Title: Do you understand the logical basis for faith in Christ?
1Do you understand the logical basis for faith in
Christ?
- What if someone asked you this question Why
Christianity?
2Do you understand the logical basis for faith in
Christ?
- What if someone asked you this question Why
Christianity? - If you have not heard this question, your
children will.
3Do you understand the logical basis for faith in
Christ?
- What if someone asked you this question Why
Christianity? - If you have not heard this question, your
children will. - Christianity is not based upon a blind faith
but rather a reasonable faith.
4Do you understand the logical basis for faith in
Christ?
- (1 Pet 315 NKJV) - But sanctify the Lord God
in your hearts, and always be ready to give a
defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the
hope that is in you, with meekness and fear
5Do you understand the logical basis for faith in
Christ?
- Christianity is not just a system of philosophy
or values.
6Do you understand the logical basis for faith in
Christ?
- Christianity is not just a system of philosophy
or values. - It is dependent upon the identity of its founder,
Jesus.
7Do you understand the logical basis for faith in
Christ?
- (Mat 1613-17 NKJV) - When Jesus came into the
region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His
disciples, saying, Who do men say that I, the
Son of Man, am? 14 So they said, Some say
John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others
Jeremiah or one of the prophets. 15 He said to
them, But who do you say that I am?
8Do you understand the logical basis for faith in
Christ?
- 16 Simon Peter answered and said, You are the
Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 Jesus
answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon
Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed
this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
9Do you understand the logical basis for faith in
Christ?
- Contrast this with the religions of Buddha and
Mohammed.
10Do you understand the logical basis for faith in
Christ?
- If either figure never actually existed, you
still would have in essence their religion.
11Do you understand the logical basis for faith in
Christ?
- If either figure never actually existed, you
still would have in essence their religion. - These systems have no crucial historical events
at their foundations.
12What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- Paul knew the consequences!
(1 Cor 1512-19)
13What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- (1 Cor 1512-19 NKJV) - Now if Christ is
preached that He has been raised from the dead,
how do some among you say that there is no
resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no
resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not
risen. 14 And if Christ is not risen, then our
preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.
14What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- 15 Yes, and we are found false witnesses of
God, because we have testified of God that He
raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up if in
fact the dead do not rise. 16 For if the dead
do not rise, then Christ is not risen. 17 And
if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile you
are still in your sins! 18 Then also those who
have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
15What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ,
we are of all men the most pitiable.
16What if there was no Historical Jesus?
17What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- The apostles are liars.
- There is no forgiveness of sins.
18What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- The apostles are liars.
- There is no forgiveness of sins.
- Those who died as a Christian are gone forever.
19What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- The apostles are liars.
- There is no forgiveness of sins.
- Those who died as a Christian are gone forever.
- Those who make sacrifices to be a Christian are
"of all men the most pitiable.
20What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- The apostles are liars.
- There is no forgiveness of sins.
- Those who died as a Christian are gone forever.
- Those who make sacrifices to be a Christian are
"of all men the most pitiable. - The Jesus of the Bible is an impostor
21What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- Knowledgeable Atheists will challenge
Christianity here.
22What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- Knowledgeable Atheists will challenge
Christianity here. - Could Jesus have been only a good, moral man and
nothing more?
23What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- Knowledgeable Atheists will challenge
Christianity here. - Could Jesus have been only a good, moral man and
nothing more? - Jesus claimed to be the Son of God!
24What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- (John 1036 NKJV) do you say of Him whom the
Father sanctified and sent into the world, You
are blaspheming, because I said, I am the Son
of God?
25What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- If people believed this claim, they would
radically change their lives to follow Jesus.
26What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- If people believed this claim, they would
radically change their lives to follow Jesus. - Jesus said his words were so important that one
day men would be judged before God by how they
followed them..
27What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- (John 1248 NKJV) He who rejects Me, and does
not receive My words, has that which judges him
the word that I have spoken will judge him in the
last day.
28What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- In light of his claims Jesus was either a liar, a
lunatic, or the Lord.
29What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- In light of his claims Jesus was either a liar, a
lunatic, or the Lord. - He was a liar if He claimed to be the Son of God
and knew He was not. If this is true He should
be exposed.
30What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- In light of his claims Jesus was either a liar, a
lunatic, or the Lord. - He was a liar if He claimed to be the Son of God
and knew He was not. If this is true He should
be exposed. - He was a lunatic if He claimed to be the Son of
God but was just a man. Sane people do not make
this claim!
