C.S. famously wrote, “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” Christianity is not a blind faith. While it does take faith to trust the invisible God, Christianity tells a story that we know and experience to be true. There are things in the Biblical story that may be difficult to believe because we have not seen things like that personally, but the world the Bible describes corresponds to a reality that we experience every single day. The Bible not only explains the world as it is, but also gives as an answer for why it is as it is. 

The culture of modern America can be described as post-Christian which simply means it is a culture in full rebellion against God. Our culture is like a temper tantrum throwing toddler contradicting every commonsense assertion of its father simply because the father said it. No matter how violent the contradiction, the reality still holds. The Bible describes a world of order and intentional design. Creation reflects incredible detail and design in everything from the protein enzymes in DNA replication to the golden ratio of the Fibonacci sequence found in pinecones, fruits, and vegetation. The world we live in is not a random chaotic Darwinian fever dream, but a world that shows the touch of the Artist from the smallest organism to the largest galaxy. It is a world of scientific order, but also a world of beauty, creativity and mystery. 

The Bible describes a humanity whose value and worth is found in their created identity not in their utilitarian performance. Man and woman were created in the image of God. They were given intelligence, dignity, and agency. Our world defines value based on arbitrary standards of usefulness or desirability, but our visceral heartbreak when hear of an expectant mother who lost her baby or the gentle joy on the face of a boy or girl with Downs Syndrome reminds us of the value and worth of every person. 

Even the broken parts of our world speak to the truth of the Bible’s story. Why is there such rampant cruelty? Why are some people born with deformity or disabilities? Why do we struggle to get along? Why is life so very hard? Why don’t my intentions always line up with my actions? The Bible speaks to all these questions as well. The rebellion of humanity, the selfish desire to rule one’s own life, and the discord and blame within families, all find their explanation in the Biblical story. 

God’s Word even explains our hope. We are drawn to hope like moths to a flame. Why do we root for the underdog? Why do love a happy ending? Why do we relish a tale of second chances? Because we serve a God of hope. We have a God who gave us a second chance. The Bible tells the story of the unexpected underdog who comes back to slay the dragon, get the girl and sets everything right again. We believe these things not because they are fairy tales, but because they are true. Christianity is true.