Craig Groeschel

But what we have to do is we have to investigate every kind of faith belief and say, okay, who's the main player here? What does he say about himself or what his witnesses say about him? And so for Christianity, we're gonna start with Jesus and say, let's consider who Jesus is. And so he claimed he's the son of God. He claimed he is the way, the truth, and the life.

He claimed that he would die and be raised from the dead. And so when you look at the resurrection, you're gonna find there's like really strong historic evidence That the disciples died for him. Would they have died for a lie? That there were people that were converted that were skeptics that saw him at the tomb. And there's ongoing evidence that the resurrection is real.

He claimed that he would die and be raised from the dead. And so when you look at the resurrection, you're gonna find there's like really strong historic evidence That the disciples died for him. Would they have died for a lie? That there were people that were converted that were skeptics that saw him at the tomb. And there's ongoing evidence that the resurrection is real.

If Jesus claimed to be that, then what is he? It was C.S. Lewis who said, if he claimed to be the son of God, then he's either full-blown crazy, like he's a lunatic, or he's a liar, or he's Lord. And so we have to acknowledge, which one is he?

If Jesus claimed to be that, then what is he? It was C.S. Lewis who said, if he claimed to be the son of God, then he's either full-blown crazy, like he's a lunatic, or he's a liar, or he's Lord. And so we have to acknowledge, which one is he?

He might be crazy, could be, maybe he just made it all up and then his disciples were willing to die for it. Maybe he was a liar or maybe he was Lord. And so just really look at what the disciples said, look at the transformed lives, look at what God's word says, talk to him, ask him, if you're real, prove it to me.

He might be crazy, could be, maybe he just made it all up and then his disciples were willing to die for it. Maybe he was a liar or maybe he was Lord. And so just really look at what the disciples said, look at the transformed lives, look at what God's word says, talk to him, ask him, if you're real, prove it to me.

And so I would just say, pursue Jesus, read Jesus, look at Jesus and base your decision on what you can discover about Jesus. And then look at others if you want to. But I think if you look objectively and honestly, you're going to see that who makes up a God that becomes flesh? Born of a virgin... And then is born in poverty and serves and loves the sinners and the broken.

And so I would just say, pursue Jesus, read Jesus, look at Jesus and base your decision on what you can discover about Jesus. And then look at others if you want to. But I think if you look objectively and honestly, you're going to see that who makes up a God that becomes flesh? Born of a virgin... And then is born in poverty and serves and loves the sinners and the broken.

And you can't make up something that beautiful, that powerful, that life transformative. And look at your testimony. Look at you. You're dead and you're alive. You're lost and you're found. You're in bondage and you're free.

And you can't make up something that beautiful, that powerful, that life transformative. And look at your testimony. Look at you. You're dead and you're alive. You're lost and you're found. You're in bondage and you're free.

And you see the 700 prophecies, 700 prophecies. He'd been born of a virgin. He would suffer. You look at the Passover in the Old Testament, the temporary, you take a lamb and you shed its blood and you put some on the top of a doorpost and some blood on the sides and then death passes over you. You look at that, what happens when you put blood on the top of a door? It falls to the bottom.

And you see the 700 prophecies, 700 prophecies. He'd been born of a virgin. He would suffer. You look at the Passover in the Old Testament, the temporary, you take a lamb and you shed its blood and you put some on the top of a doorpost and some blood on the sides and then death passes over you. You look at that, what happens when you put blood on the top of a door? It falls to the bottom.

You look in, I think it's Exodus 12, and what do you see? You see on the door, you see the cross in the Old Testament. You see it right there in the Old Testament. foreshadowing Jesus. You see Jesus all over the Old Testament and everything points toward him. The gospel is the good news. It's the best news. It changes lives. And then you doubt sometimes and you don't understand.

You look in, I think it's Exodus 12, and what do you see? You see on the door, you see the cross in the Old Testament. You see it right there in the Old Testament. foreshadowing Jesus. You see Jesus all over the Old Testament and everything points toward him. The gospel is the good news. It's the best news. It changes lives. And then you doubt sometimes and you don't understand.

And so you go back to that. You go to Jesus and you hang on to him, who he is. And that's the thing I go to all the time is the moment when I knelt down alone in a softball field and called on his name. It was one person when I knelt down, and I was a new person when I stood up. And that I hold on to when I don't understand.

And so you go back to that. You go to Jesus and you hang on to him, who he is. And that's the thing I go to all the time is the moment when I knelt down alone in a softball field and called on his name. It was one person when I knelt down, and I was a new person when I stood up. And that I hold on to when I don't understand.

You've got a crazy story.

You've got a crazy story.

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