Why Believe?
Is the church of Christ Close-Minded?
Well, somehow I did it again. I was in a restaurant with some friends who were meeting a friend of one of my friends. Let’s call him ‘Jim’. Toward the end of our meal Jim asked each one of us in turn if we ‘had a church’. I knew what he meant. He meant did we attend regularly somewhere. The discussion for how many churches there are is another story. Everyone answered in…
Why They Don’t Believe – Part 6
by Bill Walton This article reprinted by permission Some people do not believe in God, and Christ, and the Bible because of the false doctrines that are taught in the name of Christianity. The apostle John tells us of a time during the personal ministry of Jesus when many of His disciples turned away from Him because they misunderstood Him to teach some things that were…
Why They Don’t Believe – Part 5
by Bill Walton This article reprinted by permission Some people do not believe in God, and Christ, and the Bible because they have not seriously considered the alternatives. They have considered the evidence. They have heard the arguments. And they are not convinced. It just seems too incredible to believe that there is a Being who is without beginning and without end who…
Why They Don’t Believe – Part 4
by Bill Walton This article reprinted by permission Some people do not believe in God, and Christ, and the Bible because of their close-minded presuppositions with regard to miracles. Obviously, if there is a God there is the possibility of miraculous intervention in our world. And, obviously, if God created the universe and life in the universe, and if god inspired men…
Why They Don’t Believe – Part 3
by Bill Walton This article reprinted by permission Some people do not believe in God, and Christ, and the Bible because they are overly impressed with science and scientists. But the fact is, science does not have the answer to the ultimate questions of life. And there are those within the ranks of the religious skeptics in the scientific community who have been candid…
Why They Don’t Believe – Part 2
by Bill Walton This article reprinted by permission Some people do not believe in God, and Christ, and the Bible because they are unwilling to believe anything that would condemn their ungodly way of living. This is exactly the charge the apostle Paul makes in his letter to the church at Rome: “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and…
Why They Don’t Believe – Part 1
by Bill Walton This article reprinted by permission I have sometimes been asked: “If the evidence supporting our faith in God is so strong and so convincing, why doesn’t everyone believe?” So, in the next few articles on this page, I’m going to tell you why they don’t believe. And there are a variety of reasons. In the first place, many…