08/23/2026
*I replaced my friend's name with "friend" for obvious reasons.*
Friend,
I wanted to write this to you because I value you as a friend. I'm not trying to start an argument, win a debate, or make you feel like you're some kind of project for me to fix.
I just want to ask you to think about some things.
I know you don't believe in God. And I'm sure you have reasons for that. I respect you enough to take those reasons seriously.
But I'd also ask you to turn the question around for a minute.
Instead of only asking, “Is there enough evidence for Christianity?” I'd like you to ask:
“Is there enough evidence for atheism?”
Because atheism has questions it has to answer too.
Why is there something rather than nothing?
Look around.
There is a universe. There is matter. Energy. Space. Time. Laws of nature.
Why?
Where did all of this ultimately come from?
And saying “the universe” or “a quantum state” doesn't really answer the deepest question. It just pushes the question back another step:
Why does that exist?
Eventually we have to ask whether everything that exists is just an unexplained accident—or whether everything points beyond itself to an eternal Creator.
The Bible begins with a very simple statement:
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” — Genesis 1:1
Maybe you've rejected that. But I would genuinely ask you:
What explanation do you think makes better sense of why anything exists at all?
Where do right and wrong come from?
Friend, I'm sure there are things you believe are genuinely evil.
Murder. R**e. Child abuse. Torture. Human trafficking.
But here's the question:
If there is no God, what makes those things objectively wrong?
I don't mean, “Do atheists know right from wrong?”
Of course they do.
I'm asking something different.
What makes right actually right and wrong actually wrong?
If morality ultimately comes from evolution, society, biology, or personal preference, what happens when a society decides something horrible is acceptable?
Was slavery wrong only after society decided it was wrong?
Was the Holocaust wrong because most of us disapprove of it?
Or was it wrong even if every person on earth had approved of it?
I believe you know some things really are evil.
But if objective moral laws exist, I think we should seriously consider whether there is an objective Moral Lawgiver behind them.
Why should we trust our minds?
Here's another thing I've thought about.
If atheistic naturalism is true, then ultimately our brains are the unintended result of unguided physical processes.
Evolution is primarily concerned with survival and reproduction—not whether our beliefs about ultimate reality are true.
So why should we assume the human brain is capable of discovering truth?
And there's an even deeper question:
If every thought in your brain is ultimately determined by physical processes, did you actually reason your way to atheism—or were you simply caused to believe it?
Christianity gives me a reason to believe reason matters.
We were created by a rational God, in His image, with minds capable of knowing truth.
Why do human beings matter?
I believe you matter, friend.
Not because of what you accomplish.
Not because of how much money you make.
Not because of your intelligence, health, usefulness, or what anybody else thinks about you.
You have value simply because you're human.
But why?
If human beings are ultimately accidental arrangements of atoms, what makes one collection of atoms more valuable than another?
Christianity has an answer that I think is incredibly powerful:
“So God created man in his own image.” — Genesis 1:27
Your value isn't something society gives you.
God gave it to you.
What evidence would convince you?
This is something I'd genuinely like you to think about:
What evidence would convince you that God exists?
Not necessarily Christianity yet.
Just God.
What would you need to see?
Because if the answer is, “Nothing could ever convince me,” then I'd ask you to consider whether that's really an evidence problem.
If no possible evidence could ever change your mind, then the conclusion has already been decided before the evidence is considered.
And I'd want you to ask yourself:
Am I willing to follow the evidence wherever it leads—even if it leads somewhere I don't want to go?
I have to be willing to ask myself the same question.
And then there's Jesus.
This is where Christianity ultimately stands or falls.
Forget Christians who've disappointed you for a minute.
Forget hypocritical churches.
Forget televangelists.
Forget politics.
Forget all the baggage people have attached to Christianity.
What do you do with Jesus?
Jesus of Nazareth was a real person who walked this earth.
He was crucified.
And shortly afterward, His followers began proclaiming something extraordinary:
Jesus had risen from the dead.
So I'd encourage you to investigate that claim for yourself.
Don't just ask:
“Can dead people rise?”
Obviously, under normal circumstances, they don't.
Ask the historical question:
“What best explains what happened after Jesus was crucified?”
What explains the disciples' sincere belief that they had encountered the risen Christ?
What explains the earliest Christian proclamation of the resurrection?
What explains Christianity emerging from first-century Judaism centered around a crucified and supposedly risen Messiah?
The apostle Paul was willing to put Christianity on the line:
“And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile.” — 1 Corinthians 15:17
In other words:
If Jesus stayed dead, Christianity is false.
But friend—
What if He didn't?
What if Jesus really walked out of that tomb?
Because if He did, that changes everything.
And here's probably the biggest question I would ask you.
It's not:
“Can I win an argument with you?”
It's not even:
“Can I prove that God exists?”
It's this:
If Christianity were true, would you want it to be true?
Really think about that.
If you somehow became absolutely convinced that Jesus Christ is exactly who He claimed to be—
would you follow Him?
Would you be willing to repent?
Would you be willing to surrender your life to Him?
Would you be willing to say:
“Jesus, You're Lord—not me”?
Because maybe the deepest question isn't whether there's enough evidence for God.
Maybe it's whether we're willing to bow before Him if He's really there.
Jesus said:
“And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.” — John 3:19
And friend, I'm not pointing my finger at you when I say that.
That verse describes me too.
Christianity doesn't teach that Christians are the good people and atheists are the bad people.
It teaches something far more humbling:
We're all sinners.
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” — Romans 3:23
Me too.
That's why I need Jesus just as desperately as anybody else.
Christianity isn't primarily about becoming religious or cleaning yourself up.
It's about what God has done for sinners through Jesus.
Jesus lived the life we should have lived.
He died the death our sins deserved.
He bore God's judgment against sin on the cross.
And He rose from the grave.
The Bible says:
“But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” — Romans 5:8
That's Christianity.
Not:
“Be good enough and maybe God will accept you.”
But:
“You could never be good enough, so Christ came to save sinners.”
That's why I'm writing this.
Not because I think I'm better than you.
Not because I'm trying to score points.
And definitely not because I want to beat you in an argument.
I'm writing because you're my friend, and I care about you.
And if Christianity is false, I don't want you believing it.
But friend—
if Christianity is true, I don't want you missing Christ.
So I'm asking you to do one thing:
Investigate it.
Ask the hard questions.
Challenge Christianity.
Read the arguments against it.
But also read the strongest arguments for it.
And most importantly, investigate Jesus Himself.
Don't reject Him because of something a Christian did.
Don't reject Him because of some bad church experience.
Don't even reject Him because of something I say poorly.
Look at Jesus.
Read one of the Gospels for yourself.
And while you're reading, even if you're not sure anybody is listening, maybe pray something as simple as:
“God, if You're really there, I want to know the truth. If Jesus really is Your Son, show me. Help me follow the evidence wherever it leads.”
I believe God is big enough for your questions.
Christianity doesn't need you to turn your brain off.
And I'm not afraid of you examining what I believe.
So bring your questions.
Bring your doubts.
Bring your objections.
I'll talk through every one of them with you.
And if I don't know an answer, I'll tell you I don't know, and we'll look for it together.
Because at the end of the day, I'm not trying to get you to agree with me.
I want you to know Jesus.
Your friend,
Eric
