Reasons We Believe
, by Busenitz, Nathan
- ISBN: 9781433501463 | 1433501465
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/31/2008
This resource reinforces one's personal faith and provides a clear, concise, evangelistic tool to help share that faith with others.
NATHAN BUSENITZ serves as an associate pastor and assistant to John MacArthur at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. The author of numerous articles and books, Busenitz also teaches at The Master's Seminary, and is the managing editor of Pulpit magazine.
| Foreword | p. 13 |
| Preface | p. 17 |
| A Reasonable Faith | |
| The Christian Faith Is Unseen, but It Is Not Blind | p. 19 |
| Introduction | p. 21 |
| Reasons We Believe in God | |
| He Exists and We Can Know Him | p. 31 |
| Introduction | p. 33 |
| We Believe in God | |
| Because He Has Revealed Himself to Us | p. 35 |
| Because the Existence of Our Universe Points to a Creator | p. 37 |
| Because the Order and Design of Life Point to a Designer | p. 42 |
| Because the Continuation of the Universe Points to a Sustainer | p. 49 |
| Because the Human Sense of Morality Points to a Lawgiver | p. 52 |
| Because Eternity Is Written on the Hearts of People | p. 55 |
| Because Life Without God Is Ultimately Meaningless | p. 57 |
| Because the Flow of Human History Conforms to a Divine Plan | p. 61 |
| Because Miraculous Events Confirm the Supernatural | p. 64 |
| Because Other Belief Systems Are Inadequate Alternatives | p. 67 |
| Reasons We Believe in the Bible (Part 1) | |
| The Bible Is the Word of God | p. 71 |
| Introduction | p. 73 |
| We Believe the Bible Is the Word of God | |
| Because the Holy Spirit Confirms It to Be the Word of God | p. 76 |
| Because It Explains Life in a Way That Corresponds to Reality | p. 79 |
| Because It Has Been Tested and Found Trustworthy | p. 82 |
| Because It Has Been Validated by Hundreds of Fulfilled Prophecies | p. 87 |
| Because It Is Marked by a Clear and Consistent Message | p. 91 |
| Because It Is Unsurpassed in Its Moral Ethic and Social Impact | p. 94 |
| Because It Possesses an Inexhaustible and Supernatural Richness | p. 98 |
| Because It Changes the Lives of People through the Power of the Spirit | p. 101 |
| Because It Stands Alone among Books That Claim to Come from God | p. 104 |
| Because Jesus Affirmed the Bible as the Word of God | p. 110 |
| Reasons We Believe in the Bible (Part 2) | |
| The New Testament Gospels Are Historically Reliable | p. 113 |
| Introduction | p. 115 |
| We Believe the New Testament Gospels Are Reliable | |
| Because They Are Consistent with Previous Revelation from God | p. 119 |
| Because They Were Written by Those Close to the Events of Jesus' Life | p. 122 |
| Because They Were Intended to Be Historical | p. 126 |
| Because They Contain Details That Can Be Tested and Verified | p. 130 |
| Because the Early Christian Community Would Have Demanded an Accurate Record | p. 134 |
| Because Their Picture of Jesus Is Consistent within the Four Gospels | p. 137 |
| Because Their Picture of Jesus Is Consistent with the Rest of the New Testament | p. 140 |
| Because the Main Points of Jesus' Life Are Found in Non-biblical Sources | p. 142 |
| Because They Are Superior to Other Supposed Gospels | p. 146 |
| Because They Have Been Faithfully Preserved Throughout Church History | p. 149 |
| Reasons We Believe in Jesus (Part 1) | |
| He Is the Messiah, the Son of God, and the Savior of the World | p. 153 |
| Introduction | p. 155 |
| We Believe in Jesus Christ | |
| Because We, as Christians, Have Come to Know Him | p. 159 |
| Because His Coming Met the Biblical Requirements | p. 161 |
| Because the Old Testament Predicted the Nature of His Life and Death | p. 164 |
| Because He Was Visibly Authenticated by God the Father | p. 168 |
| Because He Exhibited Divine Authority | p. 172 |
| Because He Lived a Life of Sinless Perfection | p. 175 |
| Because of the Testimony of His Friends and Followers | p. 178 |
| Because of the Testimony of Non-Christian Sources | p. 181 |
| Because of the Church He Promised to Build | p. 185 |
| Because He Died and Rose Again According to the Scriptures | p. 188 |
| Reasons We Believe in Jesus (Part 2) | |
| He Died and Rose Again | p. 193 |
| We Believe in the Resurrection | |
| Because Jesus' Resurrection Is Implied in the Old Testament | p. 195 |
| Because Jesus Predicted That He Would Rise Again | p. 196 |
| Because He Really Died | p. 197 |
| Because His Tomb Was Empty | p. 199 |
| Because He Appeared to Many after His Resurrection | p. 201 |
| Because His Resurrection Radically Changed the Lives of His Followers | p. 203 |
| Because of the Testimony of Non-Followers (Including His Enemies) | p. 205 |
| Because Alternative Explanations Are Inadequate | p. 207 |
| Because the Existence of the Church Cannot Otherwise Be Explained | p. 209 |
| Because Christians Encounter the Resurrected Christ When They Come to Faith in Him | p. 211 |
| Scripture Index | p. 213 |
| General Index | p. 222 |
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