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Does Christianity Work?
M. Scott Peck opened up his best-selling book “The Road Less Traveled” with three profound words: “Life is difficult.” And he’s right — it is. And many seekers begin their spiritual search not for the discovery of truth, but for the discovery of coping strategies, for survival, for a way to make it through another day. As one man said,
“I need to know whether or not its true, but I also need to know whether or not it works.”
Christianity begins its practical relevance for the human life with the life of Jesus, a working, compelling model of how life is to be lived. By enacting what we ought to be like, He showed who we were meant to be.
Christianity also has the most relevant, comprehensive handbook imaginable in the Bible. And what it has to say is relevant to every aspect of life, such as marriage, parenting, relationships, finances, business, self-image, and family life.
Also, Christianity offers us power for living. And we need power — not only to endure the stress and struggle of life, but to also experience lasting, authentic life-change in the areas of our weaknesses.
Finally, Christianity can make a claim to work because of its astounding track record in the lives of millions of Christians throughout time and history.
Adapted from James Emery White, A Search for the Spiritual (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998). Used by permission from James Emery White, Mecklenburg Community Church.
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