The Unshakable Truth?: How You Can Experience the 12 Essentials of a Relevant Faith Book

Part I The Twelve Unshakable Truths of Christianity

1 What We All Want out of Life 15

2 Twelve Truths That Define the Christian Faith 29

3 The Real Meaning of Truth 37

Part II The Unshakable Truth of God's Creation

Truth 1 God Exists

4 Who Is God? 51

5 Evidence for God's Existence 57

6 Discovering Your Identity 67

7 Living Out Your Relational Image of God 75

Truth 2 God's Word

8 Why God Gave Us His Words 85

9 Evidence That God's Word Is Reliable 93

10 The Protection and Provision of God's Word 105

11 Living Under God's Protection and Enjoying His Provisions 113

Truth 3 Original Sin

12 The First Broken Relationship 125

13 Evidence That Sin Has Consequences 133

14 Choosing Right from Wrong 139

15 Practical Examples of How to Make Right Choices 145

Part III The Unshakable Truth of God's Incarnation

Truth 4 God Became Human

16 We Rejected God—God Accepted Us 155

17 Evidence That God Became Human to Redeem Us 159

18 What God's Unconditional Acceptance Produces 171

19 How to Accept Others As God Accepts Us 177

Truth 5 Christ's Atonement for Sin

20 The High Price of Forgiveness 187

21 Evidence That Jesus Was God's Perfect Sacrifice 193

22 The True Meaning of Love 199

23 How to Love Others As God Loves Us 203

Truth 6 Justification Through Faith

24 What Makes Us Right Before God? 213

25 Evidence That Christ Has the Power to Save Us 217

26 The Joy of Salvation 223

27 Explaining How to Have a Relationship with God 231

Truth 7 Living The Transformed Life

28 Understanding Your Purpose 24l

29 Evidences of a Changed Life 245

30 Seeing Yourself As God Sees You 255

31 Living Out a Changed Life 263

Part IV The Unshakable Thuth of God's Re-Creation

Truth 8 Jesus' Bodily Resurrection

32 The Historical Necessity of Christ's Resurrection 277

33 Evidence That Jesus Literally Rose from the Dead 281

34 Overcoming the Fear of Death 297

35 Living Bodily on Earth with Our Hearts in Heaven 303

Truth 9 The Trinity

36 The Meaning of One God in Three Persons 313

37 Evidence That the Holy Spirit Exists 323

38 The Purpose of the Holy Spirit in Our Lives 327

39 How to Live in the Power of the Holy Spirit 335

Truth 10 God's Kingdom

40 Kingdoms at War 349

41 Evidence That God's Kingdom Has Positively Influenced the World 355

42 Determining Your Kingdom Worldview 361

43 How Your Worldview Defines Who You Are, Why You Are Here, and Where You Are Going 367

Truth 11 The Church

44 What Is the Church? 377

45 Evidence That Gods Authentic Church Is Alive and Well 383

46 The Priority of the Church 391

47 How the Church Meets Human and Spiritual Needs 397

Truth 12 The Return Of Christ

48 Our Restored Home: Heaven on Earth 407

49 Evidence for Life After Death 413

50 Experiencing Eternal Joy 421

51 Fulfilling Your Destiny 427

Family Or Small-Group Activities

Appendix A The Redemption Celebration 435

Appendix B The Revelation Celebration 455

Appendix C The Restoration Celebration 473

Notes 491

Index 501