With Easter hopping quickly towards us, the origins of the holiday could come to mind; there had to be some other reason for starting the celebration besides getting chocolate bunnies and coloring eggs. For some, it goes back to the time of Rome as the world power and one event. Jesus Christ of Nazareth rose from the dead.
There has been speculation since the very day it happened, if Jesus Christ really rose from the dead. Questions have been circulated such as: did He even really die or just pass out on the cross with the cold air of the tomb woke him up? Or did His disciples steal His body? The answers to these questions and more will be presented as we look into the medical, historical, and circumstantial evidences of Jesus' miraculous resurrection.
The medical evidence of Jesus even being fully dead on the cross is the first crucial area to observe. After the torture Jesus underwent before even getting on the cross of the thrashing with a cat of nine tails whip and beat up to the point where He was not even noticeable to those who knew Him. Also having a crown of thrones smashed into His scalp, and made to carry the object He was going to die on up to the hill of His execution. Nails were driven through His wrists and ankles to keep Him attached to the cross. It usually took people days to die in crucifixition. They died from suffocation because they were no longer able to push themselves up to get air into their lungs. Jesus died within a few hours of being up there. This is unheard of and doesn't seem possible. But after the beatings He got before even being on the cross, there wasn't much left of Him. It's recorded that Roman soldiers pierced through His sides (on the left side into His heart) with a spear and as a res...
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...such a way that he became one of the top leaders in the Church and ended up dying for his beliefs as well. No one wants to lose their life easily and especially for something that they don't even have total confidence is true.
There is only solid evidence for the legitament resurrection of Jesus Christ. Any arguments against it do not hold weight and can be easily refuted. Logical reasoning leads to the truth of the empty tomb and risen Christ.
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The article Reasonable Doubt by Alice Camille presents reasons for defending the actions of Thomas, the apostle of Jesus Christ, and relates the factors that not only made Thomas doubt his faith, but the testimonies of the resurrection witnessed by Thomas himself. The article also discusses evidence demanded by Thomas to prove that Jesus had risen from the dead.
...Christ making it the most honored and important holiday in the Christian religion. But it does have its traditions that are a far cry from the original intent. It should come as no surprise to find that the Easter Bunny was not present and distributing multi-colored hard-boiled eggs to the twelve apostles two-thousand years ago.
Normally, it is generally believed that the statement gap between broadminded and conventional Christian theologians is more ruthless than the statement gap between broadminded and conventional Politicians. Most of the time the Politicians are fewer forced to confront each other in elections but the broadminded and conventional Christians can spent most of their time keeping away from each other. In a book, ‘Meaning of Jesus’ the authors Marcus Borg and Tom Wright has discussed a lot of issues like resurrection. Even though Borg and Wright take different diverse methods but they has discussed each other point of view in a reasonable manner, and they both directly faced points of their discrepancy.
Luckily, none of the above is true. Because Jesus died on the cross and was raised to life three days later. Believers are forgiven from their sin and are given a new life. As Christians, our belief is not in vain because the resurrections is an actual event. Christ is not dead and our faith is not useless.
Davis, S. .. (2010). Traditional Christian Belief in the Resurrection of the Body. In S. Brennan, & R. J. Stainton, Philosophy and Death Introductory Readings (pp. 77-98). Canada: Broadview Press.
Therefore, when the soldier pierced Jesus’ side, the water and blood that spilled from the puncture wound confirmed that he was dead, as the Bible explains:
Edwards, William D., Wesley J. Gabel, and Floyd E. Hosmer. "On The Physical Death of Jesus Christ". JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association. Mar. 21, 1986, v256
One of the most talked about myths in Christianity is the story of how Jesus Christ was crucified but came back to life. When he was crucified for human sins and when he resurrected he took mankind sins away with him. There are many functions and theories that try to explain this myth. Whether individuals believe in the myth is up to them. That being said, this myth is one that is followed by numerous people around the world.
I find Lanes understanding of the disciples experience of the resurrection very helpful. There is no way to come up with your opinion fully without hearing all possible stories. When you hear many different stories, opinions, and facts it gives you more knowledge and insight about the subject where you can draw your own conclusion from that. Listening to these different ideas and opinions doesn’t mean you have to necessarily agree with it, the choice is left up to you to decipher truth from fabrication, lies, embellishment, persuasion stories, etc. Which is extremely relevant and difficult in this situation.
Hall, Gerald. "Jesus' Crucifixon and Death." Academics' Web Pages. School of Theology at McAuley Campus. Web. 26 Feb. 2012.
At the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. lie the remains of four hundred thousand soldiers, but only four are given the title the unknown soldier. The tomb of the unknown soldier, also known as the Tomb of the Unknowns, is a monument that opened on November eleventh nineteen twenty-one. The tomb contains the remains of four unidentified soldiers from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The tomb is a reminder of America 's pastime. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a vital part of American history because it represents all the men and women who have selflessly given their lives for American freedom.
While he was studying and learning the scriptures he became exceedingly fearful of God and was quite concerned about how he would ever be forgiven for his sins. This weighed heavily on him to the point that he became eccentric in his attempts and methods to be forgiven. He eventually left for Wittenberg and became a theology lecturer while he was studying for his doctorate. It was that during this time his manner of thinking started to change. He started to read and interpret the scriptures on his own instead of blindly following the message that the church preaches about it. One day while working on a lecture he came across the phrase “the just shall live by faith,” (Christ pp195) which transformed the way he thought about God and the good works doctrine of the church. He now started to believe that God was a just and a benevolent God, and that forgiveness did not depend on his own righteousness. He started to see that humankind could not be righteous because we were prone to sin from the beginning and that all it took was for one to place his faith in Jesus Christ and God would pronounce that sinner
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For Christians, the story of Jesus’ resurrection is celebrated on a holiday known as Easter. The narration begins with Jesus being arrested for exclaiming that He was the Son of God. He was taken to the Roman governor, Pilate, who delivered Him to be crucified. The soldiers took Jesus away and cast a crown of thorns on His head and a reed on His right hand (Matt. 27:28-30). To Christian...
"Sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death." (James 1:15), or as Paul puts it in Romans 6:23 " the wages of sin is death". Christ never sinned, and therefore did not earn the wages of sin. Therefore God raised him from the dead "having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it." (Acts 2:24). The full story of Christ's death and resurrection can be found in Matthew 27 & 28, Mark 15 & 16, Luke 23 & 24, and John 18 - 21.