According to eyewitnesses, a man named Jesus Christ demonstrated his power over death. They tell us that after he died on a cross and was buried, Jesus suddenly appeared to them alive on the third day. Then he was seen by other followers, including 500 people on a single occasion. Soon word spread everywhere that …
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Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?
64307 7. Is Jesus Relevant Today?
According to surveys, most people today are living without real meaning and purpose. They attempt to fill this need for meaning with money, pleasure or popularity. Even those who achieve success find life hollow. Although Madonna achieved superstar status, she confessed, “There were many years when I thought fame, fortune, and public approval would bring …
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Why Jesus? End Notes 1 http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/kanyewest/jesuswalks.html 2 Jack Nicholson, interviewed by Mike Sager, Esquire, “The Meaning of Life,” (January, 2004), 70, 71. 3 O: The Oprah Magazine, “Oprah talks to Madonna,” (January, 2004), 120. 4 Quoted in Josh McDowell, The Resurrection Factor (San Bernardino, CA: Here’s Life Publ., 1981), 1. 5 Quoted in William R. …
64300 Y-Jesus (book)
Download the eBook Acknowledgments Table of Contents 1. Was Jesus a Real Person? 2. Was There a Jesus Conspiracy? 3. Is Jesus God? 4. Are the Gospel Accounts of Jesus True? 5. Is Jesus the Jewish Messiah? 6. Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? 7. Is Jesus Relevant Today? 8. What Is Jesus’ Plan for …
64400 Y-Origins (book)
Acknowledgments Table of Contents 1. Back to the Beginning 2. What are the Odds? 3. Options for Origins 4. The Problem with Half an Eye 5. The Language of Our Cells 6. The Case of the Missing Link 7. The Human Enigma 8. Imagine the Designer
64401 1. Back to the Beginning
Did the Universe Have a Beginning? Scientific discoveries revive the ancient belief in a beginning to the universe. If we could rewind the history of the universe, what would we discover about its origin and development? Did it really have a beginning, or was it always there? The influential ancient philosopher Aristotle stated, “It is …
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Back to the Beginning ENDNOTES 1. Brian Greene, The Elegant Universe (New York: Vintage, 2000), 81-82. 2. George Smoot and Keay Davidson, Wrinkles in Time (New York: Avon, 1993), 36. 3. Greene, 81-82. 4. Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time (New York: Bantam, 1990), 38-51. 5. Greene, 83. 6. Hawking, 39. 7. Smoot, 80-83. 8. Ibid., 187. 9. Ibid., 240. …
64402 2. What Are the Odds?
Why is Only Earth Suitable for Life? In his movie Signs, M. Night Shyamalan presents us with a priest (played by Mel Gibson) who has lost his faith. Through the death of his wife, the priest has come to the conclusion that life is random. He has decided that he will no long pretend to see …
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What Are the Odds? 1. Gregg Easterbrook, “Before the Big Bang,” U.S. News & World Report, special edition, 2003, 16. 2. Paul Davies, Other Worlds (London: Penguin, 1990), 169. 3. Dietrick E. Thompsen, “The Quantum Universe: A Zero-Point Fluctuation?” Science News, August 3, 1985, 73. 4. Quoted in Lee Strobel, The Case for a Creator (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2004), 131. …