Recommended Reading – Why Trust Jesus?

Why Trust Jesus?: An Honest Look at Doubts, Plans, Hurts, Desires, Fears, Questions, and Pleasures
by Dave Sterrett

(Paperback 176p, Moody Publishers, Chiacago)

 

 

 

 

 

Synopsis

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.

Biography

DAVE STERRETT speaks for Probe Ministries in Plano, Texas. As an experienced educator, youth leader and a popular speaker, he teaches on Christ-centered living and apologetics at conferences, schools and churches. He has served as a minister in two churches and also taught Bible, philosophy and ethics at Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, Texas. Dave is a graduate of Oak Hill Academy, Liberty University, and Southern Evangelical Seminary and is currently pursuing his second Master’s degree at the University of Dallas.

 
Table of Contents
Foreword Norman L. Geisler 10

Introduction: The Need for Transparent Trust 14

1 Why Should I Trust Jesus When There Are So Many Other Spiritual Paths? 24

2 Why Should I Trust Jesus When I’m Not Sure That a Supernatural God Is Real? 40

3 Why Should I Trust Jesus When I Have Been Let Down So Many Times? 56

4 Why Should I Trust Jesus When Life Seems to Be Going Just Fine without Him? 72

5 Why Should I Trust Jesus When All I Need to Do Is Trust Myself? 88

6 Why Should I Trust Jesus When There Is So Much Disagreement about the Identity of the “Real Jesus”? 102

7 Why Should I Trust Jesus More Than Any Other Spiritual Leader? 118

8 Why Should I Trust Jesus in the Midst of Suffering and Death? 134

9 Why Should I Trust Jesus When I Have Failed So Many Times? 150

Afterword: Why I Trust Jesus Josh McDowell 161

Acknowledgments 165

Notes 167