“I know of no one fact in the
history of mankind which is proved by better and fuller evidence of every sort,
to the understanding of a fair inquirer, than the great sign which God hath given
us that Christ died and rose again from the dead.” -Thomas Arnold, Oxford
University; 1859.
Harvard Law School professor,
Dr. Simon Greenleaf, mocked Christians in his classroom until some challenged
him to put the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus through the filter of the
law. He took up the challenge and found
the evidence so convincing he concluded the resurrection of Jesus is one of the
most well-established facts of history. -Bible
Studies for Life, LifeWay; 2018.
“In Acts 1, Luke tells us
that Jesus showed Himself alive by many infallible proofs (en pollois
tekmeriois), an expression indicating the strongest type of legal
evidence.” -Dr. Bernard Ramm
Brief Summary of Evidence for the Resurrection:
Jesus really died.
Roman guard at tomb.
Many witnesses to His
resurrection.
Credibility of the
witnesses.
Change in the life of the
disciples after they saw the risen Lord.
Historical documents written
soon after resurrection.
Credibility of the historical
documents.
500 witnesses seeing
resurrected Jesus at once.
Multiple witnesses to
resurrection willing to die for their belief.
Men will not die for something they know is a lie.
More on the Resurrection and
defense of the Bible and Christianity:
The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, by Josh McDowell
Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics, by Norman L. Geisler
The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel (Many other such books available.)
He is not here;
for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where
the Lord lay. -Matthew 28:6 NKJV
-David R. Brumbelow, Gulf Coast Pastor, April 12, AD 2018.
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