TBW 2013 - Tough Questions for Dummies - Talk 4 - Answering Tough Questions (continued)

A sermon by Stuart Pearson at St Tom’s Big Weekend 13. This is the last in a series of four talks on the topic of 'Tough Questions for Dummies'.

This talk is entitled 'Answering Tough Questions (continued)' and was delivered on the 8th of September 2013.

Outline:

• Can I trust the New Testament documents?
• Assumption 1: They are biased, but not distorted
• Assumption 2: They are historically suspect
• Assumption 3: They haven't been transmitted accurately
• The Qur'an and the Bible
• Islam is in the line of Judaism and Christianity
• The Bible is God's revelation
• The Qur'an and Christians
• The Qur'an and the Bible
• Dealing with the barriers: Christian doctrine
  The resurrection of Jesus from the dead
• Evidence 1: The tomb was empty
• Evidence 2: Women were the first witnesses
• Evidence 3: Similarities and differences in accounts
• Evidence 4: The disciples' transformation
• Dealing with the barriers: Personal barriers