Arguments for the existence of the Christian God

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Arguments for the existence of the Christian God Christanon 05/15/18 (Tue) 04:41:26 e8873e No.647900

I need some help, brothers.

I've been helping a close friend through a dark place, and she has confided in me a desire to go to Church, and wants my help. Obviously I'm excited to help her, but the problem is she has a hard time believing in things that aren't scientific/rational. I told her there are logical reasons to believe in God, but I don't know where to start, as believing had been natural for me. So where should I start looking?

Also sorry for the blog post.

Christanon 05/15/18 (Tue) 05:03:25 5afee2 No.647907

>>647900

Are you looking for reading recommendations or just talking points. On books, I can suggest Aquinas by Edward Feser, which has detailed explanation of the arguments in Aquinas's five ways for beginners. He has anothet book called the Last Superstition, but it's more of a polemic against "new Atheism." He also has a blog.

https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/

And looking at his blog, it looks like he has a new book, Five Proofs for the existence of God, so maybe that would be the one to get.

https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2018/05/ncr-on-five-proofs.html

Christanon 05/15/18 (Tue) 05:05:25 0ad2c2 No.647910

search for inspiring philosophy's videos on the resurrection and miracles

Christanon 05/15/18 (Tue) 06:56:20 b26cc9 No.647935

>>647907

Those are only evidence for A god, not The God.

>>647910

That's more like it.

Christanon 05/15/18 (Tue) 07:03:11 87ae79 No.647936

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>she has a hard time believing in things that aren't scientific/rational.

Translation:

"I am willing to believe that something came from nothing; we are all animals and monkeys; there exist multiple universes, but when it comes to God that's too unbelievable and only irrational people believe that".

Christanon 05/15/18 (Tue) 12:23:32 07c441 No.648010

>>647900

Lee Strobel The Case for Christ. Starts out an atheist becomes a christian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ikxb09pyZwM

Christanon 05/15/18 (Tue) 12:36:48 d6c2b7 No.648011

Tell her to read the KJB

Christanon 05/15/18 (Tue) 12:57:24 417864 No.648014

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Christanon 05/15/18 (Tue) 14:57:43 e3f499 No.648047

>>647907

Thanks, I know Aquinas had some reasons but I didn't really know how to boil it down.

>>647910

Will do

>>647936

Essentially. That was where I planned to start, as it seems to me to require just as much faith in the Big Bang as in God. But beyond that I'm not sure if I could demonstrate that it's the God of Christianity and that Jesus Christ actually did rise from the dead etc etc.

Christanon 05/16/18 (Wed) 01:26:01 d03a63 No.648259

>>648047

tell her about how the big bang theory was invented by a catholic priest