Anchors of Faith - Introduction
There are
hundreds of different religions in the world. How can anyone know which
one is right? There is no basis for faith! Religious faith is like a
leap in the dark. You can’t really be sure, all you can do is hope for
the best!”
Statements like
these reveal a misunderstanding about the nature of true faith. When
someone claims to be a Bible believing Christian, often he is judged as
someone who has turned his back on reason and intellect in order to
embrace “faith”. Somehow faith is viewed as the opposite of truth
and reason. What is true faith? Is it a leap in the dark? Does God
expect us to ignore our intellect in order to believe? No! The opposite
is true. God wants us to think! Faith, if it is to be true faith, must
be based on truth. Faith without reality as it’s foundation is a faith
in vain. Christian faith does not involve leaping into the dark but
rather standing upon the revealed evidence that God has given of Himself
That evidence is something that you can discover for yourself, if only
you know where to look.
If you are not a
believer yet, maybe it is because no one has ever explained to you what
you should believe or given you good reasons why you should believe.
“Anchors Of
Faith” is a Bible study designed to help you see for yourself that
Christianity is something that you can believe in without committing
intellectual suicide. Christians believe because there are good reasons
to believe, there are anchors for our faith that give a foundation
“both sure and steadfast”.
In these short
studies we will focus upon three foundational truths of Christianity:
The Bible -
God’s book; Jesus -
God’s Son; and Salvation -
God’s gift. As you examine these “anchor
truths” you will discover that no other religion has a book like the
Bible, has a Saviour like Jesus, or has a message like that of
Salvation, the gift of God.
We think the
evidence is compelling! However, if the evidence does not convince you
then you should remain unconvinced. The only legitimate reason for
accepting the Christ of the Bible is that you are persuaded that He is
indeed TRUE! So we invite you to check it out! Take a look for yourself
at some of the reasons why YOU can believe in Biblical Christianity.
“And many other signs truly did
Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this
book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is
the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life
through his name.” (John 20:30-31).
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