Assumingl's Journey From Skepticism To Faith By Lee Strobel

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The author of this book, Lee Strobel, struggled for almost two years, sometimes jumping from one issue or topic to another and then back again, investigating the facts of Jesus for himself. He traces his journey from skepticism to faith. This story stems from a conversation with his best friend, Ersin, who made an offhand remark about his internship with the Chicago Tribune being a blessing from God. This stunned him because he had no idea that his friend believed in God. Ersin was stunned to find out that he was indifferent to God. However, it was someone who he loved dearly that got him to thinking and soul searching and asking questions. But first, Lee admits that it was in high school when he was fourteen years old that he lost his faith in God. In his biology class, he was taught Darwin’s Theory of evolution. That theory made sense to him and gave him a reason to abandon his belief in Christianity. In junior high, his parents had took him to a Protestant Church. He pretended to learn because he knew the Pastor would help him our if he didn’t recite the verses right. He was working on being confirmed as a member of that church. He did become a member and that made his parents happy because they both were believers in God. It was in high school that he met the girl of his dreams. They dated through college, off They are Mathew, Mark, Luke and John, There were many witnesses in the New Testament and contained actual writings by several of the eyewitnesses themselves, These eyewitnesses lived in the same era as Jesus and were very accountable. When Lee started living and doing according to the Bible, he noticed that his life changed for the better, He was beginning to believe not because of the historical reliability but because he was beginning to personally experience the love and joy of faith in

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