FACT OF JESUS
Understanding this is crucial, for it distinguishes Christianity from all other religions. The Christian faith rests not merely upon great teachings or philosophies, not upon the charisma of a leader, not upon the success in raising moral values, not upon the skill or eloquence or good works of its advocates. If it did, it would have no more claim to authority than the sayings of Confucius or Mao or Buddha or Mohammed or any of a thousand cults. Christianity rests on historical truth. Jesus lived, died, and rose from the dead to be Lord of all — not just in theory or fables, but in fact. From Loving God, by Charles Colson, p. 39
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