What Is This Based On?

Why the Bible Invites Investigation

“The glory of God is to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.”

— Proverbs 25:2

From the outset, Scripture presents truth as something worthy of careful pursuit rather than blind acceptance. The Bible does not portray faith as the absence of inquiry, but as a response to examined testimony.

The gospel is not rooted in private visions, secret knowledge, or mystical experiences available only to a select few. Its central claims—that Jesus died for sins, was buried, rose again, and appeared to many witnesses—are presented as public, historical events. These claims were proclaimed openly, in hostile environments, where eyewitnesses, opponents, and authorities were present and capable of challenging them.

The New Testament writers repeatedly appeal to verifiable evidence. Luke explicitly states that he investigated matters carefully before writing his account (Luke 1:1–4). The apostles reasoned publicly, answered objections, and invited examination of their claims (Acts 17:2–3). Paul went so far as to say that if the resurrection did not occur, the entire Christian faith is false (1 Corinthians 15:14–19).

Because Christianity stands or falls on a historical event, it is uniquely open to scrutiny. Scripture does not ask readers to suppress reason, but to search, test, and weigh the evidence. In the biblical worldview, truth is not threatened by investigation—it is honored by it.