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#15: What’s the Difference Between Knowing and Showing Christianity is True?

What’s the difference between knowing and showing Christianity is true?

I was first introduced to this helpful distinction by Christian philosopher William Lane Craig.

The Bible teaches that a believer knows Christianity is true on the basis of the internal witness of the Holy Spirit.

The Testimony of the Holy Spirit

Passages like Rom. 8:16 and Gal. 4:6 make this clear:

“The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.” – Romans 8:16

“Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” – Gal. 4:6

When we become a follower of Jesus, God’s Spirit (more…)

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William Lane Craig and Sean Carroll Debate Existence of God (Video)

Has Science Buried God? Is Belief in God Irrational?

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Kalam Cosmological Argument by William Lane Craig (Video)

Is it reasonable to believe that God exists? Does modern cosmology make belief in God obsolete? Actually, no, it doesn’t. In our book Is God Just a Human Invention? And Seventeen Other Questions Raised By the New Atheists, Sean McDowell and I explore the evidence for God from the beginning (or origin) of the Universe. We both learned this argument from one of our professors, Dr. William Lane Craig. Here is an EXCELLENT short video summarizing the argument for God that Craig develops.

After watching this argument, you may have the perfectly normal question (if you didn’t, the skeptic in your class or family does!), well “if God made the universe then who made God?” I have answered that here.