Truth and Reason: The Compelling Case for Christianity (Christian Apologetics and Bible Study)


This section of links is dedicated to the fact that faith in Jesus, the Son of God, is both True and Reasonable. Our faith in Christ is not a "maybe" thing. It is a fact as reliable as the daily rising of the sun. These links are intended to help you in your search for truth. For a list of the changes to the Truth and Reason Site, see the What's New page. For a list of pages around the Internet with links to Truth and Reason, see the Referer Links page.
Evidence for Christianity Christianity 101, MCU Apologetics ... The first step to faith is the examination of evidence, the reading of witnesses' testimony, and the application of reason, to discern the truths about Jesus, God, and the Bible. Bibles Bible Gateway, WW Study Bible, Blue Letter Bible, ... The Bible is the authoritative source for truths about God. Bibles and reference works are available to you in your search for truth. Biblical Languages Blue Letter Bible (Interlinear), Greek Lexicon, Greek Word Analysis, ... The Bible was originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Knowledge of these languages gives us confidence in our English translations and a way to resolve between subtle shades of meaning. Biblical Manuscripts/Texts Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts, Encyclopedia of NT Textual Criticism, Textual Criticism Links, NT Canon, ... The Bible has been transmitted very accurately from the time it was written to the modern day. Here's the evidence. We can trust our Bible. Biblical Archaeology Mediterranean Archaeology, ArchNet, Abzu, ... The events in the Bible have been confirmed over and over by archaelogists. This gives us confidence in the writers as accurate historians, even before we come to believe that they were inspired by God to write the Scriptures. Bible Studies Executable Outlines, Ray Stedman, Grace Notes, Love God, ... The Bible studies that others have done can often help us find the truths in the Bible. Receive them with eagerness, but read the Bible for yourself to make sure they're true (Acts 17:11).	General Indexes/Search Engines All-in-One, MCU, Goshen, ICL, ... Many have done excellent jobs cataloging the Christian resources on the web. With the help of these other indexes, you can find anything. Church History Christian Classics ... The history of the church helps us understand how we got where we are today. It also shows us the sources of differing doctrines and denominations. We see people who fought for the truth and people who departed from it. Religions, Denominations, Religious Groups Yahoo:Religion ... Jesus claimed to be the only way to God, and prayed for unity in his one church. Today there are hundreds of groups and denominations acting separately and teaching dramatically different things. These links are the most authoritative sources we could find on the web to state what each religion and denomination teaches. You can decide which of them most closely reflect Jesus' teachings. International churches of Christ ICOC main ... We love God and live by the Bible. We seek simply to be disciples of Jesus, and someone called us the "international churches of Christ" because we are making an impact for Christ around the world. It seems a fitting description.
Some claim that there can be no proof of God. However, any seeker of the truth would look for evidence and witnesses. In fact there is overwhelming and compelling evidence that Jesus is the Son of God, that the Bible is the Word of God, that God created us and loves us, that there are moral absolutes distinguishing right from wrong, and that it matters to God how we believe in and worship Him. As we develop this website, we will try to make the facts about the historical and spiritual truth of Christianity available to those who visit here. As you follow the links, we hope that you will grow in your conviction about the truth, setting aside traditions, rumors, feelings, and biases. Many people have done excellent work cataloging the information on the Internet. Our goal is not to duplicate their efforts, but to build upon them while adding commentary of our own. Obviously, we will agree with the opinions expressed on some of the pages that we link to and we will disagree with others. Our hope and prayer is that you will treat all opinions with a healthy skepticism, that you will be a seeker of truth, and that as you become convinced of the facts about Jesus and Christianity, that you will decide to be his disciple.