These are some of the Bible passages that ground what I’ve been saying about questions, evidence, investigating Christianity and deciding whether Jesus can be trusted.
Bible quotations on this page are from the New International Version (NIV).
Questions are not foreign to faith
Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?
Wanting a reason to believe is not the same as refusing to believe
Unless I see the nail marks in his hands… I will not believe.
The Gospel writers expected their claims to be examined
I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning…
Christian claims can be tested
They received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
Christianity stands or falls on the resurrection
If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.
Put together
Questions can be asked honestly → claims should be investigated → evidence can be examined → Christianity makes claims about real events → everything finally comes back to what happened to Jesus.
If you want to keep digging
John 20:24–31 — Thomas questions the resurrection, encounters Jesus, and John explains why he recorded these events for people who were not there themselves.
1 Corinthians 15:3–8 — Paul summarises the resurrection claim and names individuals and groups said to have encountered Jesus alive after his death.
Matthew 7:7–11 — Jesus encourages people to ask, seek and knock rather than presenting genuine pursuit of God as something to fear.