#josh mcdowell

[craigtowens]

We live in a self-centered culture. Society’s emphasis is clearly on pleasing ourselves, not on nurturing our relationships. So we must rise above our culture and resolve our conflicts—not dissolve our relationships—if we truly want to experience intimate, fulfilling relationships.

Josh McDowell

[wisdomfish]

A believer in Jesus Christ today can have complete confidence, as did the first Christians, that his faith is based, not on myth or legend, but on the solid historical fact of the risen Christ and the empty tomb.

Josh McDowell

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

I spent months in research. I even dropped out of school for a time to study in the historically rich libraries of Europe. And I found evidence. Evidence in abundance. Evidence I would not have believed had I not seen it with my own eyes. Finally I could come to only one conclusion: If I were to remain intellectually honest, I had to admit that the Old and New Testament documents were some of the most reliable writings in all of antiquity.

Josh McDowell

[actsof2020vision]

Ravi Zacharias said, “Do not underestimate the role you may play in clearing the obstacles in someone’s spiritual journey. A seed sown here, a light shone there may be all that is needed to move someone one step further.” Actsof2020vision.com 🌎

[sendablequotes]

'Few people seem to realize that the resurrection of Jesus is the cornerstone to a worldview that provides the perspective to all of life.' -Josh McDowell | View more inspirational quotes at Jar of Quotes.

[wisdomfish]

Then there was Peter. He denied Christ several times during his trial. Finally he deserted Jesus. But something happened to this coward. Just a short time after Christ's crucifixion and burial, Peter showed up in Jerusalem preaching boldly, at the threat of death, that Jesus was the Christ ana had been resurrected. Finally Peter was crucified upside down. Was he deceived? What had happened to him? What had transformed him so dramatically into a bold lion for Jesus? Why was he willing to die for him? The only explanation I am satisfied with is 1 Corinthians 15:5—"and then He appeared to Cephas [Peter]" (John 1:42).

Josh McDowell

[wisdomfish]

But something happened to James...

When Jesus was alive, James didn't believe in his brother Jesus as the Son of God (John 7:5). He as well as his brothers and sisters may even have mocked him. "You want people to believe in you? Why don't you go up to Jerusalem and do your thing?" For James it must have been humiliating for Jesus to go around and bring ridicule to the family name by his wild claims" ("I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me"— John 14:6; "I am the vine, you are the branches"— John 15:5; "I am the good shepherd . . . and My own know Me"—John 10:14)...

But something happened to James. After Jesus was crucified and buried, James was preaching in Jerusalem. His message was that Jesus died for sins and was resurrected and is alive. Eventually James became one of the leaders of the Jerusalem church and wrote a book, the epistle of James. He began it by writing, "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ." His brother. Eventually James died a martyr's death by stoning at the hands of Ananias the high priest (Josephus). Was James deceived? No, the only plausible explanation is I Corinthians 15:7—"then He appeared to James.

~ Josh McDowell, More Than a Carpenter, p. 65

[wisdomfish]

Yes, a lot of people have died for a good cause, out the good cause of the apostles died on the cross. Only the resurrection and resultant contact with Christ convinced his followers he was the Messiah. To this they testified not only with their lips and lives, but with their deaths.

Josh McDowell