Greg Rampinelli
We Christians have faith in Christ because the Holy Spirit worked in us. No one comes to Christ through logic and reason alone, but that doesn’t mean our faith is irrational. We live in a skeptical world, in which some of our friends and neighbors reject Christianity as a bunch of fairy tales, similar to belief in Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. Despite this prejudice, there are strong, rational reasons to believe in Christ, and it will strengthen our faith and witness if we’re familiar with them.
Let’s start by ridding ourselves of a common prejudice: Christians have “blind faith” while atheists are strictly rational, following the evidence where it leads. Malarkey! As a rule, atheists are as committed to their worldview as we Christians are to ours. That should not surprise us. A worldview provides assurance and makes us think we understand reality. A threat to our worldview is a serious threat to our identity. Nobody wants to give up their core beliefs, and atheists are no exception. When confronted with strong arguments for theism, they will resist and search for responses that confirm their beliefs.
There are many strong arguments for Christianity. In this series of articles, I will briefly discuss some of them and defend against some of the arguments against our faith.