The Resurrection of Christ is perhaps the most significant event to ever happen in the history of mankind. Jesus of Nazareth was more than just a man, his resurrection proved that he was the Son of God with power and gave validity to all of Christianity. The disciple Paul wrote of the dangers to Christianity that would have happened had the Resurrection not occurred. (Corinthians I, New International Version Bible) He said that without the Resurrection preaching would have been in vain, the disciples would have been labeled as false prophets, the Christian faith would have been worthless, people would see no reason to come out of their sin, death would be permanent, and Christians would be considered foolish. Many skeptics have tried to find …show more content…
The Resurrection proved that Christ was divine. Jesus being nailed to the cross did not prove he was God. It was not until he died and rose again that the prophecy was fulfilled, “by being raised from the dead (Christ) was proved to be the mighty Son of God, with the holy nature of God Himself” (Romans 1:4, NIV). The Resurrection also gave proof to Christ’s power to forgive sin. The Bible said, “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins” (1 Corinthians 15:17, NIV). When Jesus was able to overcome death he proved his ability to break the bonds of sin. This meant that forgiveness and eternal life would come to all who accepted the gift of salvation. The Resurrection showed Christ’s power over death. The Bible says, “Christ rose from the dead and will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him” (Romans 6:9, NIV). This meant that our victory over death would also be secure, (Ephesians 2:6, NIV) “lifted us up from the grave into glory along with Christ, where we sit with him in the heavenly realms”. Lastly the Resurrection defeated God’s enemy. The devil worked throughout the entire time to see that Jesus would fail His father. However he could have never counted on what he thought would be his final blow would turn into the greatest victory for God, the cross. The Resurrection meant Christians never again had to fear death or …show more content…
The first theory is that Jesus never actually rose from the dead, that the body was in fact taken by his loyal followers and hidden away as a way of trying to solidify their religion when their prophecy did not come true as it had been foretold. There are two main reasons behind why this theory does not hold truth. The first one is the Roman guard. For anyone to steal Christ’ body they would first have to get past the Roman guard unit. The Roman guard of that day was considered one of the greatest fighting forces of all time. A unit consisted of sixteen guards they would stand guard outside the tomb, eight at a time. The guards had the best armor and weapons of that time. If they failed their mission it was punishable by death. This would provide great motivation for the men to stay awake during their four-hour rotation. However if they were to fall asleep there would be the second obstacle, the boulder. It was estimated to weigh between one and a half to two tons, making it extremely difficult to move especially around sleeping
Earlier approaches focus on Christ death and resurrection as his victory over all forces of evil and sin, including the earthly and spiritual powers that oppress.
In 1 Corinthians 15, this is the most important chapter in the bible, when resurrection is the main topic talked about. This section of 1-26, talks about the physical reality and assurance of resurrection. Even though Paul is basically trying to prove that resurrection exists, he is mainly trying to say that Christians will be resurrected. In this passage Paul tries to solve the issues that the Corinthian were dealing with based on the resurrection of the deceased. Paul used vital information and personal experiences in this passage to prove that resurrection occurs not only in Christ but in man as well. He first uses sections 3-11 to try and explain how much the gospel is vital to understanding resurrection and it’s historical importance. Paul shows all confidence in the gospel because of the facts of Jesus’s resurrection. The second section is Paul trying to explain the repercussions if resurrection didn’t exist. He explains that all apostles would be false witnessed and they would still be living in their sins. However, he ends the passage by combining Christ and man’s resurrection and says that Christ is the first of many men to be resurrected.
The New King James Bible explains, "And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all ... For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man ... If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body" (Acts 4:33 and 1 Corinthians 15:21 and 44). Paul explains that Jesus died for our sins and was resurrected. Since Jesus was physically buried, then Jesus ' resurrection would represent Him physically rising from the dead. Moreover, Paul explains that we will be resurrected like Jesus because God created humanity. Humanity cannot be physically resurrected because the human body is perishable. However, the spiritual body is imperishable and will live for eternity. Therefore, our physical bodies will be resurrected into an imperishable spirit. The significance of the passage is to demonstrate the historical event that Jesus ' disciples taught the physical resurrection of Jesus and also humanity will be
In the previous two posts, we have gone over the importance of the apostles ' martyrdom for the resurrection argument, as well as a summary of Sean McDowell 's findings concerning their martyrdom. Now the question arises, is this evidence enough? The short answer is, yes. All the resurrection argument requires is that some apostles who claimed to have experiences of the resurrected Jesus were martyred for their faith. The idea is that if the apostles had invented the story of the resurrection they wouldn 't be willing to die for it. If they were martyred then they truly believed that they had experienced encounters of the resurrected Jesus, adding credence to the resurrection argument and disproving the possibility that
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.”
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.
...rn to this earth and will establish his kingdom here. The life, the death and the resurrection of Jesus is a revelation of God for the world’s redemption and this is unveiled by the Old Testament. In fact Old Testament was the vehicle, which revealed the true meaning of the redemptive events of the gospel. We can sum up the whole events and facts in this way that Jesus had to face rigors of crucifixion and eventually died. He was buried and due to His death His disciples lost hope and became despair. The tomb of Jesus was found empty just after a few days. It was a proof that Jesus had risen.
"1 Corinthians 15:12 But If It Is Preached That Christ Has Been Raised from the Dead, How Can Some of You Say That There Is No Resurrection of the Dead?" 1 Corinthians 15:12 But If It Is Preached That Christ Has Been Raised from the Dead, How Can Some of You Say That There Is No Resurrection of the Dead? N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2014.
These three tests when applied to the Bible show it as the most historically reliable text known to man, thus the events found upon the pages of the Bible are actual historically proven events. In light of these facts, there are still many theories other than that of the Biblical account. Three of them include the "Visionary" theory, the theft theory, and the wrong tomb theory. The first theory is that of Strauss, that the appearances of Jesus after His death on the cross were "visions generated by the imaginations of the disciples (Ramsey 48)." This may be the easiest of all the theories to discredit. First of all, it does not take into account the inability of the disciples to grasp this idea that Christ was alive and to recognize Him for who He was (Ramsey 48).
Theologians have been stuck on this topic as well. Without the Resurrection, the Christian’s faith
In conclusion I think that it is wrong to die for your beliefs in any
"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.
From the women we learn that Jesus rose on the first day of the week. From the other disciples, we learn that Jesus rose on the third day. If the resurrection of Jesus was nothing but a hoax or urban legend, there would not be an identifiable starting point. This is not the case for the resurrection. We know the location he was buried and the time span in which it happened.
One of the most perplexing events in the ministry of Jesus Christ is His resurrection from the dead. Many skeptics look at it as made up stories or hallucinations, or mass hysteria, yet the biblical accounts and other evidences point to another conclusion. This research paper will explore three pieces of evidence that the resurrection story is factual and can be accepted as a historical event.
In this paper, I will examine Jesus’ resurrection from the dead because, according to many scholars, there is no other event in the life of Jesus that is as significant. In order to better comprehend the magnitude of this event, I will begin by looking at what can be discerned from the Resurrection of Jesus. Then, I will explore the two different kinds of resurrection testimony that there are: the confessional tradition and narrative tradition. For the confessional tradition, I will look at a few examples including St. Paul’s confession in First Corinthians which is composed of four parts: Jesus’ death, the question of the empty tomb, the third day, and the witnesses. For the narrative tradition, I will briefly examine the two sources of information