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Lee Strobel's "The Case for Christ" examines this critical question. Strobel is a reporter for the Chicago Tribune who starting out trying to refute Jesus and who he said he was. He wanted to examine the evidence and convey to readers the "truth" about the most famous man in all history. 

He did original research and sought after translations and historical evidence (after all, he was a police reporter and crime was his beat).  He interviewed theologians and atheists to get to the bottom of the Christ enigma.

What he found startled him. And the questions he asked are the same ones we should be asking. Why? Because if Jesus really was who he said he was, then the results have an impact on my life. And yours. 

Did a historical Jesus really exist? Or is that a fable?

If he really existed, did he really do the miracles that are recorded about him? Or is that just Christian propaganda?

Did he really die as a substitute for our sins as he said he did? Or was that just some lame excuse for martyrdom?

Most importantly, did he really rise up after being dead for three days and say that his death was the sacrifice needed to substitute for our deaths? Or is that just some scheme the church put together to control the behavior of its adherents?

These are pretty important questions. And, mostly, people just gloss over these questions --  either rejecting the answers or blindly accepting what's given to them. 

Hardly ever do we get a chance to examine the evidence and hear from the experts in a learning forum. Come to NightLights on Thursdays to hear what you may have never had a chance to hear before.