“I see many Christians today who are not completely certain of the basis for their faith. When attacked and ridiculed, they wither and crumble, unable--or perhaps unwilling--to defend what they believe. I find this incredulous, because my own faith is based not on opinion, as was my atheism, but on an astonishing amount of legal-historic evidence. These beliefs are grounded on historical evidence and eyewitness accounts of thousands of people who faithfully documented the facts”
--Comments by an atheist who became a Christian (www.pytlik.com/observe/deliverus/intro.html).
Peter confidently stated that he was an “eyewitness” (2 Peter 116. Luke spoke of the Lord showing himself to the apostles with “many infallible proofs” (Acts:1:3To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
See All...). John wrote about that “which we have heard, which we have seen without our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled...” (1 John:1:1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
See All...). No wonder the apostle Paul urged Timothy to “study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy:2:15Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
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