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Why do you believe what you believe? THE CASE FOR CHRISTIANITY
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WE CAN SHOW THAT IT IS REASONABLE TO BELIEVE THE CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IS TRUE… BY ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
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QUESTION # 1 Where did the universe come from?
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Whatever has a beginning has a cause. The universe had a beginning.
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S econd Law of Thermodynamics U niverse Expansion R adiation G alaxy Seeds E instein’s Theory
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Whatever has a beginning has a cause. The universe had a beginning. Therefore, the universe had a cause.
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Robert Jastrow (astronomer) “Astronomers now find they have painted themselves into a corner because they have proven, by their own methods, that the world began abruptly in an act of creation to which you can trace the seeds of every star, every planet, every living thing in this cosmos and on the earth. And they have found that all this happened as a product of forces they cannot hope to discover…”
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Robert Jastrow (astronomer) “That there are what I or anyone would call supernatural forces at work is now, I think, a scientifically proven fact.”
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God’s Creation Where did the universe come from?
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QUESTION # 2 What accounts for the design in the universe?
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Design in Physics
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Physical Constants Gravitational force Strong nuclear force Weak nuclear force Electromagnetic force Expansion rate
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Design in Physics Design in Astronomy
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Design in Physics Design in Astronomy Design in Biology
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Bidirectional motor-driven propeller Bacterial Flagellum
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“The machine code of the genes is uncannily computer-like.” Richard Dawkins (River Out of Eden,p.10) DNA
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God’s Design What accounts for the design in the universe?
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QUESTION # 3 Where do objective moral laws come from?
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Personal choice ? Society/Culture ? Evolution? God ?
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God’s Laws Where do objective moral laws come from?
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QUESTION # 4 Who was Jesus of Nazareth?
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Fact # 1: Jesus’ death by crucifixion Fact # 2: Jesus’ empty tomb Fact # 3: Jesus’ appearances Fact # 4: Transformed lives
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God’s Son Who was Jesus of Nazareth?
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WE CAN SHOW THAT THE CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW IS TRUE… BY ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
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God’s Son Who was Jesus of Nazareth? God’s Laws Where do objective moral laws come from? God’s Design What accounts for design in the universe? God’s Creation Where did the universe come from?
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