If you ask me why I'm a Christian, you're probably really asking me, "Why do you believe in Christianity?" Or maybe you're even asking, "What are the facts that lead you to Christian belief?" Or maybe you're even asking, "What are the things that made it intellectually feasible - but not only feasible, obligatory to believe?"
To these questions, I can only really say one thing. God made me a Christian. See, the presupposition in those questions is that my mind and will are free - that I'm somehow able to analyze facts in an unbiased fashion and arrive at Christianity - or not.
But God has taught that my mind and will are not free, but rather, are in a state of rebellion against him - as are yours. I can look at all the facts in the world that point to the authority of Scripture - but I - and you - will interpret those facts through rebellious lenses.
The mind is not neutral. It is in rebellion.
So why am I a Christian? God gave me a new soul - a new nature - one that responds to and sees his glory in his book.
If you're asking me what facts in the world agree with Christian belief, well, that's a different question. But in asking it, realize this - all those facts will be interpreted through rebellious lenses - unless God so chooses to have mercy, act, and open one's eyes.
Derek, you could not have said it better. This becomes all too true when relating even a casual reference to Christ or Christianity: people can just get bristly. And if they don't, man I keep going 'cuz they could repent any second!
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