Risen: Introduction
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| Christ is Risen: The Proof and the Reality are certain |
The world should take some time to admire
what the Resurrected Christ has accomplished. The Cross and the empty tomb are
weighty and influential, to say the least. Before the Resurrection, the Bible
to the non-Jewish world was not even a skeptical curiosity: Howdy,
look God has spoken to man. The
Book of Genesis, an origins story with great explanatory power, was not even
cracked open by most the Greeks and Romans. Hello, oh
my, look: Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy explain mankind’s need of
atonement and how to please God. Now we
have found something intimidating. But the world had almost no interest in
God’s Word until Christ came: now there are 2.5 Billion people who claim to
subscribe to the Bible as God’s word. Why? Because Christ lived, died, and rose
from the grave.
Here we
are, in the 21st century, and Jesus Christ is still the only
religious leader to rise from the grave. If you need to shout after reading
that, stand up and holler. David Koresh, who predicted his resurrection, died
and stayed dead, Reverend Moon predicted his resurrection, died and remains in
his grave, exactly as every guru, prophet, Ayatollah, yogi, and god has for the
scope of human history. For Jesus, three days and back to Jerusalem, was the
astonishing actuality. If you need to shout, stand up and roar.
If you
prefer instead to have a detailed argument over whether or not Jesus is
actually alive, or whether one should try to rest one’s worldview on blind
faith, I’ve located a Jeb Bush debate training room over in Florida. I will
wait there for anyone who wants to have an argument over the truth of Christ’s
Resurrection. But before you come, you must read the first two chapters of this
book inasmuch as this will sift out all thoughtful skeptics.
The rest of the world should take a moment
right now to fully appreciate what Christ has accomplished. The cross and the
crown are His, to say the least, because His Resurrection demonstrated that He
is Lord over death, hell, and the grave. A century ago, when academia was
influenced by logical empiricism, the Resurrection of Christ was merely a
skeptical curiosity: Hmm, people claimed a great man survived death. Now
humanity knows something far more formidable happened: Wow!
The Resurrection changed the entire world.
Nothing
is guaranteed, of course, but death and taxes. Oops, only the hand of the IRS
in your pocket remains. To find truth one must start with a foundation that
provides the rational operational features that under-gird knowledge. Only
Christianity supplies these universal and immutable features. So the
Resurrection is a necessary component of the worldview that accounts for
everything, even the possibility of a Resurrection.
Examine and scrutinize the astonishing
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