Your piece was moving to this 76 y.o. who sought and accepted Jesus in 2019. I just purchased the book for myself and a dear friend who helped me in my conversion to everlasting life.
I really enjoyed reading the article and appreciate it. The only part that I have not been able to understand clearly is "The story would have been impossible in Jewish culture. It simply is suggested in none of the Biblical or Old Testament Biblical literature that Jesus could be dead for multiple days and then rise again in the middle of human history."
The article does not say the OT does not teach it, rather that "Biblical or Old Testament Biblical literature" does not suggest it,.
Reading that, I was not sure whether the OT itself was being included.
That the OT does teach it is shown in 1 Cor 15:4 which affirms that the resurrection on the 3rd day is according to the Scriptures, and in Luke 24:25-27 such an inference seems warranted. It is certain, as the article affirms, no one believed He was going to be resurrected, not His disciples, not others, so it seems that the conclusion is God had revealed that fact but in such a way that people did not and could not understand it because it was totally foreign to their experience. Once it happened and the Lord tells us that it is according to the Scriptures we can see it, but before the event, no one saw it.
Peter saw it clearly in Psalm 16 on the Day of Pentecost when He was full of the Holy Spirit. And according to Luke 24:25-27 and 1 Cor 15:4 there must be other places that point to this.
Again thanks for the many, many helpful things you point out in your argument.
So, a little levity. My 8 year-old son attends a Christian school and he created separate pieces of Easter art for me and my wife. Mine was a construction-paper tomb with "He is Risen" written on it and a brass rivet that allowed the stone to be rolled away, exposing Jesus' discarded linens. He proceeded to tell me that "We don't really know who rolled the stone away, but I'm pretty sure it was Jesus." After a brief pause, he suddenly broke into "I Got the Power" by the Eurodance group Snap! causing me to almost drive off the road in hysterical laughter! Words don't do it justice as his delivery was impeccable, but the visual I got of Jesus mouthing those words and then breaking into dance continues to amuse me!
Thank you for not heaping more political stuff on us. We need a week of peace and you are definitely able to deliver. Glad we, as Christians, can understand and believe what seems impossible. God bless you.
Your piece was moving to this 76 y.o. who sought and accepted Jesus in 2019. I just purchased the book for myself and a dear friend who helped me in my conversion to everlasting life.
Jesus is indeed risen. If you are willing to believe it, you will be risen with him. It's that simple.
I really enjoyed reading the article and appreciate it. The only part that I have not been able to understand clearly is "The story would have been impossible in Jewish culture. It simply is suggested in none of the Biblical or Old Testament Biblical literature that Jesus could be dead for multiple days and then rise again in the middle of human history."
The article does not say the OT does not teach it, rather that "Biblical or Old Testament Biblical literature" does not suggest it,.
Reading that, I was not sure whether the OT itself was being included.
That the OT does teach it is shown in 1 Cor 15:4 which affirms that the resurrection on the 3rd day is according to the Scriptures, and in Luke 24:25-27 such an inference seems warranted. It is certain, as the article affirms, no one believed He was going to be resurrected, not His disciples, not others, so it seems that the conclusion is God had revealed that fact but in such a way that people did not and could not understand it because it was totally foreign to their experience. Once it happened and the Lord tells us that it is according to the Scriptures we can see it, but before the event, no one saw it.
Peter saw it clearly in Psalm 16 on the Day of Pentecost when He was full of the Holy Spirit. And according to Luke 24:25-27 and 1 Cor 15:4 there must be other places that point to this.
Again thanks for the many, many helpful things you point out in your argument.
Truly, no one has an excuse.
So, a little levity. My 8 year-old son attends a Christian school and he created separate pieces of Easter art for me and my wife. Mine was a construction-paper tomb with "He is Risen" written on it and a brass rivet that allowed the stone to be rolled away, exposing Jesus' discarded linens. He proceeded to tell me that "We don't really know who rolled the stone away, but I'm pretty sure it was Jesus." After a brief pause, he suddenly broke into "I Got the Power" by the Eurodance group Snap! causing me to almost drive off the road in hysterical laughter! Words don't do it justice as his delivery was impeccable, but the visual I got of Jesus mouthing those words and then breaking into dance continues to amuse me!
Christ is risen, Christ is risen indeed.
The only Truth than can make sense out of our time and culture where non-truth appears to be spreading and "What is Truth?" appears to be reigning.
Thank you for not heaping more political stuff on us. We need a week of peace and you are definitely able to deliver. Glad we, as Christians, can understand and believe what seems impossible. God bless you.
Thank you so much for this today
Beautiful.
Hope in the darkness.