#jesus

I am not a Christian because God changed my life; I am a Christian because of my convictions about who Jesus Christ is. ↗

— Josh McDowell

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If Jesus Christ was who He claimed to be, and He did die on a cross at a point of time in history, then, for all history past and all history future it is relevant because that is the very focal point for forgiveness and redemption. ↗

— Josh McDowell

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Why don't the names of Buddha, Mohammed, Confucius offend people? The reason is that these others didn't claim to be God, but Jesus did. ↗

— Josh McDowell

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Here's the simplest answer: Within weeks, the disciples proclaimed the resurrection of Jesus Christ, that He had been bodily raised from the dead and appeared to them. ↗

— Josh McDowell

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If there were more than one path to salvation then it would totally negate Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, his life, his teachings. ↗

— Josh McDowell

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Jesus claimed He had the power to raise himself from the dead and His followers would be raised from the dead. That's a unique claim in the literature of religion. ↗

— Josh McDowell

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Where would Jesus be if no one had written the gospels? ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

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I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus. ↗

— Malcolm Muggeridge

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If Jesus were here today, he wouldn't be riding around on a donkey. He'd be taking a plane, he'd be using the media. ↗

— Joel Osteen

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People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, they're not all growing in their faith, they're not all active, but I believe that a lot of people believe in Jesus and believe that he is their Lord and Savior. ↗

— Joel Osteen

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