natural theology and for the historicity of the resurrection of Christ.
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Ark Of The Covenant Located At The Cave Where Jesus Was Crucified, It Is Stained With Jesus Blood When He Was Crucified.
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We all have the same evidence. How we interpret it, depends on our worldview (set of beliefs about fundamental aspects of reality).
It’s very simple, an atheists has a lifestyle that they like and if God intervenes with that, they are motivated not to believe in Biblical God. -
The evidence of Christianity is solely in the testimony of its followers.
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Mathew Kennedy there is an abundance of evidence from extrabiblical sources for the historicity of the person of Jesus of Nazareth. There are many great answers given here already from my fellow brothers and sisters.
I recommend you read Cold case Christianity & Gods crime scene by J Warner Wallace, for an indepth examination of the evidence from a homicide detective and ex athiest. -
The Bible is self evident. Coming of Jesus was prophesied in stunning details. When, why, where, how, everything. Also the details from his “mission life”, the times of his ministry. If you overlook these then I don’t think I can help you. For me the evidence is my personal relationship with God. You see God is personal. Other religions don’t have this that is not true what you said !!!! I am debating with Muslims and Allah never talks to them, he does not answer them, nor he reveals himself any other way then in Quran. Three are hundreds, maybe thousands of testimonies on YouTube from Muslims who seen Jesus appearing to them and it changed their mind instantly. My God is a living God. He dwells in me because He loves me and he wants to be with me. For that He had to first cleanse me from all sin, you see, God is Holy, He cannot Dwell in sinners, but I, even thought I am a sinner, dwell in Christ and Spirit of the Lord dwells in me and we have a breeding living relationship. It’s personal relationship, you see, I am a bride of Christ. Matthew, my friend let me tell ask you something. The Bible says whoever seek the Lord will find him, why don’t you try that ?? Best way to seek the Lord is to close the door of your room while you there ALONE and confess the sins you have committed. He is there even though you can’t see him I promise you. If you are truly sorry for the bad things you have done in your life, and you ask Him, The living God, to forgive you in the Name of Jesus, HE WILL reveal Himself to you. I guarantee you that. No prove, no evidence other then my word, excuse me please, HIS WORD
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I would say the over 2,000 biblical prophecies fulfilled speak for themselves for the one whose heart has been opened to listen to what they have to say.
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What good is evidence if you won’t believe anyway?
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“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.”
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A combination of facts gathered from ancient history, Archaelogy and Science proves the accuracy of the Bible and proves the existence of God.
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Early man probably attributed an action by a false god by purely circumstantial means. Historically the Bible is the greatest history book ever written. No other religious book can claim this. For example The Book of Mormon describes a fictitious land. Israel took the promised land in the KNOWN WORLD. Jesus arrived during the height of the Roman Empire. The NT chronicles OT prophecies that were fulfilled hundreds & thousands of years before regarding the Messiah. Regarding his birth, ministry, death, and resurrection. The Bible is based on divine inspiration, eyewitness accounts, and passed down tradition.
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The Bible presents its proof through the historical record, archeology and fulfilled prophecy.
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The Resurrection of Jesus Christ!!! ❤️✝️❤️
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The Bible is unique in that it was written by inspiration of God through man, by at least 44 persons. The harmony or consistency over thousands of years lends relevance and awe that it is accurate (supernatural)! The prophecies written through a long timeline have been SPOT ON! More archeologists use the Bible as a guide to locate places and cities because of the accuracy! Take that same standard and apply it to any other supposed holy book and they fail. (I have done this and I’m no longer going to spoon feed someone’s curiosity. If you ask the question, do the work). Briefly, it is common knowledge from many linguistic groups and scholars that the quran is a piece-mailed work that was forged. The Mormons may say the use the Bible but their 3main books of authority dispute that. The JW have changed thousands of biblical verses for their benefit and claim they have the most accurate translations, even over the Messianic Jews. Even the name they give God, Jehovah is not Hebrew or Greek in which the NT and OT were written. The Bible is spiritually discerned(exposed by the Holy Spirit to the true seeker), that is why believers say they are born again (a spiritual birth or awakened) I was! The Bible has gone through tests of critiques and challenges and Cannonized by scholars. Even books that the Catholics wanted added were not part of the canon for various reasons.
