Why believe in Christianity over every other religion?

Answer 1

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We believe this because it is in the Bible and God would not lie to anybody! we believe God loves us so much that He sacrificed His son Jesus to die so that we can go to heaven.

Many religions contain truth which is truth indeed and can be applied to all people everywhere, such as good moral principles and how to live right etc. Many religions also make claims about reality which are in the realm of personal belief and cannot be verified. In some cases they go directly contrary to what we know are facts about the world and the universe - I am not talking here about things which are disputed (such as the creation versus evolution debate), but about known facts such as that the earth is round not flat and that it isn't supported by four elephants.

Christianity is one example of one system which is firmly grounded in claims of historical reality. Although it contains much religious and spiritual teaching, it also records many historical events and claims that God has acted inspace and time. In the places where it intersects with real history and makes claims which relate to scientific facts, it is thus open to either verification or falsification.

With regard to the field of Archaeology, the archeologist Dr. Clifford Wilson has, in a multi volume work, listed 5000 individual discoveries which have verified details about people, cultures or events in the Bible. Other archaeologists have also asserted that not one single discovery in their field has ever contradicted the Bible's version of events.

Ancient genealogies, which existed in various isolated people groups, centuries prior to any contact with Christian missionaries, demonstrate a remarkable degree of conformity with the genealogical records of ancient peoples. Some of them even trace their ancestry back to Noah and Adam.

Christians believe that true science, contrary to current propaganda, contains nothing which contradicts anything the Bible says about the earth and universe. This includes the creation, the world-wide flood, the age of the earth and anything else one cares to name.

Jesus' life and teachings were recorded by either eyewitnesses or those who knew them. His resurrection, in particular, was witnessed by people who also witnessed Him die a cruel death and who knew He was truly dead, hence their fear and despondency. They were quite naturally slow to believe this had actually happened, and so, in a sense subjected it to objective scrutiny. Dead men do not rise. Jesus Himself accommodated this by eating food to show He was not some kind of apparition and also invited them to see and touch His scars and wounds.

None of this proves Christianity, nor negates the ultimate necessity for faith. But, if Christianity is true, it would be expected to conform to reality, the reality of 'the world that is, and the mannishness of man', to paraphrase late philosopher Francis Schaeffer. This is the final point - the Christian faith and the Bible give a totally frank and detailed and accurate picture of how people behave, with all their weaknesses as well as good. The Biblical history is not sanitized. Every hero has some weakness. There is also a false dichotomy made between faith and fact or, as some put it between faith and science. This is to say that faith is necessarily divorced from the real world and has no connection with it, and even denies what 'we know' from the 'facts' of science. Such is not really the case, as many of the founders of modern science had no trouble believing in a creator and in the Bible, even after the advent of Darwin. The facts of both science and history are not incompatible with a belief in a Bible which can be literally interpreted, as it was meant to be in its historical narratives. However, this again, does not prove Christianity to be right above all other religions. It merely demonstrates that it is within the realm of possibility, especially as it claims that God has acted in history (and so some of this is historically and scientifically verifiable or refutable), in real space and time with real people being witnesses. What is outside of such proof, is certainly a matter of faith and the inner witness of the Holy Spirit comes into play, which is certainly known as a fact to those who have it.

J A T Robinson of "Honest To God" fame, who, in his work "Redating the New Testament" took the position that all of the New Testament Gospels were written pre- AD 70, with the possible exception of John. Thus, these are the works of people who were close to the events they describe. Jesus said "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me." (John Ch 14) So etenal life/afterlife comes only through Jesus who is also called the Christ. He claimed to be the Son of God and offered as proof many miraculous events and His resurrection from the dead. His followers at the time saw all this and believed in Him. There are still many who believe this just as there are many who do not.

Answer 2

I believe in Christianity because of the evidence whats supporting it such as Archaelogcal evidence, its Scientifical claims (what has been verified threw modern science) and most importantly, the way that it has a message for todays problems (unlike most Religions these days). The Bible and the new testament gives us a clear message on why to believe in Christianity. the greatest Philosophers and Theologists such as C.S. Lewis, Ravi Zucharias and Alistar Mcgrath converted to Christianity because its real, rational and is spiritually powerful. i was once upon a time a Hindu you see, but when i became a Christian, it almost felt as if God was saying "don't worry son, your with me now"and that's when i officially became a Christian and got saved and i just like to point out that, Christianity is a Philosophy and will always will be.

Answer 3

AnswerAlmost every religion teaches that it is the best, or only true religion: so Christianity teaches that it is the best religion. Christians are taught to believe that the Christian God exists, and that he is the only true god. They are also taught that the Son fo God, Jesus, died for their sins, so that they could go to heaven

Answer 4

Because the belief that a cosmic Jewish zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree makes perfect sense.

Answer 5

The followers of every religion will say that their religion is best. Quite naturally, Christians will say that Christianity is right above all other religions. However, Muslims will say that Islam is best; Jews will say that Judaism is best; Daoists will say Daoism; and so on. Perhaps what is most important is that, although based on different theology and, sometimes, different gods, all religions teach high moral values. The question may also be seeking to establish which of the many modern religions contains truth about the universe and its supreme being. Unfortunately, that is a matter of faith. There is no available evidence to prove objectively that Christianity is true and that other religions are less so.