Lee Strobel

I have, you have, right? We all have. We've sinned. And so, yes, we do good things too, but that doesn't negate the sin. It's like if you rob a bank, And then you live a perfect life. Do you think the government would come up to you and say, yeah, we're going to forget about that bank robbery. We got all this evidence you commit. No, you're guilty of that bank robbery.

I have, you have, right? We all have. We've sinned. And so, yes, we do good things too, but that doesn't negate the sin. It's like if you rob a bank, And then you live a perfect life. Do you think the government would come up to you and say, yeah, we're going to forget about that bank robbery. We got all this evidence you commit. No, you're guilty of that bank robbery.

I have, you have, right? We all have. We've sinned. And so, yes, we do good things too, but that doesn't negate the sin. It's like if you rob a bank, And then you live a perfect life. Do you think the government would come up to you and say, yeah, we're going to forget about that bank robbery. We got all this evidence you commit. No, you're guilty of that bank robbery.

You need to pay the penalty for robbing that bank. Even though you did all these good things, it doesn't wipe out the bad things that you've done. And so none of us is good. None of us deserves to go to heaven. We're all sinners. That's number one. Number two, I would say that

You need to pay the penalty for robbing that bank. Even though you did all these good things, it doesn't wipe out the bad things that you've done. And so none of us is good. None of us deserves to go to heaven. We're all sinners. That's number one. Number two, I would say that

You need to pay the penalty for robbing that bank. Even though you did all these good things, it doesn't wipe out the bad things that you've done. And so none of us is good. None of us deserves to go to heaven. We're all sinners. That's number one. Number two, I would say that

Anyone, anywhere, in any culture, at any time, who calls out to the one true God and says, God, help me, save me, like Howard did when he had that near-death experience, said, God, help me, I can't save myself, I need help, I need you to come to my rescue. I think anybody in any culture who prays a prayer like that to the one true God, God will provide a way for them to find redemption.

Anyone, anywhere, in any culture, at any time, who calls out to the one true God and says, God, help me, save me, like Howard did when he had that near-death experience, said, God, help me, I can't save myself, I need help, I need you to come to my rescue. I think anybody in any culture who prays a prayer like that to the one true God, God will provide a way for them to find redemption.

Anyone, anywhere, in any culture, at any time, who calls out to the one true God and says, God, help me, save me, like Howard did when he had that near-death experience, said, God, help me, I can't save myself, I need help, I need you to come to my rescue. I think anybody in any culture who prays a prayer like that to the one true God, God will provide a way for them to find redemption.

And I'll give you an example. I knew a guy later in his life, he grew up in India and in the province in India where he lived, it was illegal to share the Christian message. He was mentored in the Hindu faith by some gurus. He got to be about 17, 18 years old and he said, wait a minute, And look at these Hindu scriptures. They all contradict each other. They can't all be true. They contradict.

And I'll give you an example. I knew a guy later in his life, he grew up in India and in the province in India where he lived, it was illegal to share the Christian message. He was mentored in the Hindu faith by some gurus. He got to be about 17, 18 years old and he said, wait a minute, And look at these Hindu scriptures. They all contradict each other. They can't all be true. They contradict.

And I'll give you an example. I knew a guy later in his life, he grew up in India and in the province in India where he lived, it was illegal to share the Christian message. He was mentored in the Hindu faith by some gurus. He got to be about 17, 18 years old and he said, wait a minute, And look at these Hindu scriptures. They all contradict each other. They can't all be true. They contradict.

Say, God, I'm at a loss. If you're there, I want to know you. I want to meet you. I want to experience you. God, if you're there, show me. And in a remarkable set of circumstances, God brought a couple of missionaries into his life, shared the message of Jesus with them. He came to faith in Jesus.

Say, God, I'm at a loss. If you're there, I want to know you. I want to meet you. I want to experience you. God, if you're there, show me. And in a remarkable set of circumstances, God brought a couple of missionaries into his life, shared the message of Jesus with them. He came to faith in Jesus.

Say, God, I'm at a loss. If you're there, I want to know you. I want to meet you. I want to experience you. God, if you're there, show me. And in a remarkable set of circumstances, God brought a couple of missionaries into his life, shared the message of Jesus with them. He came to faith in Jesus.

He later immigrated to the United States and he became a member of the church where I was a pastor at in Chicago. So there's an example of how God intervened in the life of this guy. He probably didn't even know the name of Jesus. He just knew. I'm a mess, I need help, I need rescuing. God's not playing hide and seek from us. He's not hiding from us.

He later immigrated to the United States and he became a member of the church where I was a pastor at in Chicago. So there's an example of how God intervened in the life of this guy. He probably didn't even know the name of Jesus. He just knew. I'm a mess, I need help, I need rescuing. God's not playing hide and seek from us. He's not hiding from us.

He later immigrated to the United States and he became a member of the church where I was a pastor at in Chicago. So there's an example of how God intervened in the life of this guy. He probably didn't even know the name of Jesus. He just knew. I'm a mess, I need help, I need rescuing. God's not playing hide and seek from us. He's not hiding from us.

The other phenomenon that's going on that I write about in my new book is that in the Middle East, in many Middle Eastern countries, it's illegal to share the Christian message. And so what is God doing? He's bringing dreams about Jesus to these people. This is a phenomenon that is sweeping the Middle East. People are not going to sleep as a Muslim, meeting Jesus in a dream, becoming Christians.

The other phenomenon that's going on that I write about in my new book is that in the Middle East, in many Middle Eastern countries, it's illegal to share the Christian message. And so what is God doing? He's bringing dreams about Jesus to these people. This is a phenomenon that is sweeping the Middle East. People are not going to sleep as a Muslim, meeting Jesus in a dream, becoming Christians.