20 Compelling Evidences That God Exists : Discover Why Believing in God Makes So Much Sence

by Boa, Kenneth D.; Bowman, Robert M., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9781589193062
• ISBN10: 1589193067
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: David C Cook

Summary

"Why do so many people assume that there is a God who exists and seeks a relationship with them? Remarkably, though millions upon millions do believe in God, they cannot give a single reason why. No wonder those who don't believe God exists remain unconvinced--there is no one to argue God's side.Now there is a resource that tackles the most profound arguments from philosophy, science, sociology, psychology and history... and presents 20 clear, concise and compelling evidences that make faith in God--and specifically Jesus Christ--reasonable."

Author Biography

Kenneth D. Boa is the president of Reflections Ministries. Boa holds a B.S. from Case Institute of Technology, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, a Ph.D. from New York University, and a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford in England Robert M. Bowman Jr. teaches in the Christian Apologetics program at Biola University, and is the president of Apologetics.com, Inc., based in Pasadena, California. Previously he served as a researcher and editor for the Christian Research Institute, the Atlanta Christian Apologetics Project, and Watchman Fellowship. For five years he taught apologetics, theology, and biblical studies at Luther Rice Seminary. He has authored six books

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(6)
The Evidence of Reality
If a belief system doesn't claim to correspond to reality, head for the nearest exit!	13	(10)
The Evidence of Knowledge
You can know the truth---and still not be an arrogant pain in the neck!	23	(14)
The Evidence of Existence
The most elementary question: Why is there something rather than nothing?	37	(14)
The Evidence of the Universe's Beginning
The universe hasn't always been here, and it's a good thing too	51	(10)
The Evidence of the Universe's Fitness for Life
Somebody went to a lot of trouble to make it possible for us to be here	61	(22)
The Evidence of Life's Origin
The more we learn about the origin of life, the more of a puzzle it becomes	83	(14)
The Evidence of Life's Intelligent Design
The closer we look, the clearer it is that life was intelligently designed	97	(16)
The Evidence of a Fallen World
As wonderful as it can be, it's obvious that not all is right with the world	113	(14)
The Evidence of the Bible's Reliability
The general reliability of the Bible's text and major ``story line'' are not in question	127	(12)
The Evidence of the Bible's Accuracy
Where we can test the Bible's historical statements, it holds up remarkably well	139	(12)
The Evidence of the Bible's Fulfilled Prophecy
The Bible contains remarkable predictions of events occurring centuries later	151	(20)
The Evidence of the Bible's Profound Wisdom
Despite all criticism, the Bible contains the wisest counsel ever written	171	(18)
The Evidence of Jesus' Life
No one can afford to ignore Jesus, the most compelling person in history	189	(14)
The Evidence of Jesus' Claims
By claiming to be God, Jesus left us no room to view Him as just a great teacher	203	(14)
The Evidence of Jesus' Death
The death of Jesus holds the key to His identity and to the nature and love of God	217	(12)
The Evidence of Jesus' Empty Tomb
The empty tomb of Jesus is a cold, hard fact that even early critics couldn't deny	229	(18)
The Evidence of Jesus' Resurrection Appearances
The accounts of Jesus' appearances cannot be reasonably explained away	247	(16)
The Evidence of Those Who Lived for Christ
The reality of Jesus' resurrection is evident in those who have lived for Him	263	(12)
The Evidence of Those Who Died for Christ
Only Christ has inspired so many to die so nobly as martyrs for their faith	275	(10)
The Evidence of the Uniqueness of Christ
The world's religions have no one and nothing to compare with Jesus Christ	285	(10)
Afterword	295	(4)
Endnotes	299	(20)
About the Authors	319