Note that [he is] not presenting these points independent of each other — they work together to provide a reasoned frame-work for Christianity.

6. Prophecy

Go turn on the news. It’s coming true. Israel, Palestine, the regions of the world coming together with one central government. The Temple about to be rebuilt. I’m not talking about the more vague prophecies of the Bible. The only response to the fact that the Jews went back to Israel is that they took part in a “self-fulfilling prophecy”. The Jews now want to prove the New Testament true? I don’t think so.

5. The Uncaused Cause

All natural things have a cause. Those causes are natural, so they have to have a cause too… continue ad infintum. Can’t play that game forever. There needs to be a first cause. The only non-caused first cause possible is a non-natural answer. The natural proves the supernatural.

The argument is simple, yet complex. I explain more of it in my Uncaused Cause article.

4. The “Big Bang” is Not an Answer

The “Big Bang” theory is supposed to be the alternative to the Bible. It is supposed to be the alternative to the idea that we need an uncaused cause. It isn’t.

Why isn’t it? Because…there’s no reason to think it is. The Big Bang theory, if true, proves one thing: there was once a large explosion. This theory includes no reason to believe that time began at the bang — it simply presupposes that it did. That’s not science, that’s blind, irrational faith.

3. The Historical Jesus

Jesus existed, pure and simple. Josephus recorded the existence of the one called Christ twice, once in great detail and once in passing as the brother of James. Only one of the inclusions is disputed. That means that one … isn’t disputed. Jesus existed. The only question is, who was he? Read the next point to find out.

2. The Martyrs

Eleven out of twelve disciples died violent, bloody deaths for the sake of Christianity. Paul died for the sake of Christianity. These are pretty persuasive guys. Why did they die? They saw something. They were convinced they were right, not because they wanted a religion for power — the religion they started was totally different than that.

The fact that the apostles and the witnesses died for their faith proves that they died for something they considered worth dying for. There’s no rational answer for why they did that except that they were convinced that their story, one of miracles and the ressurection, was true.

1. Nothing to Lose

This one typically upsets the non-Christian, and it is understandable. But the point is still legitimate. Christ taught non-violence and love. Christianity in it’s biblical sense harms no one.

With that in mind, I absolutely love my life. I am completely comfortable in it. I take pleasure in the idea of waiting for sex until marriage. I’m completely alright with that and, given the context of the situation, this makes the marriage that much more special for myself and my future partner. The same goes with other “restrictive” aspects of Christian living. I like it. If it’s not true, I will have lost nothing at death — but I will have lived a life that I’ve loved. It’s a net-win. With nothing to lose, you can’t lose.

Christianity can certainly be a rational belief, as long as one has rationally considered the evidence. We know that there has to be a first cause. We know there has to be a reason the apostles died for their belief, and it wasn’t power or whatever. We know that the prophecies are coming true.

It all adds up. Christianity is true. Christianity is rational.