Doubts can produce positive side-effects - if you work toward resolving them. Lee Strobel More Quotes by Lee Strobel More Quotes From Lee Strobel My worldview, my philosophy, my attitudes, my relationships, my parenting, my marriage -- everything has been transformed by my relationship with Christ. Lee Strobel attitude philosophy christ Faith is taking a step in the same direction that the evidence is pointing. Lee Strobel pointing evidence steps Courage would be impossible in a world without pain. Lee Strobel pain suffering would-be Hell was not part of the original creation. Hell is God's fall-back position. Hell is something God was forced to make because people chose to rebel against him and turn against what was best for them and the purpose for which they were created. Lee Strobel rebel people fall If your friend is sick and dying, the most important thing he wants is not an explanation; he wants you to sit with him. He's terrified of being alone more than anything else. So, God has not left us alone. Lee Strobel sick important dying There's no way you could convince me today that Jesus is not real. Lee Strobel real today jesus Jesus is my forgiver, my leader, and my friend. Lee Strobel my-friends leader jesus Christianity is a very historical religion - it makes specific claims that are open to testing. Lee Strobel historical claims christianity Christians can have doubts and they can have questions and the unhealthy way to deal with that is to keep them inside where they fester and grow and can undermine our faith. The healthy way to deal with it is to talk about it and be honest about it. Lee Strobel healthy christian doubt Science itself is steadily nailing the lid on atheism's coffin. Lee Strobel coffins atheism For me, apologetics proved to be the turning point of my life and eternity. I'm thankful for the scholars who so passionately and effectively defend the truth of Christianity - and today my life's goal is to do my part in helping others get answers to the questions that are blocking them in their spiritual journey toward Christ. Lee Strobel block helping-others spiritual I find the evidence for the deity of Jesus and the reliability of the Bible to be powerful and persuasive, and that evidence has only gotten stronger over the years. Lee Strobel powerful years jesus Often it is hard. So hard, in fact, that Jesus' decree to love and pray for our opponents is regarded as one of the most breathtaking and gut-wrenching challenges of his entire Sermon on the Mount, a speech renowned for its outrageous claims. There was no record of any other spiritual leader ever having articulated such a clear-cut, unambiguous command for people to express compassion to those who are actively working against their best interests. Lee Strobel prayer spiritual jesus I was thoroughly stunned by the quantity and quality of the evidence for Christ. Lee Strobel evidence quality christ In a world where spiritual confusion is increasing, GodQuest helps bring clarity and conviction. This is a terrific resource for developing a solid foundation for faith. Lee Strobel foundation confusion spiritual I think there's a faith formula in that verse: believe plus receive equals become. So I think believing's important, having intellectual agreement with Christian doctrine is important, but there has to be a time when we receive God's gift of grace - not that we've earned it or merit it or deserve it - but receive this free gift of forgiveness and eternal life that Jesus purchased on the cross for us. Lee Strobel christian believe jesus I do know plenty of atheists, agnostics and skeptics who have become Christians through the years. In fact, several of my friends were once strong atheists but are now committed followers of Jesus. Lee Strobel strong christian jesus If you define evolution as merely meaning change over time, then I don't see any problem with a person being a Christian and believing in evolution. But that's not how textbooks define evolution. They define evolution as being random and undirected without plan or purpose. Lee Strobel textbooks christian believe Paul said in I Corinthians 15:17, if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile. So that's the linchpin of the Christian faith, is whether Jesus did indeed, A, live, B, die, and C, was resurrected from the dead, which authenticated his claims of divinity. Lee Strobel divinity christian jesus Virtually every scientist now concedes that universe and time itself had beginning. So, whatever begins to exist has a cause. The universe began to exist. Therefore, the universe must have had a cause. Lee Strobel scientist universe causes
