More Than A Carpenter: Chapter 1
Chapter 1: My Story
This book, More Than A Carpenter, is in the hands of close to 27 million people around the world. Many have shared how they came to faith in Christ through reading this book. Many others have shared how they, as believers, had their faith reinforced to the point they felt more confident in sharing their faith with others through reading and studying this book. In this post we will discuss Chapter 1: My Story. In your comments please share any insights you may have had or connections you my have made while reading this chapter. Feel free to consider the following questions as well as the "What do you think?" questions within the chapter in shaping your response. Keep in mind, however, we are not looking for a list of answers to the questions.
3. Josh stated, “I’m fed up with religion. I’m fed up with the church. I’m fed up with the Bible.” In what sense is Christianity not a religion? Does this affect your view of Christianity?
4. How did Josh plan to strike a deathblow to Christianity?
5. Like Josh, how can someone go from believing that Christians are “walking idiots” to the place where he confessed that “to remain intellectually honest, I had to admit that the Old and New Testament documents were the most reliable writings in all of antiquity?”
