booknerd_therapist's review
4.0
Sometimes, being a Christian in this world really sucks. Individuals, groups, and the media are constantly belittling you, insulting you, and all but bullying you into renouncing your faith. Even if you can hold your own for a bit, the Achilles heel is: "Can you prove God exists?"
Obviously, we can't. No Christian should make that claim. But what we can do is look at the historical and scientific evidence and try to explain (whether to others or to ourselves) why we believe what we believe.
Not all 20 evidences are truly compelling. (If you reject creationism, for example, those chapters won't do anything for you.) But some of them really are, and for that reason, you might want to pick this book up.
However, be aware: You can show someone all the evidence there is for the historical reliability of the Gospels and the fact that Jesus did indeed live and die on this earth, but you can never convince someone that doesn't want to know. To paraphrase C.S. Lewis, either we will say to God, "thy will be done," or he will say to us, "THY will be done." Happy reading.
Obviously, we can't. No Christian should make that claim. But what we can do is look at the historical and scientific evidence and try to explain (whether to others or to ourselves) why we believe what we believe.
Not all 20 evidences are truly compelling. (If you reject creationism, for example, those chapters won't do anything for you.) But some of them really are, and for that reason, you might want to pick this book up.
However, be aware: You can show someone all the evidence there is for the historical reliability of the Gospels and the fact that Jesus did indeed live and die on this earth, but you can never convince someone that doesn't want to know. To paraphrase C.S. Lewis, either we will say to God, "thy will be done," or he will say to us, "THY will be done." Happy reading.
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