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“The Lord said, ‘Do not be afraid…because the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.’ Does that mean I’m not going to get cancer again? No. It means that if I do, he’s with me.” — Matt Carter
For this episode of The Gospel Coalition’s Word of the Week Podcast, Matt Carter preaches on John 20:25 and “Doubting Thomas.”
Is there enough evidence for us to believe the Gospels?
In an age of faith deconstruction and skepticism about the Bible’s authority, it’s common to hear claims that the Gospels are unreliable propaganda. And if the Gospels are shown to be historically unreliable, the whole foundation of Christianity begins to crumble.
But the Gospels are historically reliable. And the evidence for this is vast.
To learn about the evidence for the historical reliability of the four Gospels, click below to access a FREE eBook of Can We Trust the Gospels? written by New Testament scholar Peter J. Williams.
Matt Carter (MDiv, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, PhD, Southeastern Seminary) is vice president of mobilization for Send Network, the largest church planting network in North America. He was also founding pastor of The Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, TX. During his tenure at The Stone, the church sent over 300 full-time missionaries to unreached people groups around the world. Matt is also a Council member of The Gospel Coalition and co-author of several books, including For the City, The Real Win, and Steal Away Home. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children.
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