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Why Christianity?
This is one of the most important questions we as Christians can answer. For us, the answer isn't a philosophy or a set of rules—it's a person: Jesus Christ.
When we ask ourselves, "Why Christianity?" it's not about a religious system, but about a shared conviction, grounded in what we believe are reasonable, life-changing truths. Here is why we are Christians.
1. It All Hinges on a Historical Fact: The Resurrection
Our entire faith rests on a single historical claim: Jesus Christ rose from the dead.
If this event didn't happen, our faith would be in vain. As believers who value a reasonable faith, we find the evidence for it compelling.
We believe the tomb was empty, not because the body was stolen, but because He rose.
We believe the disciples, who were cowards hiding in fear, were radically transformed into bold martyrs because they saw the risen Christ. They didn't die for a lie; they died for what they were convinced was the truth.
For us, the resurrection is the ultimate proof that Jesus was exactly who He claimed to be: God in the flesh. This event validates everything else He said and did.
2. It’s the Only Answer for Our Human Condition: Grace
We believe Christianity uniquely diagnoses our deepest problem and offers the only sufficient cure.
Our Problem (Sin): When we are honest, we know we fall short. We see the brokenness in the world and in ourselves—a fundamental alienation from God, from others, and even from the people we want to be. The Bible calls this "sin," and we know we can't fix it on our own.
His Cure (Grace): Every other worldview we’ve seen offers a path of self-effort—try harder, be a better person, follow these rules. Christianity is the stunning reverse. It tells us we can't earn our way to God. Instead, God, in His love, came to us. Jesus lived the perfect life we couldn't live and died the death we deserved on the cross.
Salvation isn't a wage we earn; it's a free gift we receive through faith. This concept of grace—unmerited, unconditional favor—is the most beautiful and liberating truth we know.
3. It Gives Us the Most Coherent Worldview
For us, Christianity is the "reasonable faith" we seek to share because it’s the only framework that makes sense of the world we live in. It answers our life's biggest questions:
Our Origin (Where did we come from?): We are not cosmic accidents. We were intentionally and lovingly crafted by a personal Creator who gives us inherent value and dignity.
Our Morality (Why do we feel good and evil exist?): Our sense of justice, love, and sacrifice isn't an illusion. We believe objective morals are real because they are grounded in the unchanging, perfect character of God Himself.
Our Meaning (Why are we here?): Our purpose is not a mystery we have to invent. It has been given to us: to know God, to love Him, and to love others as He has loved us.
Our Destiny (What happens when we die?): Death is not the end. Because Jesus conquered death, we have a confident hope of eternal life—not as disembodied spirits, but a full resurrection and a restored relationship with God in a new creation.
4. It’s a Personal Relationship, Not a Religion
This is the most important part for us. The goal of our faith is not just to "get to heaven" when we die, but to know God right now.
The God we believe in is not a distant, impersonal force. He is a Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—relational in His very essence.
Jesus is "God with us"—He showed us what God's love looks like in a way we can understand.
The Holy Spirit is "God in us"—He is the one who guides us, comforts us, and empowers us to live out this faith.
This brings us back to a verse that is central to our faith, John 14:21. Our obedience to His commandments isn't a burdensome list of rules we follow to earn His love. It is our natural, loving response to the fact that He has already loved us, and it is the very way we get to know Him more.
That is why we are Christians. Our faith is built on a historical event, it's powered by unearned grace, it makes sense of our world, and it invites us into a daily relationship with the God who created us.