The central belief of Christianity is that Jesus of Nazareth rose from the dead. Dont we have to assume that if there is God, then there must have been something before Him that created Him? Listen to a series of talks (transcripts are also provided) on the evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. You can watch Bill Craig presenting seven reasons for belief in God to students at Imperial College, London, here: The Evidence for God. The following links will show you all the resources on God, on the Resurrection and Miracles and on the Bible and Jesus, or search the site for yourself. Lee Strobel The Case for Christ (Zondervan, 1998) View on Amazon.co.uk, Andrew Sach Has Science Disproved God? Is this true? Richard Dawkins' best-selling book The God Delusion brought together many criticisms of belief in God. By Billy Graham But they have believed it because they have discovered Jesus life and teachingsand most of all, they have discovered the truth concerning His death for us and His resurrection from the dead. Why do I say this? If Hawking is right in that the universe is all there is and there is nothing else, nothing, including his research, has any meaning or value. View all resources by Chris Knight, A Long Way East of Eden:Could God explain the mess we're in? By believing More than that, youll discover that because of Christ we have hopehope for today, and hope for life beyond the grave. Home 2020 UCCF: The Christian Unions, Registered Charity number 306137 (England & Wales) and SC038499 (Scotland). This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you are saved (Acts 16:31). 4 Reasons I Chose To Believe In God I didnt grow up going to church, or reading the Bible, or learning about Jesus. Just as a painting reveals the soul of the painter, so God Christians, however, do have a number of reasons for believing in God. So in no particular order, here they are. ", Bill Craig's Lecture "The Evidence for the Resurrection". Only Jesus could say, I and the Father are one (John 10:30). The reason is because once you understand who Jesus is, youll never doubt Gods existence again. In other words, when you look at Jesus, you are looking at Godin all of His compassion and love and mercy and power. Peter May again explores this in his article Two Good Reasons for Believing in God. When you do, youll discover not only that God is real, but that He loves you and wants to change your life. Article by Contributor, September 13, 2014. The resources above cover just a few of the reasons that people believe in God. If there are Laws, then there needs to be a Lawgiver. At the end, some books on the subject are recommended in case you'd like to read further on this. If certain actions are objectively right or wrong, this implies that this is more than a social consensus of how to behave. If you appreciate the resources brought to you by bethinking.org, please consider a gift to help keep this website running. Permissions Thank you. Another Christian philosopher Bill Craig gave a 45 minute lecture to students at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London on this topic. This is why I urge you to read with an open mind and heart the eyewitness accounts of His life, as they are found in the Gospels of the New Testament. Peter May again explores this in Has Science Disproved God?.