Why I Believe

Facts and logic used to be pretty effective when Christians attempted to “defend the faith.” In our current culture, however, rethinking our approach to a conversation about why we believe what we believe, is necessary. In this message, Chip shares how it’s possible to talk about our Christian faith in a way that actually encourages and engages people, rather than putting them off. It all begins with relationship.

If Jesus didn’t live and die and live again, there’s no need to believe anything Christianity teaches. Is there solid evidence that a man named Jesus walked the earth, did miracles, died on a Roman cross, and came to life again? In this message, Chip answers those questions in a way that’ll not only encourage you, but help you talk with others who have those same questions.

Have you ever wondered if the Bible is true? Could this collection of manuscripts, written by several authors, over thousands of years, really be the very Word of God? In this message, Chip puts the Bible on trial and presents several reasons why belief in the authenticity of Scripture is on solid ground.

What happens when you die? Is there life after death? Are heaven and hell real, specific places? If God is good, how could He send anyone to hell? Chip explains what the Bible teaches about these important, sometimes controversial questions.

Some of the most severe critics of evolution are not Christians, not creationists, but leading scholars – non-Christian scholars who say the scientific evidence simply doesn’t support evolution. The fact is, science and faith are not mutually exclusive. Chip explains that science encourages faith and faith informs science.

Have you ever heard that all roads lead to heaven? Or that as long as you’re sincere about what you believe, it doesn’t really matter what you believe? If you hold to one of those ideas, or you would like some good answers about how to respond, Chip addresses those frequent, familiar points of view.

A reading list of books Chip found helpful in preparing this series.