An apologetic written by bestselling apologists Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale that addresses the felt needs of all as each person pursues the deepest longings of his or her heart.An apologetic written by bestselling apologists Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale that addresses the felt needs of all as each person pursues the deepest longings of his or her heart.
What is the meaning of my life? What is my purpose? Does it even matter? If you sometimes feel a disconnect between the church creeds you recite and the concrete challenges of your days, you’re not alone. You may be questioning how Jesus relates to your experiences: Too successful to need Jesus. Too intellectual to be persuaded by Jesus. Too ashamed to look at Jesus. Too hurt and angry to trust Jesus.
In Jesus for YouJesus for You, bestselling authors Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale translate deep truths into accessible realities. They show that Jesus is not just abstractly true; he is concretely relevant to your real-life circumstances.
Moreover, they reason convincingly that the relevance of Jesus is deeply related to the truth of Jesus. If Jesus is who he claimed to be, then he should satisfy your deepest felt questions and needs. Pursuing the deepest longings of your heart should lead you back to his heart for you. And the fact that someone who lived two millennia ago can so specifically meet the tangible needs of today is possibly the most powerful evidence that Jesus is divine.
Jesus for YouJesus for You is an invitation to anyone who has struggled to believe that Jesus is for him or her. Whoever you are, Jesus is for youyou, and whatever you have been through, Jesus is for for you.
Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias was born in India in 1946 and immigrated to Canada with his family twenty years later. While pursuing a career in business management, his interest in theology grew; subsequently, he pursued this study during his undergraduate education. He received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. Well-versed in the disciplines of comparative religions, cults, and philosophy, he held the chair of Evangelism and Contemporary Thought at Alliance Theological Seminary for three and a half years.
He has multiple other doctorates and degrees from a variety of colleges and seminaries.
For 35 years Ravi Zacharias has spoken all over the world and in numerous universities, notably Harvard, Princeton, and Oxford University. He has addressed writers of the peace accord in South Africa, the president's cabinet and parliament in Peru, and military officers at the Lenin Military Academy and the Center for Geopolitical Strategy in Moscow. At the invitation of the President of Nigeria, he addressed delegates at the First Annual Prayer Breakfast for African Leaders held in Mozambique.
Dr. Zacharias has direct contact with key leaders, senators, congressmen, and governors who consult him on an ongoing basis. He has addressed the Florida Legislature and the Governor’s Prayer Breakfast in Texas, and has twice spoken at the Annual Prayer Breakfast at the United Nations in New York, which marks the beginning of the UN General Assembly each year. As the 2008 Honorary Chairman of the National Day of Prayer, he gave addresses at the White House, the Pentagon, and The Cannon House.
Commentator Chuck Colson referred to Zacharias as "the great apologist of our time."
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