QUESTIONS
Asking questions is intertwined in the DNA of humanity. As little kids, we sometimes look up in the sky and wonder. And there are a lot of deep and weighty issues to wonder about. There are so many things about our world to ask questions about. This is a page of questions but also some answers that will hopefully help to overcome any major hurdles on your journey to encounter Jesus.
CONNECTING THE DOTS: WAS THE TOMB REALLY EMPTY?
If you’ve ever had questions about Jesus—who He really is, why He matters, or whether faith actually makes sense—you’re not alone. This short video [5:37 min] is a great place to start. It doesn’t assume you have everything figured out. Instead, it invites you to explore, think, and consider the claims of Jesus for yourself. Wherever you are on your journey (curious, skeptical, or searching) this is a conversation worth having this Easter and everyday.
By the way, winning intellectual arguments often doesn’t change lives. There are other dynamics at play. Changing minds usually only happens through changing hearts through love, listening, and allowing others to connect the dots.
To loosely paraphrase I Corinthians 13: And now these three remain: proof, arguments, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
ANIMATED APOLOGETICS SHORTS
The following short, animated videos ask more great, and sometimes deeper, questions about the nature of God, Jesus, and Christianity. They present logical arguments to some of the biggest questions that have been asked since the dawn of time. From one of the video’s notes: “Reasonable Faith features the work of philosopher and theologian Dr. William Lane Craig and aims to provide in the public arena an intelligent, articulate, and uncompromising yet gracious Christian perspective on the most important issues concerning the truth of the Christian faith today.”
The keyword is reasonable. We must go for humble, sensible, and wise discussions that seek understanding and build confidence. Too often Christians share their faith with a standard of certainty and it’s often communicated in demeaning arrogancy. Certainty is only a standard that God can attain to. We finite humans can only get to a standard of reasonableness with humility. We are always learning to make sense of our reality.
The current milieu or atmosphere in America is to cancel voices with which you disagree instead of listening, engaging, and dialoguing. Christians often complain about cancel-culture but that has been in our history forever. Let’s listen, engage, and always love.
These videos are to get you talking, thinking, and asking more questions. They are NOT proof of God or Christianity. They are logical propositions. They raise questions. They get us thinking. All information must be interpreted. And all humans are biased to their own interpretive filters. The videos can help us arrive at REASONABLE answers to some really hard questions. For others, these videos won’t be convincing. And that’s okay.
Let’s keep talking.
The Kalam Cosmological Argument (Part 1): Scientific (4:12 min)
A scientific case that the universe began to exist—and therefore must have a cause beyond itself—based on evidence from cosmology (study of universe), physics, and the nature of time.
The Kalam Cosmological Argument (Part 2): Philosophical (5:32 min)
A philosophical case that the universe must have a cause beyond itself, where “cosmological” refers to reasoning about the origin and existence of the universe as a whole, grounded in logic rather than scientific observation.
The Fine-tuning of the Universe (6:22 min)
A case that the precise physical constants and conditions of the universe are so finely calibrated for life that they strongly suggest intentional design rather than chance.
Impossible Universe: The Reality of Cosmic Fine Tuning (5:53 min)
A case that the universe’s life-permitting conditions are so extraordinarily precise and improbable that their existence points beyond chance to an intentional cause.
God and Mathematics (5:03 min)
An exploration of how the abstract, ordered, and universally consistent nature of mathematics points beyond the physical world to a rational, transcendent source.
Leibniz’ Contingency Argument (5:44 min)
A philosophical argument that because everything in the universe is contingent (dependent on something else), there must ultimately be a necessary being that explains why anything exists at all.
The Ontological Argument (4:40 min)
A philosophical argument that defines God as the greatest conceivable being and reasons that such a being must exist in reality, not just in the mind.
Suffering and Evil (Part 1): The Logical Problem (5:32 min)
A philosophical response arguing that the logical problem of evil fails because it relies on unproven assumptions, showing that it is not logically inconsistent for an all-powerful, all-loving God and suffering to coexist.
Suffering and Evil (Part 2): The Probability Version (8:19 min)
A philosophical response arguing that while suffering may seem to make God’s existence unlikely, our limited perspective, broader evidence for God, and key Christian doctrines together show that it is still reasonable for God and suffering to coexist
The Moral Argument (Can you Be Good Without God) (5:01 min)
A philosophical argument that objective moral values and duties require a grounding in God’s nature, and since we clearly experience real moral truths, God must exist as their ultimate foundation.
Is There Meaning to Life? (5:38 min)
A philosophical argument that without God, life ultimately lacks objective meaning, value, and purpose, but if God exists, our lives are intentionally created and deeply significant
How Can Jesus Be The Only Way (5:19 min)
A philosophical argument defending Christian particularism by showing that religious pluralism is logically inconsistent and fallacious, while affirming that Christ alone is the true way to God and that God provides hope for all people
Who Did Jesus Think He Was? (6:35 min)
A historical and philosophical case that, based on standard analysis of ancient sources, Jesus understood and claimed himself to be the Messiah, the Son of God, and ultimately divine
Did Jesus Rise From the Dead? (Part 1): The Facts (6:42 min)
A historical argument that key facts surrounding Jesus’ death—such as the empty tomb and post-resurrection appearances—are best explained by his actual resurrection, pointing to the existence of God
Did Jesus Rise From the Dead? (Part 2): The Explanation (6:46 min)
A historical argument that the best explanation of the empty tomb, post-resurrection appearances, and transformed disciples is that God raised Jesus from the dead, since alternative naturalistic theories fail to account for the evidence
A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE QUESTION OF THE BIBLE
Can we really trust the Bible—or has it been changed over time? Maybe you’ve heard it’s been translated so many times that no one really knows what it originally said. This video takes those questions seriously. It explores the history of the Bible, how it was preserved, and why we can have confidence that what we read today reflects what was written thousands of years ago. If you’ve ever wrestled with whether the Bible is reliable, this is a thoughtful and eye-opening place to begin.
WE LOVE QUESTIONS
At HCC, we love questions. We’re human, which means we all wrestle with the biggest questions of life. Questions about who we are, why we’re here, and what it all means. And here’s the reality: there is no worldview, no philosophy, no position—whether atheist, agnostic, religious, or anything in between—that has every answer. At some point, we all come face to face with the deepest questions:
- Where did all of this come from?
- Why is there something rather than nothing?
- Why does the universe have order and beauty?
- Why is reality mathematically intelligible?
- Why does matter give rise to life?
- Why do consciousness and personhood exist?
- Where do moral “oughts” come from?
These aren’t questions that can be settled in a lab or proven through a double-blind study. They go beyond what science alone can answer. Every one of us, no matter what we believe, ultimately takes a step of faith toward what we think makes the most sense of reality.
So ask away.
If you’re searching, skeptical, curious, or somewhere in between, you’re in the right place. Find Rondel, he would love to talk with you, wrestle through your questions, and walk alongside you. You might even be surprised to find he’s asked many of the same questions himself.
The difference isn’t having all the answers. It’s having the courage to ask—and the willingness to keep walking the journey with Jesus.
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