PLANO—When Leslie Strobel became a Christian, she rejoiced in her new life in Christ but felt deeply burdened for her husband, Lee, a self-proclaimed atheist who pursued hedonism and pleasure over spiritual matters. She worried he never would come to faith.
But within two years—after he sought to disprove the Bible, the resurrection of Jesus Christ and Christianity—he found himself kneeling in his bedroom accepting Jesus as his Savior.
“I believed based on the data, but I had to receive the free gift of his grace. Then I would become a child of God,” Strobel told a crowd of more than 500 at the [un]Apologetic Conference at Hunters Glen Baptist Church in Plano.
Proofs pointing to the reality of Jesus’ resurrection open the door for many skeptics to embrace faith in him, said Strobel, author of more than 20 books and former award-winning legal editor for The Chicago Tribune.
He noted evidence documenting the execution of Jesus, including early accounts of his resurrection and the empty tomb, as well as eyewitness testimony, including nine ancient sources inside and outside the New Testament.
Mark MittelbergMark Mittelberg, author and strategist in evangelism and apologetics-oriented outreach, outlined 20 “arrows of faith” he found helpful in overcoming obstacles to sharing the gospel.
Touching on topics ranging from Jesus’ miracles to the intricacies of human DNA, Mittelberg provided data to support the existence of God and each person’s need for God.
Confident Christians realize “the gospel is much more than true, but also a message of love and forgiveness for all,” he asserted.
Other conference speakers included Mike Licona, associate professor in theology at Houston Baptist University, and David Naugle, longtime professor of philosophy at Dallas Baptist University.
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