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The apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:17 that the Resurrection is the very linchpin of the Christian faith: “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.”
In The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus Lee Strobel speaks with leaders in the field history, archaeology, pathology, divinity, theologians and other researchers for them give their take on whether Jesus actually walked this earth.
On Good Friday I watched a video and gave proof that Jesus existed outside of the Bible, since then I have been watching and reading different materials but this book gave an in-depth look and made a solid case that Jesus existed/exists. I get up in the Anglican church, I think I have been a half-hearted Christian all my life, I have seen and felt Jesus worked in my life so I knew in my heart he exists but my head... not so much. This is why I enjoyed this book so much, it tells us in no uncertain terms that was here, that my faith is not futile.
I liked how the book was structured, Strobel made it really easy to read. I particularly liked the historical look and context, because context is key and I cannot use my current knowledge to understand the Bible or the culture at the time Jesus was alive as a human.
After finishing this book I felt stronger in my faith and a stronger urge to walk a straighter path.
I learned a lot reading this book but what stood out for me was:
Literally, excruciating means ‘out of the cross.’ Think of that: they needed to create a new word, because there was nothing in the language that could describe the intense anguish caused during the crucifixion.
In The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus Lee Strobel speaks with leaders in the field history, archaeology, pathology, divinity, theologians and other researchers for them give their take on whether Jesus actually walked this earth.
On Good Friday I watched a video and gave proof that Jesus existed outside of the Bible, since then I have been watching and reading different materials but this book gave an in-depth look and made a solid case that Jesus existed/exists. I get up in the Anglican church, I think I have been a half-hearted Christian all my life, I have seen and felt Jesus worked in my life so I knew in my heart he exists but my head... not so much. This is why I enjoyed this book so much, it tells us in no uncertain terms that was here, that my faith is not futile.
I liked how the book was structured, Strobel made it really easy to read. I particularly liked the historical look and context, because context is key and I cannot use my current knowledge to understand the Bible or the culture at the time Jesus was alive as a human.
After finishing this book I felt stronger in my faith and a stronger urge to walk a straighter path.
I learned a lot reading this book but what stood out for me was:
Literally, excruciating means ‘out of the cross.’ Think of that: they needed to create a new word, because there was nothing in the language that could describe the intense anguish caused during the crucifixion.