“Developing a Confident Faith” Mark Mittelberg on Lake Arlington Baptist Church Lake Arlington Baptist Church.

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“Developing a Confident Faith” Mark Mittelberg on Lake Arlington Baptist Church Lake Arlington Baptist Church

 Reason 1: Design – points to an Intelligent Designer

 Reason 2: Fine tuning – points to an intentional Fine Tuner

 Reason 3: Information encoded into DNA – indicates a Divine Encoder

 Reason 4: The beginning of the universe – shows a Divine Originator

 Reason 5: Our sense of morality – points to a Moral Lawgiver

 Reason 6: The Bible – a uniquely consistent religious book

 Reason 7: The Bible – a uniquely historical religious book

 Reason 8: The Bible – a uniquely preserved work of antiquity

 Reason 9: Archaeology – shows Bible to be a powerfully verified book

 Reason 10: The Bible – a uniquely honest religious book

 Reason 11: Miracles – point to the prophets, apostles, and Jesus as messengers of God Miracles – point to the prophets, apostles, and Jesus as messengers of God

 Reason 12: Fulfilled prophecies – point to the Bible as a divinely inspired book and Jesus as the unique Messiah of God

 Reason 13: Jesus’ sinless life – the Son of God Son of God

 Reason 14: Jesus’ resurrection – the Son of God Son of God

 Reason 15: The emergence of the church points to the truth of its message

 Reason 16: The changed lives of early skeptics affirmed the claims of Christianity

 Reason 17: The willingness of disciples to die affirmed the claims of Christianity

 Reason 18: Changed minds of modern skeptics provides further support

 Reason 19: The testimonies of countless believers today attest to the truth of the Christian faith

 Reason 20: Jesus said so – and he has the credentials!

WHERE DOES THE EVIDENCE POINT?