Josh McDowell Quotes

The downfall of the church will not come from a lack of apologetic teaching; it will come from disintegration of the families in the church.
Josh McDowell

Church, Lack, Teaching

The New Testament witnesses were fully aware of the background against which the resurrection took place.
Josh McDowell

Place, Against, Took

Where I once believed people were there to be used, I started thinking of other people first.
Josh McDowell

Thinking, Once, Used

As a reward for their efforts, however, those early Christians were beaten, stoned to death, thrown to the lions, tortured and crucified. Every conceivable method was used to stop them from talking.
Josh McDowell

Death, Used, Stop

Because the New Testament provides the primary historical source for information on the resurrection, many critics during the 19th century attacked the reliability of these biblical documents.
Josh McDowell

Century, Source, Critics

If they had connived a scheme, and Christ had not been raised from the dead, where would have been the hardest place on the face of the earth to convince anyone? In Jerusalem.
Josh McDowell

Place, Dead, Earth

Jesus claimed He had the power to raise himself from the dead and His followers would be raised from the dead. That's a unique claim in the literature of religion.
Josh McDowell

Religion, Power, Jesus

Paul the apostle recounted that Jesus appeared to more than 500 of His followers at one time, the majority of whom were still alive and who could confirm what Paul wrote.
Josh McDowell

Time, Jesus, Alive

When I was a crusade director in British Columbia, all of our meetings were at 9:03. Somebody said 'That's ridiculous. Why did you do that?' It's because you remember it. You've never been to another 9:03 meeting.
Josh McDowell

Remember, Why, Said

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: August 17, 1939

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