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Chuck recounts using Old Testament prophecy in Muslim contexts to answer the claim “the New Testament was changed,” arguing the Jews preserved the texts; what does this suggest about how God prepared public, checkable evidence for the gospel, and how should that shape the way we engage skeptics (atheists, Buddhists, Muslims) who demand evidence rather than religious claims?

Another way to ask: If Old Testament prophecy can be used as public, checkable evidence because the Jews preserved the texts, what does that say about how God backed up the gospel with evidence? How should that shape how we talk with skeptics who want proof, not just religious claims?

Direct Answer Chuck’s story suggests God provided publicly accessible, pre-Christian written prophecy—preserved outside Christian control—as “checkable” evidence for Jesus’ death and resurrection. That implies we should engage skeptics with Scripture-based evidence and reasoning, not only personal claims, showing that the faith “hangs” on verifiable events.

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In a Muslim country, people told him: “Everything in the New Testament was changed by the Christians.”
Chuck’s reply: “I don’t need the New Testament. I can prove the death, burial and resurrection…from the Old Testament prophecies…in control of the Jews.”
He argues Christians “could not have changed these things,” noting the Septuagint was translated “200 to 250 years before Christ.”
He emphasizes timing: Genesis 49 (1600 years), Numbers/Deuteronomy era (1400), David (1000), Ezekiel (600) before Christ.
He gives modern examples: an atheist with a PhD came to faith “as a result of the prophecies,” and he challenged a Buddhist that “the entire Christian faith hangs on” resurrection fulfillment.

Discussion Follow-ups How might your evangelism change if you treated prophecy as “evidence” meant to be investigated? What would be a respectful way to invite an evidence-minded skeptic to “study these things out” with you, as Chuck did?

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