Reasons We Believe: 50 Lines of Evidence That Confirm the Christian Faith

by Nathan Busenitz

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2008

Overview

Reasons We Believe will reinforce your personal faith and will provide you with a clear, concise, evangelistic tool to help you share that faith with others. In an age of cynics and skeptics, Christianity is constantly under attack. Believers need resources that defend the veracity of their faith, and Nathan Busenitz provides them. Reasons We Believe confirms and strengthens the faith of believers by demonstrating the reliability of the twofold authority on which Christianity rests: the Word of God and the person of Jesus Christ. This study both reinforces the faith of Christians and provides them with a straightforward evangelistic tool for reaching non-Christians.

In the Logos editions, this volume is enhanced by amazing functionality. Scripture citations link directly to English translations, and important terms link to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and a wealth of other resources in your digital library. With Logos Bible Software, the most efficient and comprehensive research tools are in one place, so you get the most out of your study.

Key Features

• Provides evangelistic tools to help readers share their faith with others
• Discusses how Christians can defend their faith
• Aims to reinforce and strengthen Christian faith

Contents

• A Reasonable Faith
• Reasons We Believe in God
• Reasons We Believe in the Bible
• Reasons We Believe in Jesus

Top Highlights

“The essence of the Christian message is called the gospel, which means ‘good news.’ It is the message of how men and women can have peace with God. The gospel explains how we can be forgiven of sin and how we can have eternal life in heaven. It tells us about God’s righteous expectations, man’s hopeless condition, Jesus’ perfect sacrifice, and our necessary response.” (Pages 26–27)

“His quest for Tenochtitlán had not been in vain, because it had been based on credible information. His faith in the city’s existence was not founded on legends or myth; it was founded on trustworthy evidence. His faith was vindicated because his sources were reliable.” (Page 22)

“That is because God ‘has put eternity into man’s heart’ (Ecclesiastes 3:11).” (Page 55)

“Because They Have Been Faithfully Preserved Throughout Church History” (Page 149)

“although our faith is unseen (Hebrews 11:1), it is not blind.” (Page 26)

Praise for the Print Edition

A wholesome, faith-affirming volume. It will appeal to Christians who recognize many of the convictions they hold regarding the Christian faith, but who have not seen this many reasons all organized carefully under one cover.

—Gary R. Habermas, distinguished research professor, Liberty University and Theological Seminary

Comprehensive and concise, qualities one rarely finds in the same volume. The book maintains a remarkable focus on Scripture itself. It shows how Christians can make use of traditional evidences and arguments within the Bible’s own framework of thought.

—John M. Frame, J.D. Trimble Chair of Systematic Theology and Philosophy, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando

One of the most helpful apologetic guides to appear in a long time. Hugely helpful and highly recommended!

—Ron Rhodes, president, Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries

We live in a day when authors prostitute their scholarship to become rich on sensationalist books about so-called ‘lost Christianities’ and ‘lost Scriptures.’ Nate Busenitz’s sane and sound treatment of Christian evidences comes as a breath of fresh air.

—William Varner, professor of biblical studies, The Master’s College

Product Details

• Title: Reasons We Believe: 50 Lines of Evidence that Confirm the Christian Faith
• Author: Nathan Busenitz
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 224
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Apologetics
• Resource ID: LLS:REASONSWEBELIEVE
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-06-02T18:10:47Z

About Nathan Busenitz

Nathan Busenitz is the executive vice president and provost of The Master’s Seminary in Los Angeles. He also serves as part of the pastoral staff at Grace Community Church and has written or contributed to numerous books, including Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong. He and his wife, Beth, have four children.