“And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.” 1 Corinthians 15:17
The above words of St. Paul encapsulate the core tenet central to Christianity – the claim that Jesus was resurrected. Without a resurrected Jesus, there is no Christianity; as Paul points out, ‘your faith is futile’.
Christians DO believe that the story of Jesus’ resurrection is true, and so believe their faith is not futile. The story of the alleged resurrection of Jesus is also frequently put forward by Christian apologists as evidence of the existence of ‘God’. (According to Christians that hold a Trinitarian view, Jesus is in fact ‘God’ incarnate)
But are there are any good reasons for concluding that the resurrection story is actually true?
In this series, evidence that has been put forward in support of the idea that Jesus was resurrected will be explored and critically examined. As we shall see, most of this evidence isn’t even good evidence in the first place, and they are insufficient to justify the conclusion that the story of the resurrection is true.
This series page will be updated (inclusive of active links) as an when new posts pertaining to the subject matter are generated.
The Resurrection of Jesus:
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Part 2 – Jesus Christ vs. Sathya Sai Baba
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Part 3 – Jesus Christ – Prophecy Fulfilled?
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May 26, 2010 at 8:39 am
Komagi
…can’t wait.
June 14, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Dominic
If Jesus did not resurrect from the dead, then this simply means that christianity is unjustifiable.
But our central debate should not be abt if jesus rose from the dead or not, but why should there be a fuss about his ressurection.
I am meant believe that there are people who have risen from the “natural slumber” before.
A story goes of one man in a distant village who cameback to life after two days of his “death”. Well when he came back, he was a little out of his senses.
Death is just a phase in our entire life when we pass from one world to the next. We are able to connect with all the powers that lies within us which subsequently leads to our self re-discovery.
My arguement is this: Jesus’s ressurection could have happened to anyone because it is part and parcel of human existance that someone dies and comes back into another form; much stronger, but extraordiary.
September 4, 2010 at 11:43 am
Keith
I shall await this with interest. I’m curious as to how you will answer the question of his missing bones and the lack of physical and biological evidence of his descendants.
September 4, 2010 at 12:04 pm
James Onen
That’s the EASIEST part, Keith. The easiest. Wait and see 🙂
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