31What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- In light of his claims Jesus was either a liar, a
lunatic, or the Lord. - He was a liar if He claimed to be the Son of God
and knew He was not. If this is true He should
be exposed. - He was a lunatic if He claimed to be the Son of
God but was just a man. Sane people do not make
this claim! - He is Lord if His claim is true.
32What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- There is no middle ground!
33What if there was no Historical Jesus?
- There is no middle ground!
- So far we have not considered any evidence. We
have only identified the nature of
Christianity and the foundation on which it rests.
34The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- Many when they speak of faith think in terms of
feelings, tradition, and prejudice.
35The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- Many when they speak of faith think in terms of
feelings, tradition, and prejudice. - This is not the Biblical concept of faith.
36The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- Many when they speak of faith think in terms of
feelings, tradition, and prejudice. - This is not the Biblical concept of faith.
- Faith is based upon evidence.
37The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- (Heb 111 NKJV) Now faith is the substance of
things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
38The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- (1 Pet 315 NKJV) But sanctify the Lord God in
your hearts, and always be ready to give a
defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the
hope that is in you, with meekness and fear
39The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- (John 832 NKJV) And you shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you free.
40The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- Those who say faith is a blind leap in the dark
are wrong.
41The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- The Christian is not to "park his brains at the
door".
42The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- The Christian is not to "park his brains at the
door". - At the heart of every sermon of the apostles is
their eyewitness testimony of the raised Christ.
43The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- (Acts 232 NKJV) This Jesus God has raised up,
of which we are all witnesses.
44The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- (Acts 314-15 NKJV) But you denied the Holy One
and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be
granted to you, 15 and killed the Prince of
life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we
are witnesses.
45The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- (Acts 530-32 NKJV) The God of our fathers
raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a
tree. 31 Him God has exalted to His right hand
to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to
Israel and forgiveness of sins. 32 And we are
His witnesses to these things, and so also is the
Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey
Him.
46The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- (Acts 1039-43 NKJV) And we are witnesses of
all things which He did both in the land of the
Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by
hanging on a tree. 40 Him God raised up on the
third day, and showed Him openly, 41 not to
all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by
God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after
He arose from the dead.
47The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- 42 And He commanded us to preach to the
people, and to testify that it is He who was
ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the
dead. 43 To Him all the prophets witness that,
through His name, whoever believes in Him will
receive remission of sins.
48The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- (Acts 1327-31 NKJV) For those who dwell in
Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not
know Him, nor even the voices of the Prophets
which are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled them
in condemning Him. 28 And though they found no
cause for death in Him, they asked Pilate that He
should be put to death.
49The Nature of the Evidence - Historical,
Eyewitness Testimony.
- 29 Now when they had fulfilled all that was
written concerning Him, they took Him down from
the tree and laid Him in a tomb. 30 But God
raised Him from the dead. 31 He was seen for
many days by those who came up with Him from
Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to
the people.
50The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- All personal knowledge that we have can be
reduced to two categories - testimony and memory.
51The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- All personal knowledge that we have can be
reduced to two categories - testimony and memory. - Testimony deals with things that others have told
us..
52The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- All personal knowledge that we have can be
reduced to two categories - testimony and memory. - Testimony deals with things that others have told
us. - Memory relates to those things we have personally
seen.
53The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- All personal knowledge that we have can be
reduced to two categories - testimony and memory. - Testimony deals with things that others have told
us. - Memory relates to those things we have personally
seen. - Every day we accept things as true based upon
testimony.
54The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- Consider some people of history we accept from
testimony.
55The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- Consider some people of history we accept from
testimony. - Napoleon.
56The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- Consider some people of history we accept from
testimony. - Napoleon.
- Caesar.
57The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- Consider some people of history we accept from
testimony. - Napoleon.
- Caesar.
- George Washington.
58The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- Consider some people of history we accept from
testimony. - Napoleon.
- Caesar.
- George Washington.
- But not all testimony is valid!
59The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- Consider some people of history we accept from
testimony. - Napoleon.
- Caesar.
- George Washington.
- But not all testimony is valid!
- Many will lie or simply are mistaken when they
bear testimony.
60The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- On what basis do we reject some testimony and
accept other testimony?
61The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- On what basis do we reject some testimony and
accept other testimony? - Tests for Accepting or Rejecting Testimony.
62The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- On what basis do we reject some testimony and
accept other testimony? - Tests for Accepting or Rejecting Testimony.
- Is the person giving testimony in a position to
know the facts?
63The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- On what basis do we reject some testimony and
accept other testimony? - Tests for Accepting or Rejecting Testimony.
- Is the person giving testimony in a position to
know the facts? - Does he have a ulterior motive in telling his
account?
64The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- Is this person of good character? Is he reliable?
