Booger McLovin

What a question. It is the natural next step once a person realizes that an interactive God exists. The world offers many religions, but none match Christianity in both the overwhelming evidence for its truth and the power it has to transform lives. Christianity has lifted countless people from the deepest despair to lives filled with purpose, hope, and joy that endures even in hardship.

In America, most people claim to be Christian, yet divorce rates are high, church attendance is falling, and entertainment often glorifies selfishness and sin. Sin is easy to sell because it promises instant gratification. Why else would someone commit acts like adultery, theft, or worse? Sin feeds the self at the expense of others. Christianity calls us to the opposite: a life of selfless love. When you truly love someone, you seek their good even when it costs you.

Sin’s pleasures are short-lived and leave emptiness behind. They must be repeated, often in greater measure, just to feel the same fleeting thrill. Jesus offers another way. He said, “You will know them by their fruits.” True disciples of Christ are recognized not by empty claims but by lives marked with joy, peace, and love. Those who only claim Christ yet live for greed or lust show the same emptiness the world offers.

Christianity does not promise quick thrills but a lasting transformation. It calls us to love, purity, and service. This is not a burden but a freedom from the endless cycle of chasing what never satisfies. Love, real love, is more valuable than anything money can buy and cannot be stolen or destroyed.

Only Christianity stands under the full weight of historical, prophetic, and moral examination. Centuries before Jesus was born, Isaiah 53 foretold a servant who would bear the sins of many, pierced for our transgressions. Psalm 22 described crucifixion in detail a thousand years before it was practiced by Rome. The New Testament contains eyewitness accounts written within decades of Jesus’ life, many by those who saw Him after His resurrection. History shows that fearful disciples became bold preachers, willing to die rather than deny what they had seen.

At the center of Christianity is Jesus Christ. He is not simply a prophet or teacher among many. He is the Son of God who declared, “Whoever believes in Me will not perish, but have eternal life.” Other religions require you to climb a mountain of works, striving for God’s acceptance. In Christianity, God came down to you in Christ, offering salvation freely through faith. Good works are not the means of salvation but the fruits of faith. A true disciple of Christ will naturally bear good fruit, but those who perform works to earn forgiveness often produce fruit that is hollow, self-serving, or corrupt.

No other faith offers salvation as a gift of grace through faith in a living Savior who has conquered death. Islam does not offer it. Hinduism and Buddhism do not offer it. Some groups claim to offer it but add to or change the words of Jesus, placing burdens He never commanded. True Christianity begins and ends with Jesus, His life, His death on the cross for your sins, His resurrection, and His offer of eternal life to all who believe.

A Call to You

This is not just an idea to study. It is an invitation to answer. The God who made you knows you by name. He sees your struggles, your regrets, and the emptiness even your best moments cannot fill. He offers forgiveness for your sins, a new heart, and a hope that will carry you through every trial.

Why Christianity? The real question is, “Why not?” If you know what Christ offers and you truly want to believe, then humble yourself in prayer and ask Him to reveal Himself to you. Come with a sincere heart, and He will answer. He promises that those who seek will find, and those who knock will see the door opened.