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A (Not So) Brief Defense of Christianity
Jimmy Williams
XII. Jesus is the Lord of History
Conclusion
The material in this outline forms the
foundation for a Christian world view. It is on these critical
truths Christians have stood over the centuries. When someone asks
us the REASONS for the hope that is within us¾that is, why we hold
to the Christian faith, these are the reasons. We prefer to believe
that the universe and man were created, rather than being the
products of blind chance in a closed, material world.
We believe that God not only created, but that
He communicated, revealed Himself to humankind, through His
prophets, apostles, and finally through His Son (Heb. 1:1). We
believe that Jesus lived, and that His life and mission, outlined
most extensively in the biblical documents but corroborated by
extra-biblical documents, are what they have purported to be over
the millennia: the seeking and saving of the lost through His
sacrificial death. We believe that Christianity cannot be
acceptably explained, historically, by leaving a dead Jew hanging
on a cross. Only His resurrection from the dead adequately explains
the boldness and commitment unto death of His disciples, the
forsaking of worship on the Sabbath in preference to Sunday, and
the exponential growth of the church which began immediately, and
has continued to this day.
Every mighty river on this planet¾the
Mississippi, the Nile, the Volga, has its source. Each one begins
somewhere. Every Christian church or community in the world also
has an historical source. It flows from Palestine, from Jerusalem,
from a hill called Golgotha . . . and a nearby empty tomb.
We said in the beginning that everyone has
faith, but also pointed out that faith must have an object.
Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the most worthy of all
objects to which we could entrust our lives, our purpose, and our
destiny.
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