Christianities best argument

Life is a mystery. Any argument for Christianity is always an answer to one or more of the mysteries we face. Why do we live? Why do we die? Where do we come from? What is right? What is wrong? Do we have a higher purpose? Does God exist? Does God interact with us? Is afterlife real? Etc.

Christianity is an existence announcement. It does not care about what we think or feel; it is a story about our history and during this story we read answers to some of life’s mysteries. The answers might simply strike our mind: (what if) this answer is true!?

So on one side Christianity does not need argumentation. We already experience deep mysteries – the answers given by Christianity might be enough. But, we are rational and doubt comes:

• how can this answer be true (given everything else we observe and experience)
• why would this answer be true (given the alternatives)

Christian arguments are never an end in their own, they always support the possibility and plausibility of a Christian answer.

So, why would Christianity be true?

• Because it is a story about history of men? Maybe.
• Because of the number of authors throughout history? Maybe.
• Because of the miracles Jesus has done? Maybe.
• Because it explains most life mysteries? Maybe.

Point is: the story does not care about our reasons. It cares about the God in the story and how God wants to interact with us.

The strange thing with argumentation is that we have already chosen. Argumentations only confirm what we already believe. When we hear counter-argumentation we tend to think: their is probably something wrong with this argumentation. I don’t see it yet, but I don’t care, because I have already chosen what I believe.

The real question is: what forces our believes to change?

Our doubt about life’s mysteries. If there were no mysteries, there was no doubt. If there were mysteries, but no answers, there was only doubt. With mysteries and answers, we doubt and we might change from answer.

Final questions: what answer have we adopted? Are we certain? Do we accept the consequences?

To become certain: rule out the options. Read the Torah. Read the New Testament. Read the Koran, etc. This is what I do. But not all people have the time. Now I have the reason why I write these essays; structure my reading, inform the time-less.