SPEAKER Pastor Dan Matsuoka (The Vine)
Gospel Night John 3:16-17
“The gospel of Jesus Christ is both intellectually credible and existentially satisfying”
- Tim Keller
Intellectually Credible
- Huston Smith: Who and What are Buddha and Jesus?
– Buddha: Didn’t want to be believed in; wanted his teachings to spread
– Jesus: Taught people to believe in him
John 14:6
“Jesus said, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”
Mark 10:45
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many”
1 Corinthians 15:6
“After that, He appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.”
- This here is proof that Jesus was in fact resurrected: the fact that there are eye witnesses to see Him return.
- What we have to realize is that we cannot debate someone into becoming a Christian
Existentially Satisfying
- There’s something in Christianity for all of us
- Christianity is the only religion where salvation is free!
- There are no qualifications necessary to becoming a Christian
