Investigating God
Investigating a Creator, God & Christianity
*currently being updated* more added weekly
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These provide evidence based answers to many of your questions and objections. Be a detective and investigate properly instead of basing what you believe on what you think is true. Facts trump opinion. All I can ask you to do, and what you should do for yourself, is, Reason rationally as you follow the evidence. 😊👍
When Christians talk with people online, they provide evidence, you receive new information, if someone insists against it, they need to examine it. The Christian appeals to your conscience and points to facts & reasonability and its like an appeal and retrial. Because we want to bring evidence to the skeptic. And if you shut down the conversation it causes you to miss out on getting the answers that move you along to find out the truth in the case for God, Jesus, Christianity and Salvation. And if you miss out on getting to the bottom of it, closing the case early, you do yourself a disservice, and you only have your eternal court case awaiting you.... and it's too late then. It's why Christian's try to reason with people now, because God sent us to guide you to truth. The offer of salvation has a limited time offer- before you die.
And if youve investigated from the start and came several pages in to arrive at this page already, and feel God & Christianity evidence is reasonable already, then get saved right now and go thru the rest just to solidify your faith.
If you still need more, I encourage you to investigate the below like a detective. Put in the time, because your eternity is actually at stake here. Life is short, shorter than you think, esp w no guarantee of a long life, nor tomorrow.
There's many links here to various information, some you might "meh" but others you will be like "ohhh". But go through all of it. Don't just pick and choose and then push aside the rest. Also, these areas have been sectioned by topic, so links are placed in order of what is best order. Scroll through to see what's listed here, then start at the top.
First things
About evidences (various discussed)
If you haven't viewed yet: Basics to think on
Why Truth Matters
Evidence of God
About God
Is God different in the old testament or is the Bible 1 complete Revelation from God to mankind, and the same God throughout?
Evidence of God
playlists of evidences & considerations
Books:
Examine 8 pieces of Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe
Creation:
🌟Universe
* The Universe (soon)
* Fine tuning Here (@:1:22)
* Fine tuning video
*more coming soon
What about Evolution?
While evolution theory isn't evidence and can't be, there's useful points mentioned in this video, useful for pondering.
Evolution and the flood #1. #2
About Heaven
🌟Humans
Humans Mental capacity
* DNA Here (@:30) and Here
* T3SS and Bacteria Fllageum here
* The Eye
* Human Body
Messages:
About Jesus
What God has revealed to us about Jesus
Undeniable evidence of Jesus existence
More here
*These playlists of evidences & considerations
Books:
Addl books
Mithras, by M. J. Vermaseren
About Christianity
The apostles made a case for Christ in the NT in several areas. Jesus made the case for Him as the Messiah, even after he lived it out.
playlists of evidences & considerations
Books:
Cold case Christianity paperback avail
About the Trinity
Books:
Updating / adding Soon *
Some books
The Bible
What is the Bible?
It is the Special Revelation of God to mankind. It is written factual history and promises [prophecy]. The OT tells us that God is sending the Messiah to take away mankind's sins. The NT tells How He accomplished it. & tells us How to receive that promised Salvation
Bible Reliability:
Can we trust the Bible as a source of information
Early dating of NT: timeline* ( pt2 @21:22)
Chain of custody for Gospels & NT (incl new) @ 49:45
& Q&A answers OT Reliability, Resurrection Importance & what to do w the couple extra verses.
Continues @ 1 hr mark - goes to discuss this a bit more, worth watching.
41 creeds that predate the NT
Earliest manuscripts (as of 2022)
Inerrancy of Scripture here here here here here 🌟*💥
While the New Testament was written by the Apostles and followers of Jesus, and are trustworthy...
Of the Gospels written, of the 12, only 2 of the 4 were by the actual Apostles. The other 2 by a investigator & historian during Apostles lifetime.
Investigating The Testimony of John. study
Investigating the Testimony of Luke, whom himself investigated it all
*Early Gospels
Note, after Jesus Ascension, the Apostles traveled around, told the info to various peoples on mission trips and at return trips to those now formed churches, on the continued travels for 12 years before writing it down. And later Bible books as letters to (now founded regional) Churches, were shared around to all the churches. After the travels on mission work to tell people about Jesus, they wrote it down. Thats logical. So later they THEN wrote down the "Gospel" to leave with Christians for future believers. Just because they appear written later after 33 AD ... doesn't mean the facts weren't being verbally circulated to people before it was written as a Scripture to be included in the collected Scriptures, which later became one unit "the Bible". So the Gospels being written by eyewitness Apostles & investigative historians from 45AD and 53AD, makes sense. They were the eye witnesses and didn't need it written down, right away, since they went around preaching what they experienced and witnessed with Jesus.
