How Do I Know?

In my Cultural Geography class, we were talking about Creation and Flood narratives and comparing the Biblical account to other accounts found throughout the world. I was then asked by a student, “How do you know that Christianity is true?” I fumbled around an insufficient response and have been kicking myself ever since so I have been praying and processing myself....I am so thankful my students ask the hard questions because I so badly want them to make their faith their own, but that also means, I need to be able to articulate my own faith. So I sat down and outlined why I believe that Christianity is true and this is what came through.

How do I know?  (September 17, 2017)

You’ve heard it in the stories of old

No matter where in the world you go,

Stories of creation and a worldwide flood,

These stories passed down by generational blood.

You’ve seen it through God’s perfect Son, Jesus Christ,

Who lived a perfect life despite the strife, (Hebrews 14:5; 1 Peter 2:22; 2 Corinthians 5:21)

Performing miracles and offering His blood for salvation, (Hebrews 10:10)

To a broken and sinful human nation.

Not only in life but also in death

He gave every ounce of blood and His very last breath,

But just three days later He rose from the grave, (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)

Conquering sin and death, and proving He alone has the power to save.  (1 Corinthians 15:57)

After His resurrection, His followers did not simply sit on a perch,

For “the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church,”

They spoke the Truth and preached repentance,

And for that, so many faced a death sentence.

But now let’s bring it home to how this faith is my own,

Before I went my own way but now God sits on the throne

For His ways are best and His promises are sure,

The Holy Spirit’s leading is what makes me secure.  

Ultimately it is by faith that we are saved, (Romans 2:8-9)

For it was to sin that we were enslaved, (Romans 6:20-23)

But Jesus died on the cross and His blood covers our sin, (Romans 4:25)

And when we trust in His grace, He comes and lives within. 

So next time I’m asked, “how do I know?”

It’s not just because the Bible tells me so…

For His work is evident from the dawning of creation, (Romans 1:20)

And my faith in Jesus Christ is my eternal foundation.  

Joy Lynn