Thanks for asking this question! As Christianity is a religion based on events which took place in history, it's really important to know what the facts are and to question their reliability. I can answer briefly, but can point you to other reliable sources if you want to follow this up.
Most of what is written about Jesus is found in the various books of the New Testament in the Bible. So a key questions is, did these books - and especially the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - record events which really happened, and if so, did they get passed down to us intact? The fact that there are four accounts, both from eye-witnesses and those who spoke directly to eye-witnesses, which all present a similar picture of this person is good evidence to support the fact that they happened. A good article to follow this up would be http://www.bethinking.org/is-the-bible-reliable/the-historicity-of-the-new-testament
If we are satisfied with the first step, then the words of Jesus are important. CS Lewis famously argued that Jesus was either mad, bad, or God, based on what he said. Read Mark's Gospel for yourself - I recommend a more readable version like the New International Version unless you're really into thee's thou's. Also CS Lewis's book Mere Christianity where that argument appears.
Central to the events in the Gospels is Jesus's death, resurrection and ascension. If these events did not happen, Christianity is a lie. See http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/historical-evidence-for-the-resurrection for lots more on this.
And lastly, we have to look at the world and the impact of those events. If they did not happen, can we come up with a more convincing explanation for why the world turned out like it did? What was the impetus behind the rapid expansion of the early church? Could this have happened if Jesus was not who he said he was, the Son of God, the promised Messiah of the Old Testament (I didn't mention the 60+ direct references to Jesus written centuries before he was born and recorded in the Old Testament, and the staggering poetry of Isaiah 53 which I will post in a minute).
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Thanks for asking this question! As Christianity is a religion based on events which took place in history, it's really important to know what the facts are and to question their reliability. I can answer briefly, but can point you to other reliable sources if you want to follow this up.
Most of what is written about Jesus is found in the various books of the New Testament in the Bible. So a key questions is, did these books - and especially the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - record events which really happened, and if so, did they get passed down to us intact? The fact that there are four accounts, both from eye-witnesses and those who spoke directly to eye-witnesses, which all present a similar picture of this person is good evidence to support the fact that they happened. A good article to follow this up would be http://www.bethinking.org/is-the-bible-reliable/the-historicity-of-the-new-testament
If we are satisfied with the first step, then the words of Jesus are important. CS Lewis famously argued that Jesus was either mad, bad, or God, based on what he said. Read Mark's Gospel for yourself - I recommend a more readable version like the New International Version unless you're really into thee's thou's. Also CS Lewis's book Mere Christianity where that argument appears.
Central to the events in the Gospels is Jesus's death, resurrection and ascension. If these events did not happen, Christianity is a lie. See http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/historical-evidence-for-the-resurrection for lots more on this.
And lastly, we have to look at the world and the impact of those events. If they did not happen, can we come up with a more convincing explanation for why the world turned out like it did? What was the impetus behind the rapid expansion of the early church? Could this have happened if Jesus was not who he said he was, the Son of God, the promised Messiah of the Old Testament (I didn't mention the 60+ direct references to Jesus written centuries before he was born and recorded in the Old Testament, and the staggering poetry of Isaiah 53 which I will post in a minute).
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Jesus will come again to save us from the Anti-Christ in which I do believe in becuz I'm a Christian just like you. :)