Without God: Science, Belief, Morality, and The Meaning of Life
Broom, ZacharyMany years later while attending graduate school, I worked a job doing overnight security. My boss was an agnostic who seemed to know more about Christianity than most of the Christians I knew, and it wasn’t long before we began discussing theology, philosophy, science, politics, and everything and anything else. During our many conversations, he raised several skeptical questions that I didn’t have answers to. This compelled me to learn more about my faith and his skepticism, and so I began to read. We ended up sharing each other’s favorite books on atheism and Christianity, which sparked many conversations. This precious experience forged my faith in a way that couldn’t have happened inside the walls of a church or seminary. In the end, I walked away from these conversations with a respect for those who doubt Christianity, while also having three foundational reasons for my faith: the experiential, the historical, and the philosophical.
The power of the Gospel to radically change and shape people’s lives is strong evidence for God’s existence. The second reason is the historical. When I read C. S. Lewis’s trilemma on determining who Jesus was, I found it compelling. We must all answer the question, “Who was Jesus?” Was He a liar who made false claims in an attempt to gain influence? Or was He a lunatic who just thought He was the Son of God? The third option is Jesus was who He claimed to be, and this explanation fits best withthe historical records about Him.