This short, highly readable apologetics resource addresses four key questions that people should ask to fully understand the Easter story and the Christian faith. It means you are more seen and known and loved than you could dare to hope and that the greatest offer ever made is sitting on the table, waiting for you to take it up.” It means that you were worth his death and that he wants you in his life. McLaughlin writes, “You see, if Jesus really did come back to life, it's not just a matter of magical curiosity, like 'What do mermaids eat?' If Jesus did come back to life, it means the Maker of all time and space has stepped into the universe for love of you.

In a world where happy endings are hard to come by, McLaughlin shows why the resurrection of Jesus makes for the happiest ending of all. But my favorite analogy in this work is how she uses the 007 movie, No Time to Die, to explain the greatness of Jesus’s love for us and his actions as the Savior. As I’ve come to expect from her other books, she deftly uses other stories to illustrate the truths of Christianity, like events from Harry Potter. Consider gifting them this new, short book (<60 pages) published by Is Easter Unbelievable? by Rebecca McLaughlin provides a basic overview about the historicity of Jesus, the implications of Jesus’s death on a cross, the plausibility of his resurrection, and the desirability of Jesus’s offer of eternal life with him. “Helps skeptics come to terms with the Easter story”Įaster is around the corner, and perhaps there is someone in your life who is a bit skeptical of the story of a man coming back to life 2,000 years ago after being brutally tortured and then crucified on a wooden cross. Ideal to give away at Easter outreach services and events, as well as to give to new Christians wanting to remind themselves of the evidence for their faith. She is the author of the award-winning Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion and a regular contributor for The Gospel Coalition. Rebecca McLaughlin gained a PhD from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill Seminary in London before working at The Veritas Forum. In this concise book, respected apologist Rebecca McLaughlin outlines the evidence that Jesus really did rise from the dead and why it's the best news ever.

Indeed, 'if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith' and Christians are 'of all people most to be pitied.' (1 Corinthians 15) Yet millions of Christians around the world believe that Jesus' resurrection was a real, historical event. Such a supernatural event is the stuff of make-believe, many think. The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is an extraordinary thing to believe.

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