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The Case for Christ
by Lee Strobel
Book review: The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel
Topic: An atheist journalist goes on a quest to research (or rather disprove) Jesus because his wife had surrendered her life to Christ.
Who it may interest: Anyone wanting to have some apologetics in their tool belt or anyone wrestling with the question, is the Bible real…was Jesus really all he said he was.
Helpfulness: As I read through all the ways Jesus is explained away I was hit with a thought: it seems to take more faith to believe the ways Jesus is explained away than simply believing in him. The arguments against and the case for was laid out and written in a very understandable way. At the end of the book he summarizes all the arguments for one final overview.
Ease of reading: Medium-hard. It takes some thinking power to process all the evidence and findings. The author does really good at prefacing each new topic with examples of cases from court he has studied and written pieces on. It brings the validity and reason for the evidence he’s showing for Christ into a much easier way to understand because he has related it to something understandable to modern day minds.
Main takeaway: There is overwhelming evidence that supports the Bible is true and who Jesus says he is. I really walked away thinking wow—it would take more faith to believe the arguments against Jesus.
Extra thoughts: The more I study history, the more I see God at work. As I read this book I couldn’t help but see how interweaved and important history is in the case for Christ. People can brush Christianity off as good feelings, or a crutch, or a myth…but I wonder if they have ever studied the history of it all. My faith didn’t need The Case for Christ, but it was strengthened by it. It gives me a much clearer understanding on why I believe what I believe in the face of all the critiques of today. I loved that the perspective of this was a journalist who had whiteness countless cases in court in his life. He makes the statement at the end of the book as he was processing the evidence for Christ: “I had seen defendants carted off to the death chamber on much less convincing proof”.
I think this can be a very beneficial read for many people!
Topic: An atheist journalist goes on a quest to research (or rather disprove) Jesus because his wife had surrendered her life to Christ.
Who it may interest: Anyone wanting to have some apologetics in their tool belt or anyone wrestling with the question, is the Bible real…was Jesus really all he said he was.
Helpfulness: As I read through all the ways Jesus is explained away I was hit with a thought: it seems to take more faith to believe the ways Jesus is explained away than simply believing in him. The arguments against and the case for was laid out and written in a very understandable way. At the end of the book he summarizes all the arguments for one final overview.
Ease of reading: Medium-hard. It takes some thinking power to process all the evidence and findings. The author does really good at prefacing each new topic with examples of cases from court he has studied and written pieces on. It brings the validity and reason for the evidence he’s showing for Christ into a much easier way to understand because he has related it to something understandable to modern day minds.
Main takeaway: There is overwhelming evidence that supports the Bible is true and who Jesus says he is. I really walked away thinking wow—it would take more faith to believe the arguments against Jesus.
Extra thoughts: The more I study history, the more I see God at work. As I read this book I couldn’t help but see how interweaved and important history is in the case for Christ. People can brush Christianity off as good feelings, or a crutch, or a myth…but I wonder if they have ever studied the history of it all. My faith didn’t need The Case for Christ, but it was strengthened by it. It gives me a much clearer understanding on why I believe what I believe in the face of all the critiques of today. I loved that the perspective of this was a journalist who had whiteness countless cases in court in his life. He makes the statement at the end of the book as he was processing the evidence for Christ: “I had seen defendants carted off to the death chamber on much less convincing proof”.
I think this can be a very beneficial read for many people!