Why Is Christianity So Important

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The resurrection is the most critical event when it comes to Christianity. Unlike any other religion, Christianity started on this momentous event, when Jesus died and rose again. Why is resurrection so important? It is the very reason why Christianity is so unique not just because of the teaching and immense wisdom of Jesus Christ but also the claims that Jesus Christ, all that statements about Himself. Unlike the other religion, if you take their founder and you still have the code of conduct, you take away their founder and there still a way to go to heaven. But when it comes to Christianity, if Jesus resurrection did not happen, there’s nothing, forget about Christianity. Jesus in His time made many claims that shock every people heart …show more content…

C.S Lewis said, “You must make your choice: either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon, or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.” Options: Crazy, liar, or He is Lord and Saviour. Still, many people today in our generation think that Jesus is a legend. According to our non-biblical sources who are not followers of Jesus, Tacitus one of the greatest secular historians who wrote about Jesus and His followers worshipping Jesus. Flavius Josephus is a highly respected and much-quoted Romano-Jewish historian wrote about Jesus, His miracles, teachings and ministry. Sir Lionel Luckhoo the most successful attorney according to the Guinness Book of World Record, with 245 consecutive murder acquittals was challenged to use his brilliant mind to disprove the resurrection of Jesus because the entire Christianity is dependent on the resurrection. Without the resurrection, forget about Christianity and without resurrection forget about the bible. And here’s what Sir Lionel Luckhoo said, “I say unequivocally the evidence for the Resurrection of …show more content…

To believe in the resurrection is to believe in the power of God and who He was, He is the Omnipotent God. Therefore, If God exists, and if He created the universe and had power over it, then He has power over all on this planet and even power over death. If He does not have such power, Him being in charge of all creation is questionable, and He is not worthy of our faith and worship. But, because only He who created life, only He can resurrect it after death as well, only He can reverse death itself, and only He can clear away the sting and gain the victory over the grave. Through Jesus resurrection, God emphasized to us of His absolute sovereignty over life and death. Also, the resurrection of Jesus validates who He claimed to be, namely, the Son of God and Messiah. Jesus resurrection authenticated His ministry and the proof that He had authority all over the world and all

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