Jesus: The Importance Of The Resurrection Of Jesus

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The resurrection of Jesus is a topic in Christian Apologetic that confirms the faith of a believer. Groothuis submits, “Of all the world’s religions Christianity alone purports to be based on the resurrection of its divine founder. No other religion or worldview makes such an audacious and consequential claim. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus himself predicts his own betrayal, death and resurrection.”1 The Bible reveals the importance of the resurrection in Corinthians 15:14-17, “And if Christ wasn’t raised to life, our message is worthless, and so is your faith. If the dead won’t be raised to life, we have told lies about God by saying that he raised Christ to life, when he really did not. So if the dead won’t be raised to life, Christ wasn’t raised to life. Unless Christ was raised to life, your faith is useless, and you are still living in your sins.” …show more content…

Groothuis conveys to his readers, “It is the supremely significant event in providential history. Jesus’ resurrection from the dead is explained on the basis of a supernatural event brought about by God.”2 The resurrection in relation to theistic worldview focus on the character of God as it relates to the human race. Therefore, if our background belief is a well-established theism, it will promote historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus with a more open attitude than would an atheist or

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