Author: Bryan Gibson

Weekly Bulletin
November 18, 2018

Dear Atheist, Please Consider the Evidence
by Bryan Gibson
“I am VERY atheist. Always have been, and you should not expect to change my mind”—that’s what a young college student posted on Facebook a few years ago. It made me sad, and it made me wonder if she had ever read for herself the evidence found in the Scriptures, especially all the eyewitness testimony found in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. I know one thing—if she was on trial and her lawyer had lined up a parade of eyewitnesses to speak on her behalf, she wouldn’t like it very much if both judge and jury said, “Sorry, but our minds are made up. We don’t care what these eyewitnesses might have to say.” So please, before you make up your mind about Jesus, and even about the existence of God, it would be wise to consider the evidence, especially if that evidence contains eyewitness testimony. Let’s bring to the stand the following eyewitnesses, and let’s just see what they have to say about Jesus—about His life and character, His teaching, His miracles, and especially about whether or not He was who He claimed to be.
Pilate: “I have found no fault in this Man concerning the things of which you accuse Him” (Luke 23:14).
One of the thieves crucified with Jesus, to the other thief: “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong” (Luke 23:40-41).
The centurion, who observed the crucifixion of Jesus: “Certainly this was a righteous Man!” (Luke 23:47).
Officers who were sent to arrest Jesus: “No man ever spoke like this Man” (John 7:46).
Samaritans, to the woman Jesus met at the well: “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world” (John 4:42).
Peter: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” (John 6:68).
A crowd of people, by the Sea of Galilee: “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak” (Mark 7:37).
The citizens of Capernaum: “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out” (Luke 4:36).
Nicodemus: “Rabbi, we know you are teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with Him” (John 3:2).
A blind man, after Jesus restored his sight: “Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes!...If this Man were not from God, He could do nothing” (John 9:30, 33).
Those who were guarding Jesus, at the time of His crucifixion: “Truly this was the Son of God” (Matthew 27:54).
John the Baptist: “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world…And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God” (John 1:29, 33).
Martha: “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is come into the world” (John 11:27).
Thomas, to whom Jesus appeared after He was raised from the dead: Jesus appeared to Thomas and said, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing” (John 20:27). Thomas’ response: “My Lord and My God!” (John 20:28).

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