God's Not Dead 2 Page #7

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just like everyone else.

And you know what?

Kane will never see it coming.

You got some reading to do.

He just had so many notes

written in the margins

that for the first time I felt like I was

truly getting to know my brother.

Like God gave me the extra 5 minutes

that I so desperately needed with him.

I just don't understand why he

never told me about his faith.

Sharing one's faith with family,

especially not knowing

how they will react,

can be difficult.

Count our struggles as blessings, right?

That is exactly right.

There are more than 5 minutes

awaiting you and your brother.

John chapter 11, verse 25 to 26 says,

"I am the resurrection and the life.

"He who believes in me

will live even if he dies.

"And whoever lives and believes in me

will never die."

Do you believe this?

I do.

Then invite him into your heart

and make him the Lord of your life.

Dear Lord, I'm not quite sure what to say,

but thank you for dying

on the cross for me.

Please forgive me of my sin.

Jesus, please come into my life,

and I will follow you

as my Lord and Savior.

Amen.

Thank you.

Can you state your name

and occupation for the court?

My name is Lee Strobel.

I'm a professor of Christian thought

at Houston Baptist University

and the author of more than

20 books about Christianity,

including "The Case for Christ."

Can you help me prove

the existence of Jesus Christ?

Absolutely, beyond any reasonable doubt.

How so?

Actually, this court already affirmed it

when we were called into session

and the date was given.

Our calendar has been split

between B.C. and A.D.

based on the birth of Jesus,

which is quite a feat if he never existed.

Beyond that, historian Gary Habermas

lists 39 ancient sources for Jesus,

from which he enumerates

more than 100 reported facts

about his life, teachings,

crucifixion, and resurrection.

In fact, the historical evidence

for Jesus' execution

is so strong that one of the most famous

New Testament scholars in the world,

Gerd Ludemann of Germany,

said, "Jesus' death

as a consequence of crucifixion

is indisputable."

Now, there are very few facts

in ancient history

that a critical historian

like Gerd Ludemann

will say is indisputable.

One of them is the execution

of Jesus Christ.

Forgive me, but you're

a believer, are you not?

A Bible-believing Christian?

Guilty as charged.

So, wouldn't this tend

to inflate your estimate

of the probability that Jesus existed.

No, because we don't need to inflate it.

We can reconstruct

the basic facts about Jesus

just from non-Christian sources

outside the Bible.

And Gerd Ludemann is an atheist.

In other words, we can prove

the existence of Jesus

solely by using sources

that have absolutely

no sympathy toward Christianity.

As the agnostic historian,

Bart Ehrman, says,

"Jesus did exist,

whether we like it or not."

I put it this way:

Denying the existence of Jesus

doesn't make him go away.

It merely proves that no amount

of evidence will convince you.

Thank you.

No further questions, Your Honor.

Mr. Kane, your witness.

No questions, Your Honor.

That's lunch.

We'll recess until 2 p.m.

Can I help you with something?

Oh, hi.

I was looking for Pastor Dave.

My friend, Mina, she said

I should come see him.

She said he's real easy to talk to.

He won't be back until after next week.

Oh, okay. Thanks.

Sweeping is something I only do part-time.

I enjoy it because it helps me think.

But if you need to talk,

I'm actually a pastor.

It's been 3 weeks since my doctors told me

I was in remission.

Oh, Amy, that's wonderful.

It is.

Yes.

But even though I've been given this gift,

I've been questioning my faith.

I know Jesus existed,

but I'm struggling to believe.

Actually, I think you already do believe,

and the proof is you're

not willing to put God

back on the shelf

now that your cancer is gone.

He won't let you dismiss

the thought of him.

Part of you senses Jesus' presence

and wishes that he would just

go away and leave you alone.

Actually, now that you mention it,

I had thought of that.

Look, he delights in using us

in ways we never dreamed of

and giving us things that we

never even knew we wanted.

We just have to give him a chance.

Will you?

Thank you.

Hi, I'm Reverend David Hill.

Sermon transcripts, right?

- Yes.

- Just put it right there.

They've been coming in all morning.

I'm sure they did what

they thought was best.

That's it?

Those are your entire sermons

for the past 120 days?

No, that's a letter that I wrote explaining

why I'm not going to hand them in.

Excuse me?

I know it's unusual for a Christian pastor

to willfully resist a subpoena

issued by a lawful government authority,

and it's even more unusual

that he should feel compelled to do so.

Are you sure you wanna do that?

It's something that I have to do.

You know the old saying, "The squeaky

wheel gets the grease," don't you?

I have another saying:

"A nail that sticks up

gets hammered down."

Susan, what I'm seeing

is a teacher who answered

a student's question

to the best of her ability.

Amy, it sounds like you're taking

the side of Grace Wesley here.

Surely, you see that she used

the student's question

to promote her Christian agenda.

Actually, Susan, that's not how I see it.

I believe Ms. Wesley's entitled

to her own opinions,

and that includes in the classroom.

She didn't try to convert these

students, in fact...

Amy, I must say,

I'm shocked at what seems to be

a complete 180 from the typical

stance of your plot.

Just look at the facts

of this case for a minute.

She clearly infringed on

the rights of her students.

Marlene?

I have an idea.

Come over as soon as you can, okay?

You look terrible.

You really ought to ask to be excused.

No, no, I'm fine.

I really need to be here.

All rise.

You may be seated.

Juror number 12, is there

something you'd like to say?

I'm sorry, Your Honor, I gotta...

Bailiff, call paramedics.

Sir.

Well, I guess that proves there is no God,

'cause they just lost the only juror

they could count on.

Any dizziness?

- Yeah.

- Vomiting?

About a half hour ago.

Does this hurt? How 'bout this?

I hope you're not

too attached to your appendix.

Brooke! Marlene.

It's not looking good in there.

Ms. Marshall, are you prepared to fulfill

your duties as an alternate?

Yes, I am, Your Honor.

Mr. Endler, next witness.

Would you state your name

and experience for the record?

My name is James Warner Wallace.

I'm a retired homicide detective

from Los Angeles County.

And are you the author of the

book, "Cold Case Christianity"?

Yes, I am.

Can you share the subtitle of

the book with the court, please?

"A Homicide Detective

Investigates the Claims of the Gospels."

Would I be correct in saying

that your duties as a homicide detective

include investigating cold case homicides?

Yes, that is and was my expertise.

Don't most of those cases

get solved with DNA evidence?

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