65The Validity of Historical Testimony.
- Is this person of good character? Is he reliable?
- Are there other witnesses and do they agree?
66The New Testament Passes the Test.
- Were the apostles in a position to know the
facts?
67The New Testament Passes the Test.
- 1 John 11-3 That which was from the beginning,
which we have heard, which we have seen with our
eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands
have handled, concerning the Word of life -- the
life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear
witness, and declare to you that eternal life
which was with the Father and was manifested to
us
68The New Testament Passes the Test.
- that which we have seen and heard we declare to
you, that you also may have fellowship with us
and truly our fellowship is with the Father and
with His Son Jesus Christ.
69The New Testament Passes the Test.
- Did the apostles have any advantages in lying
about the resurrection?
70The New Testament Passes the Test.
- (1 Cor 1530-32 NKJV) And why do we stand in
jeopardy every hour? 31 I affirm, by the
boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our
Lord, I die daily. 32 If, in the manner of men,
I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what
advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise,
Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!
71The New Testament Passes the Test.
- (John 161-3 NKJV) These things I have spoken
to you, that you should not be made to stumble.
2 They will put you out of the synagogues
yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you
will think that he offers God service. 3 And
these things they will do to you because they
have not known the Father nor Me.
72The New Testament Passes the Test.
- Are the writings of the apostles historically
accurate?
73The New Testament Passes the Test.
- Are the writings of the apostles historically
accurate?
74The New Testament Passes the Test.
- Was there agreement between the numerous
witnesses?
75The New Testament Passes the Test.
- (1 Cor 151-6 NKJV) Moreover, brethren, I
declare to you the gospel which I preached to
you, which also you received and in which you
stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you
hold fast that word which I preached to you
unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered
to you first of all that which I also received
that Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures,
76The New Testament Passes the Test.
- 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose
again the third day according to the Scriptures,
5 and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the
twelve. 6 After that He was seen by over five
hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater
part remain to the present, but some have fallen
asleep.
77The New Testament Passes the Test.
- If you reject the New Testament as being
unhistorical, you must for consistency reject
all of ancient history!
78The New Testament Passes the Test.
- Most knowledgeable atheists recognize this point.
79The New Testament Passes the Test.
- Most knowledgeable atheists recognize this point.
- Their main objections lie in another areas.
80The Resurrection Scene
- (Mat 2757-66 NKJV) Now when evening had come,
there came a rich man from Arimathea, named
Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of
Jesus. 58 This man went to Pilate and asked for
the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body
to be given to him. 59 When Joseph had taken
the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
81The Resurrection Scene
- 60 and laid it in his new tomb which he had
hewn out of the rock and he rolled a large stone
against the door of the tomb, and departed. 61
And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary,
sitting opposite the tomb. 62 On the next day,
which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief
priests and Pharisees gathered together to
Pilate,
82The Resurrection Scene
- 63 saying, Sir, we remember, while He was
still alive, how that deceiver said, After three
days I will rise. 64 Therefore command that
the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest
His disciples come by night and steal Him away,
and say to the people, He has risen from the
dead. So the last deception will be worse than
the first.
83The Resurrection Scene
- 65 Pilate said to them, You have a guard go
your way, make it as secure as you know how.
66 So they went and made the tomb secure,
sealing the stone and setting the guard.
84The Resurrection Scene
85The Resurrection Scene
- Jesus was Dead.
- Hear the description of an eyewitness.
86The Resurrection Scene
- (John 1932-36 NKJV) Then the soldiers came and
broke the legs of the first and of the other who
was crucified with Him. 33 But when they came
to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they
did not break His legs. 34 But one of the
soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and
immediately blood and water came out.
87The Resurrection Scene
- 35 And he who has seen has testified, and his
testimony is true and he knows that he is
telling the truth, so that you may believe. 36
For these things were done that the Scripture
should be fulfilled, Not one of His bones shall
be broken.
88The Resurrection Scene
- Medical authorities today indicate that blood
and water was positive proof of death.
89The Resurrection Scene
- The body was placed in a new tomb.
90The Resurrection Scene
- (Mat 2760 NKJV) and laid it in his new tomb
which he had hewn out of the rock and he rolled
a large stone against the door of the tomb, and
departed.
91The Resurrection Scene
- There would be only one way in and one way out.
92The Resurrection Scene
- A large stone covered the entrance.
93The Resurrection Scene
- (Mat 2760 NKJV) and laid it in his new tomb
which he had hewn out of the rock and he rolled
a large stone against the door of the tomb, and
departed.
94The Resurrection Scene
- This boulder was to prevent any easy access to
the body.
