Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World
Everything you need to effectively defend the truths of the Bible and the beliefs of the Christian faith.
Winner of the 2018 ECPA Christian Book award for Bible Reference Works.
The truth of the Bible doesn't change, but its critics do. Now with his son, Sean McDowell, speaker and author Josh McDowell has updated and expanded the modern apologetics classic for a new generation.
Evidence That Demands a Verdict provides an expansive defense of Christianity's core truths, rebuttals to some recent and popular forms of skepticism, and insightful responses to the Bible's most difficult and misused passages. It invites readers to bring their doubts and doesn't shy away from the tough questions.
Topics and questions are covered in four main parts:
- Evidence for the Bible
- Evidence for Jesus
- Evidence for the Old Testament
- Evidence for Truth
Also included, you'll find:
- An introduction about the biblical mandate to defend one's faith and why our faith is built on facts.
- A prologue describing why we live in a theistic universe.
- A closing response to the specific challenges of atheist New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman.
- Two reflections: "How to Know God Personally" and "He Changed My Life."
Serving as a go-to reference for even the toughest questions, Evidence that Demands a Verdict continues to encourage and strengthen millions by providing Christians the answers they need to defend their faith against the harshest critics and skeptics.
"Here's a treasure trove of apologetic gems! This is an indispensable book that all Christians should keep within reach." —Lee Strobel, bestselling author of The Case for Christ
Top Highlights
“Make no mistake—the historical facts matter for Christianity. The Christian faith is an objective faith; therefore, it must have an object that is worthy of faith. Salvation comes not from the strength of our beliefs, but from the object of our beliefs. Yes, salvation comes through faith (Eph. 2:8, 9; John 6:29), but the merit of faith depends upon the object believed (not the faith itself).” (source)
“There are specific tests that scholars, researchers, and archaeologists use to determine the authenticity of a historical document. These are the bibliographical test, the internal evidence test, and the external evidence test.” (source)
“It used to be that when I made a truth claim at a university, students would say, ‘How do you know that’s true? Give us some proof.’ But then students started saying, ‘What right do you have to make that claim? You are an intolerant bigot.’ Culture has gravitated away from the essence of truth to the emotion of the individual. Essentially, culture has moved from valuing substance to valuing form.” (source)
“Immediately she shot back, ‘Mister, I didn’t say ‘religion’: I said ‘Jesus Christ.’ ’ She pointed out something I had never known: Christianity is not a religion. Religion is humans trying to work their way to God through good works. Christianity is God coming to men and women through Jesus Christ.” (source)
“A presupposition is something assumed or supposed in advance. Generally, a presupposition is a basic belief—a belief that one holds as self-evident and not requiring proof for its validity. A presupposition is something that is assumed to be true and is taken for granted. Synonyms include: prejudgment, assumption of something as true, prejudice, forejudgment, preconceived opinion, fixed conclusion, preconceived notion, and premature conclusion.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World
- Authors:
- McDowell, Josh
- McDowell, Sean
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publication Date: 2017
- ISBN: 9781401676711