They likely thought Jesus would return in their lifetime so there was no need to write it. But both knowing some were being martyred and also knowing "No one knows when Jesus will return"...for the sake of the church, if His return wasn't in their lifetime, they wrote it to tell (those future believers) about Jesus (after their deaths), they wrote it; Moved by the Holy Spirit at the right timing to do so. The books of the NT that were letters to the churches were written during the Disciples lifetimes and... were recirculated to all the churches.
Helpful Resources:
See Dead Sea Scrolls for more dating and good info
Not only do we have reliable NT Scriptures, but in NT 300 OT verses are quoted. Jesus who is and was eternally God, quoted OT, while on earth as God-man Jesus.
Jesus is God, and is The Word of God. He authenticated the OT Scriptures by quoting from them. And the NT Scriptures tell us what he said and did while on Earth as Jesus. That alone is enough.
Jesus quoted from every OT book except 1
(*Esther, and that is because <<).
Jesus view of Scripture * link 💥
The NT quotes from 34 OT books
The OT is trustworthy, and also reliable based on the NT reliability. And the History of the OT Scriptures and archeology, and as Israel's holding & preserving these oracles of God since God handed it down to mankind begining with Moses.
300 OT quoted in NT
https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/List-of-300-Old-Testament-passage-quotes-in-New-Testament-Septuagint-Codex-Vaticanus-LXX-Masoretic-MT-Jewish-Tanakh-Bible.htm
Ancient Manuscripts, Deadsea Scrolls, Scribes work, and manuscript copies we have today [include those from during the lifetime of the Apostles].
OT Manuscripts & Bible Canon
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Final Investigation
Because all the evidence points to God, and Jesus and the Bible, one can reliably get the truth and facts from the Bible, so you must also read the Bible, to investigate properly.
Read the Bible. It takes around 80 hours. That is only 45 min a day👍. Read it cover to cover. And to help....
Easiest way to read it before buying one:
Listen while reading, in a quiet place where your focus is only on the Scriptures.
When done, return here for the final info. 👇
Further below....
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People who investigated and turned to God:
Testimony of name here (Atheist Lawyer)
Testimony of J. Wallace (Atheist Murder Detective)
Testimony of Lee Strobel (Atheist Journalist)
Testimony of Chuck Coulson
Frank Pastore (Former Atheist)
*More coming soon*
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Understanding the Gospel of Jesus
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Final Things:
The End
You have reached the end of the evidence collected. The initial evidences shouldve been enough to prove the reasonableness of God's existence.
You have a choice to make now.
Believe or Reject it.
I hope it is not the end for you, but the beginning of eternal life.
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New Believer's Resources:
⭐ If you came to Jesus after reviewing all the evidence, my #1 advice is to Read the Bible every day without fail. Read and reread through the Bible your entire life.
1. It is God communicating to you.
2. It reminds you of everything in it,
3. It guides your daily life.
4. Verses will be stored in your heart.
5. You can point people to specifics in Scripture and
6. It helps you see false teaching (avoid a unbiblical church you found yourself in so you can go find a good church. Keeps you from being sucked into false modern beliefs that trickled into teaching online, in sermons, in books, and cults, churches, and among those those who claim to be Christian).
It is a guide that guides you in life.
First Bible study - Johns Gospel (videos) 😀
Read the Bible daily. It is God communicating to you.
How can you love someone and not know them, not know them well, not listen to them, not act how we should? Only 2% of believers read the Bible daily without fail. How can we claim to know and love God if we are not connected daily? Prayer is us communicating with God, but a relationship is a 2 way street. Otherwise it's not a relationship.
Without it you cannot be a useful person to God:
Understand how to defend the faith,
Learn how to give answers,
How to share the Gospel.
Actively share the Gospel.
Feel free to share links from this site to provide helpful answers and challenges to skeptics and seekers, but also to encourage Believers.
Plus, check out the books listed above, and... bookmark the above "Believers portal" page 🌟
Scripture Reminder:
But become doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he looked at himself and has gone away, he immediately forgot what kind of person he was.
(James 1:22-24) LSB
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