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I don’t believe that ‘adamancy’ is proof of TRUTH. Evidence is a lot more useful. No religion or faith can claim exclusiveness unless their God has spoken. In the case of Christianity not only has God spoken, but He has entered into his creation giving us even secular historical evidence. Biblical Christianity is the complete story of God and His creation. It is not just a historical document but is also a document being lived out in real-time up to the end of judgment and the human age. Nothing comes close. Because nothing comes close the others have nothing to fall back upon except adamancy.
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Do your own research and find out. There’s not one ounce of sincerity in your questions. Your question has been addressed by many former atheists who’ve been shown the light.
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Matthew, great post, first let me ask, what is your bases of evidence?
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Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.God is the sovereign creator and eternal ruler of all things and beings that exist, whether in the physical universe or in the spiritual realm (Heaven). Not only is God the creator and ruler of the things and beings within those two realms, but He is also the creator of the realms themselves. God created the physical universe, and before He acted in this creation, the universe did not exist. Likewise God did with the spiritual realm.
Other than creation itself, God is revealed in several ways, including theological correlates, conscience, and special revelation (the Bible, and prophets). Most importantly though, God is revealed in Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God.
Truth is one of the fundamental building blocks of reality. One could probably say that without truth, nothing could exist. In fact, not only is truth a fundamental building block of reality, but it is also a central character trait and attribute of the one who is in control of all things, namely God himself. Jesus Christ, the second Person of the triune God, proclaimed about himself in John 14:6, “…I am the way, and the truth, and the life…”. From that verse and others, we can conclude that truth is not something external to God himself, but is rather something that is inextricably joined and a part of His Being.
Conservatives value truth, and wish to seek it.
Truth can be considered to be a morally desirable trait in a person, since it is the antithesis of “undesirable” traits such as deceit or corruption. Christians in particular uphold Truth as a desirable value, since it is something taught by the Bible, and Jesus himself. As a rule, liberals do not hold Truth (in the absolute sense) to be an important value. They believe that truth is subjective, and everyone can freely decide on his own version of truth, see moral relativism or nihilism, also phenomenology and epistemology.
Many opponents of truth have arisen over the course of human history, such as Communist China, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany, and The Obama Administration, and, by extension, Barack Hussein Obama. Such enemies typically advocate the wide use of censorship. Incidentally, many liberals also advocate the use of censorship in the form of political correctness, e.g. refusing to describe someone as crippled or as spastic when they plainly are, out of some misguided notion of politeness. Former Vice President and notorious liberal Al Gore made several untruthful claims in his documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Many liberals mock Truth by coining terms like “truthiness” (a creation of liberal talk show host and “comedian” Stephen Colbert) to deride the real nature of truth.
Liberals don’t understand truth on a very basic level. They assume that truth is something intrinsic to the Universe, but in fact, it is intrinsic to God. Without God, there is no truth. Without truth, there is no morality. Without morality, you can do whatever you want. This is the basis of Liberalism and it explains why Liberals feel the desire to mock truth.
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The Resurrection sets Jesus apart from any other.
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It is extremely significant that Christianity is a history-based religion. Of all the religions, only Judaism (Christianity’s Old Testament) and Christianity are truly history-based. Only Christianity relies entirely on one set of historical events. This allows it to be verified and tested, whereas other religions must be sustained solely on weaker philosophical beliefs.
Islam, while also having much history-based information, does not have any doctrine based on any claim or evidence of divinity from its leader, Muhammad. Eastern religions, like Buddhism, Hinduism, and the religion created by Confucius, while started by historical people, do not have doctrine or any claims of divine knowledge that depend on any specific historical event(s) of their lives.
Christianity depends completely on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. If these two prophesied events did not occur, then Christianity is moot and meaningless. When the Bible is broken down into its simplest form, the entire Old Testament essentially reviews mankind’s break from God and the need for a sacrificial sin offering. The ultimate answer to reconciliation was then forecast, through prophecy, to be a forthcoming perfect sacrifice from God Himself, Jesus Christ. Without this ultimate sacrifice, there would be no reconciliation with God. So, the historical fact of the crucifixion (the promised and prophesied sacrifice) is absolutely essential.
