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THE CASE FOR CHRISTIANITY

THE CASE FOR CHRISTIANITY. Why do you believe what you believe?. WE CAN SHOW THAT IT IS REASONABLE TO BELIEVE THE CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IS TRUE…. BY ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:. Question # 1. Where did the universe come from?. Whatever has a beginning has a cause.

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THE CASE FOR CHRISTIANITY

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  1. THE CASE FOR CHRISTIANITY Why do you believe what you believe?

  2. WE CAN SHOW THAT IT IS REASONABLE TO BELIEVE THE CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IS TRUE… • BY ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

  3. Question # 1 Where did the universe come from?

  4. Whatever has a beginning has a cause. • The universe had a beginning.

  5. Second Law of Thermodynamics Universe Expansion Radiation Galaxy Seeds Einstein’s Theory

  6. Whatever has a beginning has a cause. • The universe had a beginning. • Therefore, the universe had a cause.

  7. Robert Jastrow (astronomer) • “Astronomers now find they have painted themselves into a corner because they have proven, by their own methods, that the world began abruptly in an act of creation to which you can trace the seeds of every star, every planet, every living thing in this cosmos and on the earth. And they have found that all this happened as a product of forces they cannot hope to discover…”

  8. Robert Jastrow (astronomer) • “That there are what I or anyone would call supernatural forces at work is now, I think, a scientifically proven fact.”

  9. Question # 2 What accounts for the design in the universe?

  10. Design in Physics

  11. Physical Constants • Gravitational force • Strong nuclear force • Weak nuclear force • Electromagnetic force • Expansion rate

  12. Design in Physics • Design in Astronomy

  13. Design in Physics • Design in Astronomy • Design in Biology

  14. Bacterial Flagellum Bidirectional motor-driven propeller Bacterial Flagellum

  15. DNA “The machine code of the genes is uncannily computer-like.” Richard Dawkins (River Out of Eden,p.10)

  16. Question # 3 Where do objective moral laws come from?

  17. Personal choice ? • Society/Culture ? • Evolution? • God ?

  18. Question # 4 Who was Jesus of Nazareth?

  19. Fact # 1: Jesus’ death by crucifixion • Fact # 2: Jesus’ empty tomb • Fact # 3: Jesus’ appearances • Fact # 4: Transformed lives

  20. WE CAN SHOW THAT THE CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IS TRUE… • BY ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

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