Honest answers to hard questions

Everything that begins to exist has a cause. A building tells you there was a builder. A painting tells you there was a painter. The universe had a beginning, and it is full of order, beauty, and information, like the code in your DNA. That points to a Maker. Your conscience, which knows right from wrong, points to a Lawgiver.

The Bible doesn't hide from pain. It says the world is broken because humans turned away from God, and sin brought death and suffering. But God didn't stay far away. In Jesus, He came into our suffering and died on a cross. One day He will wipe away every tear and make all things new.

The Bible was written by about 40 authors over about 1,500 years, yet it tells one story. We have thousands of ancient hand-written copies of the New Testament, far more than any other ancient book. Its history and places keep being confirmed by archaeology. And it made hundreds of predictions about the Messiah that Jesus fulfilled.

Jesus' tomb was empty, even His enemies admitted it. More than 500 people saw Him alive after His death. His frightened followers became bold and were willing to die for what they saw. People die for things they believe are true, but nobody dies for something they know is a lie.

Most religions say: do good things to earn your way to God. Christianity says the opposite: you can't earn it, so God came down to you. Jesus didn't claim to be one way among many. He claimed to be the only way.

The apostle Paul once hunted and killed Christians. He called himself the worst of sinners, and God forgave him completely. Your sin is big, but the cross is bigger.

Christians still sin, but they hate their sin and keep coming back to God. Your salvation rests on what Jesus did, not on how well you did today. Confess it, get up, and keep following Him.

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