FEATURED ARTICLE:
“CONCISE ANSWERS TO ATHEISTS’ OBJECTIONS TO JESUS” by Charlie Campbell
CONTENT:
–1. Jesus’ Existence
–2. Jesus’ Deity
–3. Jesus’ Miracles
–4. Jesus a Copycat Savior?
–5. Alleged Contradictions in the Gospels
–6. Scientific Errors in Jesus’ Teaching?
–7. Supposed Late Authorship of the Gospels
–8. Other Alleged Gospels
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES:
“Five Reasons I Believe Jesus Rose From the Grave” by Charlie Campbell
“Did the Early Christians Leave Other Gospels Out of the New Testament?” by Charlie Campbell
“When Was the New Testament Completed?” by Charlie Campbell
“Evidence for the Resurrection” articles by various authors
“Ancient Non-Christian Sources for the Life of Christ” by Gary Habermas
“Did Jesus Really Exist?” by Paul Maier
“Was Jesus a Myth? A Response to the Zeitgeist Movie”
“Mythicism” A Response to the Claim Jesus is Just a Myth” by Robert Stewart
“The Uniqueness of Christ” by Norman Geisler
“The Virgin Birth and Prophecy” by John MacArthur
“Chart of Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled in the Life of Christ”
“Was the New Testament Influenced by Pagan Religions” by Ronald Nash
“Christianity, the Resurrection of Christ and the Mystery Religions” by John Ankerberg and John Weldon
“Was Christianity Borrowed from Mithraism?” by Norman Geisler
“A Summary Critique: The Mythological Jesus Mysteries” by H. Wayne House
“What Is the Original Hebrew Name for Jesus?” by Michael Brown
“Is it True that the Name Jesus is Really a Pagan Corruption of the Name Zeus?” by Michael Brown
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ANSWERING ATHEISTS: Concise Responses to Atheists' Objections to God and the Bible
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In this video, Charlie Campbell offers concise 3-5 minute responses to a variety of objections that atheists bring up about God and the Bible. Objections like:
• "The Bible condones slavery!”
• “God commanded the Jews to commit genocide!"
• “A talking snake in the Garden of Eden? How do you believe this stuff?”
• “If God existed, He’d appear to us in a public setting!”
• “The Bible was written by men! It’s not trustworthy.”
• “It’s foolish to think a god built a universe billions of light years across just to have a personal relationship with you.”
• “Evolution is a proven fact.”
• “The Bible is oppressive and harmful to women!”
• “Religions, Christianity included, are responsible for most of the world’s wars, suffering, and atrocities!”
• and more!
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ONE MINUTE ANSWERS TO SKEPTICS: Concise Response to the Top 50 Objections & Questions
Could you use help answering atheists, skeptics, and agnostics’ top 50 objections and questions about God and the Bible? Objections like:
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• “The New Testament authors stole details for Jesus’s life story from religions that were around long before Christianity!”
• “The God of the Old Testament commanded the Israelites to commit genocide!”
• “The Bible condones slavery! Only evil, selfish men would concoct a book like that!”
• “You think Christianity is true because you live in the West and were brought up in the Christian faith. If you had been born in India, you’d be a Hindu!”
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EVIDENCE FOR THE BIBLE (Part 1): Ten Reasons You Can Trust the Scriptures
(DVD or downloadable mp4 video)
Was the Bible written by deceitful men? Is the Bible out-of-sync with scientific discoveries? Has the Bible undergone corruption as it was translated down through the centuries? Are the persons, places and events mentioned in the Bible mythological? What sets the Bible apart from other religious writings like the Quran, Hindu Vedas, or Book of Mormon? Charlie Campbell has been researching answers to questions like these for more than twenty years. In this updated, expanded 83 minute video he answers these questions as he builds a compelling ten-pronged case for the trustworthiness of the Bible:
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• Fulfilled Prophecies
• The Dead Sea Scrolls
• Extrabiblical Historical Sources
• The Martyrdom of the Disciples
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR THE BIBLE
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Is the Bible a collection of fables and myths? Are the persons, places, and events in the Bible just fabrications by deceitful men? Many critics of Christianity think so, but archaeological discoveries show otherwise. Over the past two centuries, archaeologists have made thousands of discoveries that have helped to verify the exact truthfulness of the Bible's detailed records of various events, customs, persons, cities, nations, and geographical locations. This video by Charlie Campbell will introduce you to several of these fascinating Bible-affirming finds, both old and new. Length: 53 minutes.
SCROLLS & STONES: Compelling Evidence the Bible Can Be Trusted
Can we trust the Bible? Isn’t the Bible just “ancient fiction” written by fallible, perhaps even deceitful men? Haven’t books of the Bible been lost and even tampered with down through the centuries? Isn’t the Bible out-of- sync with scientific discoveries? What about the apparent contradictions in the Bible? What makes the Bible any different than the Hindu Vedas, Quran, or Book of Mormon? Charlie Campbell has been researching answers to questions like these for nearly twenty-five years. It was his initial research that led him to become a follower of Jesus in 1990. In Scrolls & Stones he shares some of the evidence that changed his mind back then but also fascinating new discoveries...all confirming the reliability of the Bible. You’ll learn about:
• Extrabiblical Historical Sources that Verify Biblical Events
• Scientific Discoveries Archaeological Evidence
• Fulfilled Prophecies
• Ancient Scrolls and Manuscripts
• Answers to Skeptics’ Objections and Questions
• And more!
Contains questions for further reflection and small group discussion, and a full subject index.
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ANSWERS TO ATHEISTS' ATTACKS ON JESUS
(DVD or downloadable mp4 video)
When it comes to Jesus, atheists commonly say:
• There’s no credible evidence Jesus existed
• The authors of the Gospels stole their ideas for Jesus’ life from other ancient religions
• The earliest Christians didn’t believe Jesus was God
• The Gospels contradict one another
• There are scientific errors in the Gospels
• The “Gospel of Thomas” and the “Gospel of Judas” give us a more accurate understanding of who Jesus was
• Accounts of Jesus’ miracles are fabrications
Charlie Campbell, an author and Christian apologist, responds to these charges and lays out a compelling case that Jesus really did exist and the Gospels are trustworthy accounts of His life. Length: 52 minutes.
EVIDENCE FOR GOD: Reasons to Believe from Cosmology, Biology, Philosophy, History and the Bible
(DVD or downloadable mp4 video)
Did the universe just pop into being from "literally nothing," as Richard Dawkins and other prominent atheists say? Did human beings with 206 bones and nearly 700 muscles come into being by unguided natural causes? Searching out answers to questions like these led Charlie Campbell to abandon his atheism in 1990. In this DVD, he shares some of the evidence from cosmology, biology, philosophy, history, and the Bible that changed his mind. If you have doubts about God, watch this with an open mind! Length: 68 minutes.