While the crucifixion was the actual sacrifice necessary to redeem humanity, the resurrection is also vital to Christianity. This is because all the claims of Jesus to be the Messiah who would allow a restored relationship with God depend on his reality as a valid spokesperson, in this case, God Himself in human form. The resurrection is the proof of this claim to be God. The proof is not only in the spectacular event of his overcoming death, something nobody else has done, but also in his accurate prophecy of this event. Fulfillment of prophecy is a critical test of something, in this case, Jesus, being of God.
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Recorded, factual history & our God’s character is different than the ones of other religions. The book of Job is a wonderful answer to your question
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Here’s four reasons off the top of my head
1. Fulfilled prophecies from The Bible
2. Secular historical accounts that are consistent with Biblical accounts
3. Archeological discoveries that confirm scriptural accounts
4. In a few cases, application of science not yet discovered by man
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Christianity is not a religion based on personal experiences. That would be mysticism, nor simple logic, rationalism. Instead it is based on a revealed text, the Bible. One trust the veracity of the Bible or they don’t. Legit Christians place the revealed text above their own experience, logic and emotions.
Recommend you read I Corinthians chapter 2. Here are 3 key verses.
1Co 2:9 But as it is written: “EYE HAS NOT SEEN, NOR EAR HEARD, NOR HAVE ENTERED INTO THE HEART OF MAN THE THINGS WHICH GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.”
1Co 2:10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
1Co 2:11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.Thanks for posting that question.
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Is this an honest question? Feels like a bit of a troll, since there are probably thousands of books that dive very deeply into this question.
If you are honestly looking for an answer to this question, please respond. I’d be happy to share some evidence and arguments I find most compelling.
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It’s obvious you are traveling to Asian countries so probably influenced by their religious views. Trolling and engaging others with ingenuine intentions is both immature and bullying! God will not be mocked, cautions my friend!
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Logic and historical sciences. Jesus is the most documented personality in history. 24.000 manuscripts,25.000 archeological artifacts and 1 million commentaries…
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Much, much, much prophecy which has come true.
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The Christian religion is actually based in your world’s history with tons of verifiable archaeological evidence. Check it out. I’m done.
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No evidence will ever suffice to an unregenerate heart … God must first give one eyes to see and ears to hear … Then the evidence is everywhere.
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Christians have no evidence of what you are asking because :
1: Christianity cannot be rated among world religions.
2. It does not fit the definition of a religion
3. It has a God who comes down to earth to look for a sinful man.
4. Christianity is based on the death of Jesus Christ who died and rose again.
5. All other Religions Have beautiful temples but no saviour, no sin, no redemption, no cross, and no grace.
In Short Christianity is not a Religion. -
An empty tomb.
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Eye witnesses, Josephus the historian, validity that is affirmed over and over again
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I would look at the evidence we see in the World around us and through History. There are more copies of ancient manuscripts for Christianity than any other ancient book combined. So we are able to know what was taught all throughout history via writing. We can even confirm the authors and what was happening at the time it was written. To me that was huge for confirming the validity of my faith.
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Another clueless atheist asks about evidence – something they never undersrand.
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The Bible is the only religious book that contains many prophecies that have come true. The most significant prophecy is the one in the Book of Daniel about the future of the Jewish Nation an answer to Daniel’s prayer. He was concerned about Israel, the country he was taken from and ask God about his future. God answered and told him what would happen with this nation for 490 years.
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It is astounding to realize that Christanity actualy has more diferances with world religions, than similarities.
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Christianity IS NOT a RELIGION. That’s the one difference. And it’s exactly the difference that separates it from all the other ones that were created by satan (master of deception). They’re all sort of similar, love, peace, …not the same.
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Historical actual evidence
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Christianity is NOT a Religion.
Define religion and you will see Christianity scores ZERO. It cannot be rated. It cannot be compared. It is not a religion. Christianity is defined as the Faith where a sovereign Creator God pursues and saves man and His creation while Religion is the other way round. Man’s pursuit of the Supernatural. Not all Religions have a god or gods, even atheism is a religion because they too pursue the unknown and seek to understand the sourounding metaphysical world. -
Total accuracy in every area and fulfilled prophecy.
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The Spirit of the living God lives within me. My beliefs are flawed if not backed up by God’s word. The holy spirit within me will filter out the contamination that the world tries to tell me is good.
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