“Believing that Jesus is the resurrection and the life is not a one-time posture of the mind. To be a Christian is to acknowledge your utter moral failure and to throw yourself on the mercy of the only truly good man who ever lived.”

And yet Christians can make no claim to innate moral superiority. “Faith in a loving, rational God, who created humans in his image and calls us to love both our neighbor and our enemy, is not only the historical source of our beliefs about human equality but also their best justification. The One who made the laws of nature in the first place can surely intervene when he chooses.” “If there is a God who created the universe, we cannot exclude the possibility of miracles. “In Jesus, Christians have the promise of a lover who will never leave them or forsake them, who sits with them in suffering to the bitter end-and beyond.”

“The central truth claim on which Christianity stands or falls is that Jesus was physically raised from the dead.” He presents himself not as one possible path to God, but as God himself. “Jesus claims rule over all of heaven and earth. “If you care about diversity, don’t dismiss Christianity: it is the most diverse, multiethnic, and multicultural movement in all of history.” “No matter what we currently believe, we must all confront Christianity: the most widespread belief system in the world, with the most far-reaching intellectual footprint, and a wealth of counterintuitive wisdom concerning how humans should thrive.” 1 Peter 3:15 exhorts believers to “be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you yet do it with gentleness and respect.” The following quotes, excerpted from Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion by Rebecca McLauglin, can help us think through how to do just that. The gospel challenges some of our culture’s deepest beliefs and can prompt a lot of questions. This article is part of the Notable Quotes series.

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