95The Resurrection Scene
- A Roman seal was placed on the stone.
96The Resurrection Scene
- (Mat 2766 NKJV) So they went and made the tomb
secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard.
97The Resurrection Scene
- This signified that the full power and authority
of Rome would stand against the one who broke the
seal.
98The Resurrection Scene
- A Roman Guard was placed at the tomb
99The Resurrection Scene
- (Mat 2765-66 NKJV) Pilate said to them, You
have a guard go your way, make it as secure as
you know how. 66 So they went and made the
tomb secure, sealing the stone and setting the
guard.
100The Resurrection Scene
- The tomb was inspected carefully.
101The Resurrection Scene
- (John 203-8 NKJV) Peter therefore went out, and
the other disciple, and were going to the tomb.
4 So they both ran together, and the other
disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first.
5 And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the
linen cloths lying there yet he did not go in.
6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and
went into the tomb and he saw the linen cloths
lying there,
102The Resurrection Scene
- 7 and the handkerchief that had been around His
head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded
together in a place by itself. 8 Then the other
disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in
also and he saw and believed.
103The Resurrection Scene
- (John 2011 NKJV) But Mary stood outside by the
tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down
and looked into the tomb.
104Who Moved the Stone?
105Who Moved the Stone?
- (Mat 2762-66 NKJV) On the next day, which
followed the Day of Preparation, the chief
priests and Pharisees gathered together to
Pilate, 63 saying, Sir, we remember, while He
was still alive, how that deceiver said, After
three days I will rise.
106Who Moved the Stone?
- 64 Therefore command that the tomb be made
secure until the third day, lest His disciples
come by night and steal Him away, and say to the
people, He has risen from the dead. So the last
deception will be worse than the first. 65
Pilate said to them, You have a guard go your
way, make it as secure as you know how. 66 So
they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the
stone and setting the guard.
107Who Moved the Stone?
- The Jews were the very ones trying to prevent the
resurrection.
108Who Moved the Stone?
- The Jews were the very ones trying to prevent the
resurrection. - If so they had a perfect time to present the body
50 days later!
109Who Moved the Stone?
- (Acts 232 NKJV) This Jesus God has raised up,
of which we are all witnesses.
110Who Moved the Stone?
- (Acts 236 NKJV) Therefore let all the house of
Israel know assuredly that God has made this
Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.
111Who Moved the Stone?
112Who Moved the Stone?
- Did the Romans?
- The Romans would not want to risk their necks for
what they would consider as "silly Jewish
superstition.
113Who Moved the Stone?
- Did the Romans?
- The Romans would not want to risk their necks for
what they would consider as "silly Jewish
superstition. - The penalty for a Roman guard's failure was death.
114Who Moved the Stone?
- (Acts 1626-27 NKJV) Suddenly there was a great
earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison
were shaken and immediately all the doors were
opened and everyones chains were loosed. 27
And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep
and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the
prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about
to kill himself.
115Who Moved the Stone?
- (Acts 2742 NKJV) And the soldiers plan was to
kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim
away and escape.
116Who Moved the Stone?
117Who Moved the Stone?
- Did the Disciples?
- This was the best explanation the smartest men
among the Jews could come up with.
118Who Moved the Stone?
- (Mat 2811-15 NKJV) Now while they were going,
behold, some of the guard came into the city and
reported to the chief priests all the things that
had happened. 12 When they had assembled with
the elders and consulted together, they gave a
large sum of money to the soldiers, 13 saying,
Tell them, His disciples came at night and
stole Him away while we slept.
119Who Moved the Stone?
- 14 And if this comes to the governors ears,
we will appease him and make you secure. 15 So
they took the money and did as they were
instructed and this saying is commonly reported
among the Jews until this day.
120Who Moved the Stone?
- If they were asleep, how did they know it was the
disciples?
121Who Moved the Stone?
- If they were asleep, how did they know it was the
disciples? - Why did the Romans authorities not prosecute the
apostles as grave robbers?
122Who Moved the Stone?
- Did the apostles give their lives for a lie?
123Who Moved the Stone?
- Did the apostles give their lives for a lie?
- Their account is believable.
124Who Moved the Stone?
- (Mark 169-14 NKJV) - Now when He rose early on
the first day of the week, He appeared first to
Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven
demons. 10 She went and told those who had been
with Him, as they mourned and wept. 11 And when
they heard that He was alive and had been seen by
her, they did not believe.
125Who Moved the Stone?
- 12 After that, He appeared in another form to two
of them as they walked and went into the country.
