Since I launched my apologetic website back in June 2020 I have shared many apologetic arguments for the veracity of the Bible. Whether it be in the areas of history, science, prophecy or many other lines of reason, the Holy Bible can be defended as absolute truth and as a result the divine Word of God.
But there is one apologetic, that in my opinion, is perhaps the most powerful of all, and that is the millions of totally transformed lives of people we know. While many can argue about the historicity of the Bible since the Bible is a very old book, it is hard to argue with the radically changed lives of people we interact with on a daily basis. I like how Billy Graham put it: “The world may argue against a creed, but it cannot argue against changed lives.”1
My good friend, Michael Neveu, in a comment to an earlier devotion I posted back in February 2026, shared a great way of summarizing this idea of the transformed life, that happens when a person comes to Christ:
“Curt Blattman doesn’t mince words. Christianity isn’t a lifestyle upgrade, a moral gym membership, or a spiritual vitamin supplement. Christianity changes people…radically, permanently, inconveniently, gloriously. Not because Christians suddenly become disciplined, enlightened, or emotionally stable (if only). Christianity changes lives because Jesus Christ Himself moves in and starts rearranging the furniture.”2
I love how Michael states, “Christianity changes lives because Jesus Christ Himself moves in and starts rearranging the furniture.” My friends there is just no other way of explaining how a person can be so radically changed, or be so wonderfully transformed from a sinner to a saint, than when they experience the born again lifestyle that happens when they give their heart over to Christ.
Yes, Christ rearranges the furniture in our lives. Yes, He performs spiritual surgery and gives us a new heart. Yes, He puts new tape desks into our minds that begin to not only help change the way we behave, but the way we think. And yes, He gives us the ability to love others in a way that the world can’t comprehend. This love, which is called agape in Greek, is defined beautifully in (1 Corinthians 13:4-7), and is humanly impossible to carry out, without the radical transformation that happens to a person through salvation in Christ: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
When a person surrenders their life to Christ, he or she becomes a new creation. They take on a new value system, begin to love unconditionally, learn to forgive the unforgivable, and develop an eternal perspective on life. In my humble opinion, the transformed life that take place when an individual becomes a believer in Christ is one of the greatest proofs that the Bible, and therefore Christianity, are divinely inspired. There is just no other belief system that can demonstrate such amazing transformation stories for the good of an individual or society than Christianity!
1 Inspirational Quotes by Billy Graham – page 27
2 Christianity – It Changes Lives – Bible Apologetics – A DAILY DEVOTIONAL
I agree — Christianity’s strongest evidence is not just an argument, but a “transformed person”.
A changed life does not mean Christians are flawless. It means there is a new direction, a new allegiance, and a new power at work. The world can produce behavior management for a season, but it cannot produce a new heart.
When Jesus saves someone, He does not merely add “religion” to their schedule. He takes residence and begins reordering desires, reshaping priorities, and teaching a kind of love and forgiveness that does not make sense apart from Him.
That is why real conversion is so compelling: it is visible, personal, and enduring. People may debate creeds, but they struggle to explain away a life that has been steadily, humbly, and unmistakably remade by Christ.
I very much enjoyed this morning’s devotion, especially Michael Neveu’s writing about Jesus rearranging the furniture of our lives!
Many times Jesus Christ has to clear the house out completely!
Michael