Christianity: Not Cleverly Devised Myths
Text: 2 Peter 1:16-21 In the Name of Jesus. Amen. Have you ever quietly asked yourself—perhaps during a difficult moment or when challenged — is Christianity real? I’m not asking whether it feels real or seems real. I’m asking whether the Christian faith is real. Is it truly and objectively real, or is it just something we embrace because it gives us comfort? Is it just something that we uphold because of tradition, or to make Grandma happy? If I were to guess, I think this question may pop into our minds more often than we’d like to admit, especially in a world where everything feels up for debate. And tragically, I think we can say that many Christians want to believe the Christian faith is real; however, they end up acting and speaking as if it were not. In other words, when the rubber meets the road - when Christians are put on the spot, too many Christians retreat not into the concrete truth of Scripture but into vague emotionalism and what the Apostle Pete...
