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DON’T CHECK YOUR BRAINS AT THE DOOR Other Books by Josh McDowell Evidence That Demands a Verdict The Teenage Q&A Book (with Bill Jones) How to Be a Hero to Your Kids (with Dick Day) How to Help Your Child Say “No” to Sexual Pressure It Can Happen to You Love, Dad Unlocking the Secrets of Being Loved, Accepted, and Secure (with Dale Bellis) Friend of the Lonely Heart (with Norm Wakefield) DON’T CHECK YOUR BRAINS AT THE DOOR JOSH McDOWELL & BOB HOSTETLER DON’T CHECK YOUR BRAINS AT THE DOOR © 1992 by Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson. Thomas Nelson is a registered trademark of Thomas Nelson, Inc. Thomas Nelson, Inc., titles may be purchased in bulk for educational, business, fund-raising, or sales promotional use. For information, please e-mail [email protected] Unless noted otherwise, Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV). © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. Those identified as KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McDowell, Josh. Don’t check your brains at the door / Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler. p. cm. Summary: Examines common myths about God, religion, and life that contradict God’s Word. ISBN 978-0–8499–3234–2 1. Youth—Religious life. 2. Witness bearing (Christianity) [1. Christian life. 2. Conduct of life.] I. Hostetler, Bob, 1958–. II. Title. III. Title: Do not check your brains at the door. BV4531.M217 1992 239—dc20 91–44765 CIP AC Printed in the United States of America 08 09 10 11 12 RRD 53 52 51 50 49 Contents Acknowledgments “We” Versus “I” Introduction Myths About God 1 The Cosmic Cop Exposing the Killjoy Myth 2 The Luke Skywalker God Exposing the Impersonal Force Myth 3 The Vending Machine God Exposing the Father Christmas Myth Myths About Jesus 4 Prophet Jesus Exposing the Good Teacher Myth 5 Partial Jesus Exposing the Superstar Myth 6 Pansy Jesus Exposing the Meek and Mild Myth 7 Plastic Jesus Exposing the Gumby Myth 8 Pink Jesus Exposing the Racist Myth Myths About the Bible 9 The One, The Only Exposing the Just Another Great Book Myth 10 The Bible and Swiss Cheese Exposing the Holey Bible Myth 11 The Bible and the Telephone Game Exposing the Variant Readings Myth 12 Changing Fact to Fiction Exposing the Myths and Legends Myth 13 Dr. Luke and the Case of the Disappearing Politarch Exposing the Archaeological Myth 14 Truth or Coincidences? Exposing the Coincidence Myth Myths About the Resurrection 15 Playing Dead? Exposing the Swoon Myth 16 Blind Man’s Bluff? Exposing the Wrong Tomb Myth 17 Hide ’n’ Seek? Exposing the Stolen Body Myth Myths About Religion and Christianity 18 One Man’s Ceiling Is Another Man’s Floor Exposing the Relativity Myth 19 If You’re OK, Then I Must Be OK Exposing the God-Will-Grade-on-a-Curve Myth 20 When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder, Everybody’ll Be There Exposing the Universalist Myth 21 It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know Exposing the Ideology Myth 22 Check Your Brains at the Door Exposing the Intellectual Myth 23 Jeff and the Professor Exposing the Blind Faith Myth 24 Abe Lincoln and the Ten O’Clock Class Exposing the Unscientific Myth 25 Stewed Tomatoes and Tennis Shoes Exposing the Brainwash Myth 26 No Doubt About It Exposing the Thomas Myth 27 Potted Plants Don’t Answer Prayer Exposing the Subjective Faith Myth 28 Sin, Sham, and Billy Graham Exposing the Elmer Gantry Myth 29 The Serpent’s Promise Exposing the New Age Myth 30 Hey, I Don’t Deserve This! Exposing the Rose Garden Myth Myths About Life and Happiness 31 Lifestyles of Rich and Amos Exposing the Consumer Myth 32 “The Lip” and the Artful Dodger
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