50001 Evidence for Faith

Answering Questions People Have about Jesus

Have you ever been asked a question about God, Jesus or the Bible that you aren’t able to answer? Questions such as

  • Does science prove or disprove God? [read now]
  • Is there evidence Jesus actually existed? [read now]
  • Did Jesus ever claim to be God? [read now]
  • Was Jesus just a great moral teacher? [read now]
  • Could Jesus’ resurrection have been a conspiracy? [read now]
  • Is Jesus the only way to God? [read now]
  • How do we know the Gospels are Reliable? [read now]  

Facts for Faith provides answers to questions like this about God, Jesus and the Bible. The apostle Peter said, “if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.” (1 Peter 3:15, NLT) And the apostle Paul continually reasoned with people about the evidence for Jesus’ resurrection and deity. He told the Corinthians, (2 Corinthians 10:4-5, NLT)

“We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.”

So in order to “knock down strongholds of human reasoning” and “destroy false arguments,” we need to prepare ourselves to answer the tough questions people have about Jesus. Knowing and understanding the evidence supporting Christianity equips us to help both unbelievers and believers. The articles on Y-Jesus.com are designed to:

  1. Help unbelievers discover truth about Christ.
  2. Help unbelievers receive Christ.
  3. Help believers follow Christ.
  4. Help believers share Christ.

Help Unbelievers Discover Truth about Christ

Our world is increasingly becoming secular with many different answers to “what is truth?” and “who is Jesus?” We are barraged with secularism in movies, the media and TV.

For example, Oprah Winfrey told a New Age panel on her TV show, “It is wrong to think there is only one way….There are many ways to what you call God.” When a Christian lady from the audience shouted: “Jesus is the only way,” Oprah immediately shot back: “There couldn’t possibly be just one way….Jesus can’t possibly be the only way to God.”1

The articles from Y-Jesus help clarify that Jesus is, in fact, the only way to God. They provide evidence for His historical existence and influence as well as His deity and resurrection.

After he read about the evidence for the resurrection, Cosimo from France wrote:

“Although I was raised in the Catholic religion, I thought God was a formless and omniscient energy, and have followed the teachings of Tolle, Eckart and Osho. Until tonight I thought Jesus Christ was a spiritually “realized” being like Buddha. But I admit being troubled by reading your writings. They have convinced me that the “resurrection” of Christ really happened and is true.”

Carlos from Argentina also discovered Jesus by reading about Him on Y-Jesus.com.

“I’m 40 years old and have wandered aimlessly all my life feeling an immense vacuum and wondering why am I here. I’ve stubbornly resisted God in my life, and am not religious. But your article about Jesus has changed my thinking about him, and I now believe. Thank you.”

Help Unbelievers Receive Christ

Many people are searching for eternal life, but don’t know where to find it. Some seekers fall victim to the lies from cults and other religions that teach Jesus isn’t God, and that He didn’t die for our sins or rise from the dead.

Others are swayed by books like The Da Vinci Code, which create doubts about Jesus’ deity and the reliability of the Bible. Although it’s a fictional novel, many of its over 80 million readers had their faith in Christ shaken or destroyed. These doubts become obstacles to the faith that Jesus died for their sins and is offering them total forgiveness as well as eternal life with God.

That’s why it’s important to proclaim the truth about Jesus’ deity and resurrection, as well as the reliability of the Bible. Once seekers realize these truths and receive Christ, many become fully committed to a life-long relationship with Him. After reading about Jesus, Boris from Russia wrote:

“Something had kept me from completely believing in GOD until I read your articles. I now realize that I was missing a relationship with him. Now I understand and believe that HE will enter into me forever. I will follow your articles and I will live for him, for HIM.”

Help Believers Follow Christ

Sadly, many believers today have doubts about the reliability of the Bible and its miraculous accounts of Jesus’ birth, resurrection, and deity.

Doubts are normal, but if unanswered, they can severely impact a believer’s walk with Christ. Y-Jesus.com articles help overcome these doubts by demonstrating the compelling evidence for Jesus’ existence, His deity, and His resurrection.

Omah from Nigeria, one of many believers who’s been transformed by reading the evidence for Jesus’ resurrection, writes:

“This article demonstrating the truth of Jesus’ resurrection has succeeded in calling back a falling Christian. Have been in doubt of my faith for a while now. All thanks to Y-Jesus.com. I now believe that Jesus truly rose from the dead.”

Pablo from Mexico shares how the evidence for Christianity strengthened his faith.

“It confirms my faith and my belief. I am an attorney and I know the importance of evidences valued in this article because they are truly analyzed outside any fanaticism. Thank you very much. Today they made any doubt that I have had dissipate forever. Eternally grateful.”

Help Believers to Share Christ

Prior to leaving earth, Jesus commanded His followers to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations.” This Great Commission wasn’t just for pastors and Bible scholars; it’s for all of us. These are the marching orders Jesus gave us.

But to share Jesus in a secular world, we need to be adequately prepared to answer the tough questions people have about Jesus. The Y-Jesus articles on this website answer many of the questions seekers and skeptics have about who Jesus Christ is and His relevance to our lives.

Theodore from the Ivory Coast is one who has been helped by the Y-Jesus website. He wrote:

“This text helped me a lot because it has just shown me that Jesus was God himself become man who couldn’t be defeated by death. The Resurrection of Christ is easier to accept, understand and explain when there is proof that Jesus is God Himself. The Deity of Jesus becomes so obvious to me that I will now have a response to our fellow Muslims who deride Him.”

Makhdoom from Germany also uses Y-Jesus.com articles to reach Muslims.

“This is a wonderful article and answered many simple and complicated question asked by Muslims about The Lord.”

More Than Just Blind Faith

Today over five billion people in our world don’t know that God loves them so much He sent His only begotten Son to earth so they can be forgiven of their sins and have eternal life. But how do we reach them for Christ when most don’t even know who He is? The answer is given to us in Acts 17 where Paul and Silas were sharing Jesus with unbelieving Jews in Thessalonica.

“Paul went into the synagogue as he always did, and on each Sabbath day for three weeks, he…explained and proved that the Christ must die and then rise from the dead. He said, “This Jesus I am telling you about is the Christ.” Some of them were convinced and joined Paul and Silas….” (Portions of Acts 17:1-4, NCV)

It is our responsibility and privilege to share the truth and grace of Jesus Christ with those in our world who are seeking the truth. But first, we need to be prepared to answer their tough questions about God, Jesus, and the Bible. Theologian Francis Schaeffer said that “God uses well-reasoned answers and arguments as a springboard to the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

Although “blind faith” in God, Jesus and the Bible is commendable, it doesn’t help when doubts arise, or in answering the questions billions of people have about Christianity. Anibal from Ecuador struggled with doubt, believing there was no evidence supporting her faith. She wrote:

“Many doubts were born in my life. After this reading, I feel that we don’t need to simply have blind faith. The studies, stories, evidence and evidence have opened a path and I am enlightened. THANK YOU.”

Let’s follow the apostle Paul’s example when he reasoned with the unbelieving Jews, by answering seekers’ questions about the compelling evidence for the Christian Faith. Once they embrace the evidence and reality behind the real Jesus, their lives will truly be transformed.


Endnotes

  1. http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Wolves/oprah-fool.htm