Why Trust Jesus?

by Dave Sterrett, David DeWitt, Norman L. Geisler (Foreword)

The last decade has shaken our trust in personal safety through terrorist attacks, school shootings, economic turmoil, and war. Our trust has been shattered in other areas as we have seen hypocrisy in governmental leaders as well as in the church.
We are looking for relationships that are authentic and full of life, but we have many questions in regard to faith, reason, suffering and even the person of Jesus himself. Author and speaker Dave Sterrett helps us answer these and other questions:
-Why Should I Trust Jesus when So Many Other Spiritual Paths Exist?
The foundation of trusting in Jesus is that he is true. But if absolute truth does not exist, then to say that "Jesus is the Truth" is a meaningless statement. Many definitions of truth fail, but a good definition of truth is "that which corresponds to reality"; simply put, truth is "telling it like it is."
-Why Should I Trust Jesus When All I Need to do is Trust Myself?
Human knowledge is real, but it has its limitations. Jesus, however, is all-knowing. He knows everything about me. He knows everything about you. He knows what you are thinking. He knows what you are feeling. He understands you better than you understand yourself This is one of the many good reasons for us to pray to the Father in the name of the Son.
-Why Should I Trust Jesus in the Midst of Suffering and Death?
The ultimate foundation of Christianity is a historical event: the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. A man who walked this earth in history claimed to be God, died on the cross, and bodily rose from the dead.
Many people in today's culture, both Christians and non-Christians, have questions about why and how to trust Jesus. But there is hope He is worthy of our trust.

Genres: Christian, Spirituality, Christian Living, Faith, Christian Non Fiction, Nonfiction, Religion

176 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1980

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have mixed feelings about this book. Parts of it were really good. I highlighted plenty of things about Jesus' life and relationships with others that were really inspirational and insightful. But, there were also things I feel like were on shaky ground. For example, Sterrett argues for intelligent design. Even though I am a Christian, I have no problem with evolution. One of the books I've read on the subject is Francis S. Collins' "The Language of God," which Sterrett quotes and refers to. However, Collins does NOT make a case for intelligent design -- the entire book is a Christian view of evolution! He has even developed the Biologos Foundation, which bridges science and faith. That misrepresentation really bothered me.

I don't recommend this book to non-Christians that are seeking Jesus. I don't feel that the arguments are solid enough. But it's not a bad read for people who are already Christian.

[T.J. Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book to help remove the guilt of occasional doubt and fear

[Barbara · Rating 1 out of 5]

The only reason I stuck with this was that it is so short and surely wouldn't take very long to get through. Three months later and I finally finished this 150 page book! It was free and the saying "you get what you pay for" applies here. The author makes poorly constructed arguments and often left me either wanting more clarification, or just baffled as to his reasoning. The best parts were when he quoted other people.

[Joe · Rating 2 out of 5]

A book with great promise but I'm not sure of the audience he is trying to reach. Is it the believer with questions, the non-believer in search of answers, etc. The author makes some awesome points but I wish he directed his narrative better. His appolgetic is all over the place and unfortunately results in the the book loosing focus.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book makes many interesting points about why we should trust Jesus. It is backed by the author's own story and those of others he knows as well as references to Scripture. It also has stories of atheists who came to believe and gives the reasons why. [Many of the stories reflect the aspect of how reason plays into individual's decisions about believing in Jesus.]

[John Silva · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book makes many interesting points about why we should trust Jesus. It is backed by the author's own story and those of others he knows as well as references to Scripture. It also has stories of atheists who came to believe and gives the reasons why. [Many of the stories reflect the aspect of how reason plays into individual's decisions about believing in Jesus.]

[Richelle Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book answered a question for me that I've had for years. And when you think about it, it really is an obvious answer. Why did Jesus die for us? Why would He go through everything He did for me? Because God loves us that much!

[Joshua Foote · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very quick read cause I couldn't put it down

this was a book on apologetics but was very informal with a decent storyline and stories from the authors life but yet got the truth of Jesus across and explained why he could only be the way

[Jisu Shin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved it

[Patrick Wilsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good honest book

Dave wrote this book from his heart. It's nice to hear that people can have the same questions as I do. Good book definitely a must read