13 And they went and told it to the rest, but
they did not believe them either. 14 Later He
appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table
and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of
heart, because they did not believe those who had
seen Him after He had risen.
126Who Moved the Stone?
- Who then moved the stone?
127Who Moved the Stone?
- (Acts 1327-31 NKJV) For those who dwell in
Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not
know Him, nor even the voices of the Prophets
which are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled them
in condemning Him. 28 And though they found no
cause for death in Him, they asked Pilate that He
should be put to death.
128Who Moved the Stone?
- 29 Now when they had fulfilled all that was
written concerning Him, they took Him down from
the tree and laid Him in a tomb. 30 But God
raised Him from the dead. 31 He was seen for
many days by those who came up with Him from
Galilee to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to
the people.
129Modern Day Attempts to Deny the Resurrection
130Modern Day Attempts to Deny the Resurrection
- The Swoon Theory.
- The enemies were closely watching the cross.
131Modern Day Attempts to Deny the Resurrection
- The Swoon Theory.
- The enemies were closely watching the cross.
132Modern Day Attempts to Deny the Resurrection
- (Mark 1531-32 NKJV) Likewise the chief priests
also, mocking among themselves with the scribes,
said, He saved others Himself He cannot save.
32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, descend
now from the cross, that we may see and believe.
Even those who were crucified with Him reviled
Him.
133Modern Day Attempts to Deny the Resurrection
- (Mark 1544-45 NKJV) Pilate marveled that He was
already dead and summoning the centurion, he
asked him if He had been dead for some time. 45
So when he found out from the centurion, he
granted the body to Joseph.
134Modern Day Attempts to Deny the Resurrection
- The burial process itself would have killed Jesus.
135Modern Day Attempts to Deny the Resurrection
- (John 1939-40 NKJV) And Nicodemus, who at first
came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a
mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred
pounds. 40 Then they took the body of Jesus,
and bound it in strips of linen with the spices,
as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
136Modern Day Attempts to Deny the Resurrection
- How could Jesus have done this?
137Modern Day Attempts to Deny the Resurrection
- (Luke 2413-15 NKJV) Now behold, two of them
were traveling that same day to a village called
Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem.
14 And they talked together of all these things
which had happened. 15 So it was, while they
conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew
near and went with them.
138Modern Day Attempts to Deny the Resurrection
- (Luke 2432 NKJV) And they said to one another,
Did not our heart burn within us while He talked
with us on the road, and while He opened the
Scriptures to us?
139The Significance of the Resurrection.
140The Significance of the Resurrection.
- (Rom 13-4 NKJV) concerning His Son Jesus Christ
our Lord, who was born of the seed of David
according to the flesh, 4 and declared to be
the Son of God with power according to the Spirit
of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.
141The Significance of the Resurrection.
- Our resurrection is certain.
142The Significance of the Resurrection.
- (1 Cor 614 NKJV) And God both raised up the
Lord and will also raise us up by His power.
143The Significance of the Resurrection.
- (2 Cor 413-14 NKJV) And since we have the same
spirit of faith, according to what is written, I
believed and therefore I spoke, we also believe
and therefore speak, 14 knowing that He who
raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up
with Jesus, and will present us with you.
144The Significance of the Resurrection.
- (Acts 1730-31 NKJV) Truly, these times of
ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all
men everywhere to repent, 31 because He has
appointed a day on which He will judge the world
in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained.
He has given assurance of this to all by raising
Him from the dead.
145The Significance of the Resurrection.
- We are compelled to obey the gospel of Christ.
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- (1 Pet 321 NKJV) There is also an antitype
which now saves us baptism (not the removal of
the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good
conscience toward God), through the resurrection
of Jesus Christ,
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- (2 Th 17-10 NKJV) and to give you who are
troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is
revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8
in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do
not know God, and on those who do not obey the
gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 These shall
be punished with everlasting destruction from the
presence of the Lord and from the glory of His
power,
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- 10 when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified
in His saints and to be admired among all those
who believe, because our testimony among you was
believed.
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- Do you believe that Jesus Christ was raised from
the dead?
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- Do you believe that Jesus Christ was raised from
the dead? - Are you living the Christian life? Are you ready
for judgment?
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- Ingersoll "0 God, if there be a God, save my
soul, if I have a soul, from hell, if there be a
hell.
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- Voltaire "I am abandoned by God and man I will
give you half of what I am worth, if you will
give me six month's life," to the doctor treating
him. When told it could not be done, he
continued, "Then I shall die and go to hell.
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- Sir Thomas Scott "Until this moment I thought
there was neither a God nor a hell. Now I know
and feel there are both, and I am doomed to
perdition by the just judgment of the Almighty."