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    Christianity, Why Bother?
    Christianity, Why Bother?
    Christianity, Why Bother?
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    Christianity, Why Bother?

    By P.D. Hemsley

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    Is GOD Dead?Belief in God is claimed to be on the decline, and many cannot see a reason to question whether God might exist. What would be the point? Why make the effort? That is why Christianity, Why Bother? deserves a read. It answers the question that its title asks.The book discusses some of misconceptions of Christianity, and then moves on to examine the basis for belief and explains some of the practical and day-to-day benefits of being a Christian. The author shares some of his experiences since he became a Christian at the age of forty. The aim is simply to address the question:Why Bother?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHistria Christian
    Release dateSep 15, 2015
    ISBN9781632131188
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      Christianity, Why Bother? - P.D. Hemsley

      CHRISTIANITY

      Why Bother?

      P.D. Hemsley

      eLectio Publishing

      Little Elm, TX

      www.eLectioPublishing.com

      Christianity, Why Bother?

      Copyright © 2015 by P.D. Hemsley

      Cover Design by eLectio Publishing

      ISBN-13: 978-1-63213-118-8

      Published by eLectio Publishing, LLC

      Little Elm, Texas

      http://www.eLectioPublishing.com

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      Preface

      I became a Christian at the age of 40. It was not on my plan.

      Before then, if I’d been asked I’d have said something like, I don’t believe in anything spiritual, and I don’t need an emotional crutch. Mostly life treats me pretty well. Yes, there are times when I get a bit down, but don’t we all? It’s fine for my wife and children to go to church on Sunday morning; the kids probably get some moral teaching, and it gives me some time to myself. I don’t see any reason to learn about Christianity, it’s not for me.

      My view of church at the time did nothing to encourage me to look further. I’d been to services with the traditions and rituals. I’d been embarrassed by being expected to say words that I didn’t believe. I’d been preached at and had my life criticised because God wasn’t at the centre. The message came across loud and clear that you were unwelcome if you were not in the Christian ‘club’. Church was what Christians did; what defined them.

      I now know that becoming a Christian doesn’t mean you have to go to church and similarly, going to church doesn’t make you a Christian. But what does make you a Christian then? And is there any good news to Christianity?

      CS Lewis wrote that:

      Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.

      Since my teenage years, I assumed that it was false. I believed that science would be able to explain everything, even if it couldn’t today, and so all religion was of no importance.

      But in January 2000 I was challenged to investigate more deeply. Through research and critical thinking, I came to conclude that Christianity was true. Agreeing with CS Lewis’ statement, I therefore had to conclude that it was of infinite importance, and so something had to be done about it. ‘Doing something about it’ has had its share of adventure, frustration, disappointment and joy; one might say it has led to life to the full.

      I believe that we owe it to ourselves to find out who Jesus was. Whatever we conclude we need to respond accordingly. The tragedy at the moment is that the poor press that religion gets means that many people are not even considering the question. There are also those who actively campaign against exploring further. When I was at university, Billy Graham came to speak and some students staged a protest. They handed out leaflets urging people not to go and listen in case they were ‘brainwashed’. I prefer to present the evidence and assume that you are capable of making up your own mind.

      Introduction

      Why would I encourage you to even think about becoming a Christian?

      To the onlooker, church life is unattractive. Church is full of ‘weirdos’ and hypocrites who use God was an emotional crutch. Why would anyone want to explore further? In what way can Christianity be described as good news?

      In this book, I want to challenge the popular perception of Christianity that stops people even asking the question, might this be true? I want to explore whether following Christ might actually be good news, or whether we should follow the advice of the atheist bus campaign that tells us There’s probably no God, now stop worrying and enjoy your life?

      The book explains what the Gospel is, both in theory and practice, and offers the reader a glimpse of what it means to be a Christian.

      Jesus realised that not everyone understood that God was good news, and so he was often very

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