A Self-Authenticating Gospel? - Message #335

Most people think that Christianity is thoroughly unscientific. Even those who teach theology in colleges and universities tell their students that there is no proof for the existence of God. And of course, there is no proof that the Bible is the Word of God. These things must be taken by faith. Supporting faith through the use of evidence is all wrong.

Well, I think these professors are all wrong. They think that faith is a leap in the dark. But it is really a leap into the light. Jesus was not unscientific. He used certain evidences to show people like us that He was and is the Son of God. Listen to what Jesus Himself says, "The witness I have is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me" (John 5:36).

Jesus did not come onto the scene and simply announce that He was the Son of God and then tell people to believe in Him. Jesus came working miracles. He healed the sick, raised the dead, cast out demons. Even His enemies admitted this. "The chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, `What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs'" (John 11:47). Jesus approached people through His miracles which were the evidence He was and is God's Son. "Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me; otherwise believe on account of the works themselves" (John 14:11).

So if you have an aversion to blind leaps of faith, you had better consider Jesus Christ. He does not want you to blindly follow Him. He gives you solid reasons to believe in Him.

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