Limbaugh - Jesus on Trial

PRAISE FOR

JESUS ON TRIAL

I have long admired David Limbaugh for tackling difficult issues in the media and public square. While his public persona as a lawyer sometimes invites critical scrutiny, I have seen his tender heart and winsome witness to the love and truth of Jesus Christ. As he relates, after years as a skeptic, he discovered the Bible to be intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually attractive, and probative of the truth of Christianity. His book is quite an exhaustive summary and interaction with numerous apologists and challenges to Christianity. His keen mind and practical wisdom combine to present a clear articulation of the truth and will stir every readers thinking. It is a great resource for both skeptics and believers alike.

RAVI ZACHARIAS, author and speaker

Jesus on Trial is a tour de force. Even more: this compelling book is an elegant, personal, and enriching tour de faith. In his passionate defense of Christianity, my friend David Limbaugh combines intellectual rigor and deep research with a refreshing candor and resounding grace. David forges an intimate relationship with the reader by detailing his own remarkable journey from skeptic to believer. His enthusiasm for scripture and theology is infectious. This invaluable addition to the literature of Christian apologetics is guaranteed to change minds and open hearts!

MICHELLE MALKIN, bestselling author and founder of Hot Air and Twitchy

Ive never read a book quite like this. In Jesus on Trial, David Limbaugh interweaves the story of his own spiritual journey with powerful, factual arguments for Christianitys truth claims. Taken together, these narratives form a passionate paean to the Bible and to our Lord Jesus Christ. In an age when Christianity has become a popular whipping boy for our social ills, David Limbaugh has penned a wonderful and convincing defense of our Savior that is infused with beauty, excitement, and awe.

ERICK ERICKSON, radio host and editor of RedState.com

Clear and convincing, powerful and persuasive, Jesus on Trial is a spiritual adventure storythe fascinating account of a lawyers intellectual journey toward Christianity. I wish this book had been available when I was an atheist investigating faith!

LEE STROBEL, New York Times bestselling author of The Case for Christ and professor at Houston Baptist University

Many people know my friend David Limbaugh as a bestselling author and political commentator. But he is also a lawyer trained to analyze evidenceand in Jesus on Trial he provides his personal journey to the truth of the Bible. A fantastic book!

SEAN HANNITY, host of The Sean Hannity Show and Fox News Channels Hannity

Jesus on Trial provides far more than a great intellectual case for Christianity. David Limbaugh takes you on an enlightening journey through highlights of the worlds most influential book while he tackles the big questions he had about the faith. Youre left marveling at the tapestry of scripture and the Savior who wove it.

FRANK TUREK, founder and president of CrossExamined.org and co-author of I Dont Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist

Copyright 2014 by David Limbaugh

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First ebook edition 2014

eISBN 978-1-62157-277-0

The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:

Limbaugh, David.

Jesus on trial : a lawyer affirms the truth of the gospel / David Limbaugh.

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1. Christianity--Essence, genius, nature. 2. Apologetics. I. Title.

BT60.L475 2014

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To Ravi Zacharias and his important world ministry, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries;

To Dr. Norman Geisler and the apologetics-centered seminary he founded, Southern Evangelical Seminary;

And to Dr. Frank Turek and his organization CrossExamined.org for spreading the gospel and the truth throughout our society and especially among university students, who are bombarded with messages of skepticism and unbelief.

CONTENTS

I have been fascinated with Christian apologeticsthat is, the defense of the Christian faithand theology since before I became a believer several decades ago. I have studied these subjects, off and on, with a fair amount of intensity, and I hope my studies have prepared me for this task.

As corny as this might sound, I believe the circumstances leading to my writing this book may have been providential. A few months ago I was having dinner with two longtime friends and one of them began talking about Christianity, as he had done on numerous occasions before. Both guys are nonbelievers, and the one who invariably brings up religion seems to want to discuss it, perhaps to test the sincerity of his own beliefs by challenging mine. I dont remember our discussion word for word, but I clearly recall that at one point he announced that he couldnt understand how any person who uses his reasoning powers could possibly believe in Christianity. He claims, lightheartedly I think, to be a deista person who believes in a god who brought creation into existence and then abandoned it to its own devices. Ill get back to that in a moment.