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

Why do you believe what you believe?

THE CASE FOR

CHRISTIANITY

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WE CAN SHOW THAT IT IS REASONABLE TO BELIEVE THE CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IS TRUE…

BY ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

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QUESTION # 1Where did the universe come

from?

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Whatever has a beginning has a cause.

The universe had a beginning.

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Second Law of Thermodynamics

Universe Expansion

Radiation

Galaxy Seeds

Einstein’s Theory

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Whatever has a beginning has a cause.

The universe had a beginning.Therefore, the universe had a cause.

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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…”

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Robert Jastrow (astronomer)

“That there are what I or anyone would call supernatural forces at work is now, I think, a scientifically proven fact.”

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God’s Creation

Where did the universe come from?

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QUESTION # 2What accounts for the design in the

universe?

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Design in Physics

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Physical Constants

Gravitational forceStrong nuclear forceWeak nuclear forceElectromagnetic forceExpansion rate

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Design in PhysicsDesign in Astronomy

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Design in PhysicsDesign in AstronomyDesign in Biology

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Bidirectional motor-driven propeller

Bacterial Flagellum Bacterial Flagellum

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“The machine code of the genes is uncannily computer-like.”

Richard Dawkins

(River Out of Eden,p.10)

DNA

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God’s Design

What accounts for the design in the universe?

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QUESTION # 3Where do objective moral laws come

from?

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Personal choice ?Society/Culture ?Evolution?God ?

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God’s Laws

Where do objective moral laws come from?

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QUESTION # 4

Who was Jesus of Nazareth?

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Fact # 1: Jesus’ death by crucifixion

Fact # 2: Jesus’ empty tombFact # 3: Jesus’ appearancesFact # 4: Transformed lives

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God’s Son

Who was Jesus of Nazareth?

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WE CAN SHOW THAT THE CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IS TRUE…

BY ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

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