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The Truth Of The Resurection Part II: The Importance Of The Resurrection

By supercoolyellowjacket
Created Oct 23 2007 - 4:59am
In my last post I made the sound argument that Jesus was a real man who was crucified. This alone means nothing however. It does not prove that Jesus is God. To prove that Jesus is God I, will show that he did something that only God can do. I need to prove that Jesus survived death. The resurrection is the capstone in all of Christian belief. The Apostle Paul Wrote this in his first letters to the Church in Corinth in the late winter or early Spring of the year 56 AD. 13But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised; 14andif Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain. 15Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised. 16For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised; 17and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins. 18Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied. You see that if there is no resurrection then Jesus cannot be God because God does not die. If there is no resurrection then there is no salvation because death has not been defeated. If there is no resurrection then anyone who calls Jesus God is a liar, and they waist their lives. But, if Jesus did rise from the dead then he is God , and he did defeat death, and every person who calls him God is proclaiming a great truth. The resurrection is one of the most documented and most miraculous of God's wonders. In my next posts I will be showing you the evidence and documentation of this feet.

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