Surety

The vast majority of things in life aren't certain. Well, at least I'm certain of very few things. But I am 100% sure of one thing: that I am eternally secure in the arms of a good and loving God, the only true God. I am sure that Jesus conquered death and paid the price for my sins, and yours as well (1 John 2:2). I am confident that I will live eternally with God because I have placed my faith in his son Jesus. I am more sure of this than I am of my own physical existence.

Last year a friend of mine at Briercrest asked me if Christianity was disproved beyond a doubt (if, for example, historians proved conclusively that Jesus did not rise from the dead), then what religion would I believe in? What worldview would I turn to?

My answer surprised him. I would be a Christian.

The reason for my answer is because I have been born again. I am a member of God's family (John 1:9-13). No matter what the intellectuals of today say, nothing can change that. No matter what the world tells me, I will always belong to God (1 Peter 2:9-10). Modern science will wither and intellectuals will fall, but the word of our God will endure forever.

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For those of you who would prefer a more intellectual defence of my surety:

   The existence of God
"Whatever is in motion must be put in motion by another. If that by which it is put in motion be itself put in motion, then this also must needs be put in motion by another, and that by another again. But this cannot go on to infinity, because then there would be no first mover, and, consequently, no other mover; seeing that subsequent movers move only inasmuch as they are put in motion by the first mover; as the staff moves only because it is put in motion by the hand. Therefore it is necessary to arrive at a first mover, put in motion by no other; and this everyone understands to be God."
   Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas - Article 3

   The truthfulness of Christianity
"This is my reason for accepting the religion, and not merely the scattered and secular truths out of the religion. I do it because the thing has not merely told this truth or that truth, but has revealed itself as a truth-telling thing. All other philosophies say the things that plainly seem to be true: only this philosophy has again and again said the thing that does not seem to be true, but is true."
   – G.K. Chesterton

   The necessity of faith
Every philosophy, every worldview, necessarily has faith in a fundamental presupposition. This is mine: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." (Proverbs 9:10)

This of course just barely scratches the surface of my rationale for believing in Christ. If you'd like to talk to me about this, I'm always open to dialogue, with an open mind and without judging.