Reasons to believe in Jesus Christ
Peter Waldo was an early reformer who rejected church tradition. He was a wealthy French merchant, who underwent a religious conversion, and began to preach about voluntary poverty in the city of Lyon in southeast France. The more he studied Scripture, the more troubled he became over certain doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church….
A guilty priest brought Christianity to Scotland. Columba was an Irish abbot judged to be guilty over a quarrel that led to the breakout of war. In penance, he left his beloved Irish homeland to go to the island of Iona, where he established a monastery. From there, he sent out missionaries to bring the…
God called a runaway slave to save the Irish. St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity’s most widely known figures. At the age of 16, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who were attacking his family’s estate. He was sold into slavery and his slaveowner sent him…
Athanasius was a man who stood firm for the truth. He was exiled five times by four Roman emperors. He spent 17 years of his 45 years that he served as Bishop of Alexandria in exile, because he insisted that Arianism was in fact a heresy. Yet in the end, his theological enemies were defeated…
Justin suffered for the defense of his faith. By the middle of the second century, the church had a new concern: explaining itself to the world in convincing terms. Justin became one of the first Christian apologists, giving a reasoned defense of the Christian faith. He addressed his greatest work, the Apology, to the emperor…
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Bishop Polycarp was instructed by the apostles, and was brought into contact with many who had seen Christ. Though he was the greatly respected bishop of Smyrna, he was martyred by the Romans, and his death was influential, even among the pagans. Through an incredible persecution, Polycarp refused to deny his faith in Christ to…
Augustine did not come to Christianity by a straightforward path. At an early age he began searching for the truth in the popular pagan philosophies and cults of his day. His young life was also scarred by immorality. Ultimately, Augustine discovered that truth can only be found in Jesus Christ. Augustine searched for truth in…
Constantine’s conversion changed the course of history. “In the history of Christianity, few conversions rival Constantine’s for its impact on the church and all of Western culture. Converted in his youth, he united the Roman empire under his rule and gave protection to the beleaguered band of early Christians.” The decline of the Roman Empire…
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When we place our faith in Jesus Christ we become a new person. The Bible says we’re born again. We were once dead but now alive. Christ reconciles us to the Father and we have peace with God. We experience the abundant life Jesus promised to all who follow Him. Since we have discovered the…
The faith that saves is a free gift from God. It’s also a living faith, a faith which inevitably produces good works. A dead faith, devoid of good works, saves no one, because it did not come from God. No human efforts can win God’s approval, but the indwelling Holy Spirit within all believers ensures…
