Real people still have real questions. And in 2026, one of the biggest ones sounds like this: “Can you show me evidence for Jesus outside the Bible?”
At Christian Thinkers Society, we are grateful for what God is doing right now to answer that question for believers, skeptics, and everyone in between.
Jeremiah’s very good friend and apologist Allen Parr, on his massive YouTube channel THE BEAT, just dropped an incredible conversation featuring some of the new artifacts that prove the historicity of the life and ministry of Jesus. The title says it all: “Archaeology Just Confirmed Jesus Without Using the Bible.”
Here is the video:
This video is PERFECT for Bible studies, church groups, and Christian school classrooms.
We Are Living in an “Artifacts or It Didn’t Happen” Moment
Let’s be honest. People today want receipts. They are not impressed by religious talk. They want something they can see, touch, date, verify, and cross-check.
Here is the irony. The world that demands evidence is surrounded by it.
For centuries, archaeological discoveries have been quietly corroborating the biblical accounts of Jesus Christ. Lost artifacts, retrieved. Ancient inscriptions, deciphered. Historical evidence, mounting.
Does archaeology replace Scripture? No. Never.
But it does something powerful. It confirms that the Gospels are not floating in the clouds. They are rooted in real places, real people, real history, and real claims.
And if Christianity is true, it has to be true in history.
Luke opened his Gospel by emphasizing careful investigation and eyewitness testimony (Luke 1:1–4). Our faith is not built on myth. It is built on the reality of what God has done in Christ.
Evidence Is Not the Finish Line, But It Can Remove the Roadblocks
One of the reasons Jeremiah wrote The Jesus Discoveries is because he keeps meeting sincere people who say, “I want to believe, but I have questions.”
Good. Ask them.
God is not threatened by honest questions. Christianity is not scared of the real world.
In The Jesus Discoveries, Jeremiah walks readers through ten of the most compelling historic finds that corroborate the truth claims found in the Bible regarding who Jesus said He was, when and where He lived, His claims and aims, how His life ended, and how that was not the end of His story.
Let’s say this clearly: evidence is not the finish line. Jesus is.
Evidence can remove obstacles. It can quiet the constant background noise of skepticism. It can help a believer stop living on the defensive.
But then we have to deal with the real question Jesus asked: “Who do you say that I am?” (Matthew 16:15)
This Is Not Just Ancient History. This Is Gospel Urgency
When people see the credibility of the Christian message, it is not so they can win arguments online.
It is so they can meet the risen Christ.
Paul said it plainly: “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile” (1 Corinthians 15:17). The resurrection is not a side doctrine. It is the foundation.
That is why moments like this matter. Content and conversations that can make a skeptical friend finally say, “Okay, I will listen.”
And it is why we keep asking you to pray. This is such an amazing time to reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Conclusion: Watch It, Share It, Use It
If you have been praying for God to give you an “open door” to talk about Jesus, this is one of those doors.
Watch the episode with Allen Parr. Share it with your church group. Use it with your students. Send it to the friend who keeps saying, “There is no evidence.”
Then open your Bible and point them to the Savior those stones are shouting about.
Jesus said, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed” (John 20:29). Faith is not less than evidence, but it is more. It is trust in the living Christ.
Brief Author Bio
Jeremiah J. Johnston, PhD, is a New Testament scholar and ministers internationally as president of Christian Thinkers Society. He also serves as pastor of apologetics and cultural engagement at Prestonwood Baptist Church and dean of spiritual development at Prestonwood Christian Academy. Learn more at christianthinkers.com. Check out his latest book, The Jesus Discoveries, Ten Historical Finds that Bring Us Face-To-Face with Jesus
