Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Doubts”
Our Bible verse for today: “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.” 1 Peter 3:15 (NIV)
Our thought for today: “There are good answers for the hardest questions.”
Lee Strobal was an award-winning journalist and a committed atheist. He had no patience for the claims of Christianity and he considered the faith little more than a crutch for weak people. But then, the worst thing that could have happened to Lee (from his perspective) did happen – his wife became one of those Christians.
In an attempt to convince her that Christianity was false, Lee turned his considerable intellect, and his well-developed investigative reporting skills, to uncovering proof that Christianity was a big fat lie. He conducted massive amounts of research and much to his surprise, the deeper he dug into it the more convinced he became that Christianity was in fact true. Eventually Lee also placed his faith in Christ and he went on to become a best-selling Christian author, a teaching pastor at a mega-church, and a popular conference speaker.
What Lee discovered in his research was that there were indeed some very good answers for all of his doubts and questions. So-much-so that he ended up writing three best-selling books based upon his research. They are “The Case for a Creator”, “The Case for Christ”, and “The Case for Faith”. Each of the books deals with the most common questions and doubts that people have about God, Jesus, and the Christian faith. The books provide well thought-out and easy to understand answers that are helpful to anyone who is sincerely seeking answers to tough questions of faith.
This is important because we all have doubts and questions about issues of faith. “Why does God allow pain and suffering?” “Why do good people suffer while bad people prosper?” “Would a good and loving God really send people to a place like hell?” Christians and non-Christians alike wrestle with such questions but as Peter tells us in 1 Peter 3:15 above, we as the followers of Christ have a Biblical responsibility to seek the answers. We must do so in order to strengthen our own faith, but also so we will be prepared to help non-believers in their search for answers.
On Sunday August 14th at 6:00 at Oak Hill Baptist Church we will begin a Sunday evening Bible study of “The Case for Faith”. The book provides excellent, well-researched answers to some of the most perplexing questions and doubts people tend to have regarding issues of faith. I encourage you to plan to join us.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 