Young Men of Resurrection Power: Letter to My Teenage Sons

Young Men of Resurrection Power: Letter to My Teenage Sons – “The power that raised him from the dead is your power for living the Christian life on earth and your assurance of eternal life in heaven.” 

 

Evidence for the Cross and Resurrection

Evidence for the Cross and Resurrection – “The problem of unbelief is not mainly a lack of evidence, but a deep heart resistance to God and his will.”

Even If Our Faith Is False, Aren’t Christians Happier People?

Even If Our Faith Is False, Aren’t Christians Happier People? – “If Christ and we are not raised from the dead, then Paul doesn’t infer atheism; he infers hell.”

How Does the Doctrine of the Bodily Resurrection Shape the Life of the Local Church?

How Does the Doctrine of the Bodily Resurrection Shape the Life of the Local Church? – “How, then, does the doctrine of bodily resurrection shape the life of the local church? Let’s reflect on four ways.”

Enduring Death to Taste Resurrection

Enduring Death to Taste Resurrection – “What does it mean to live out the resurrection of Jesus every day?”

The Certainty of the Resurrection

The Certainty of the Resurrection – “The surprise is not that Jesus rose, but that He stayed in the tomb as long as He did. Perhaps it was God’s condescension to human weakness of unbelief that inclined Him to keep Christ captive, to ensure that there would be no doubt He was dead and that the resurrection would not be mistaken for a resuscitation.”

3 Reasons to Believe in the Resurrection

3 Reasons to Believe in the Resurrection – “Reasonable people like you can believe in the resurrection. How? By considering the heavens, history, and him.”

Did the Resurrection of Jesus Really Happen?

Did the Resurrection of Jesus Really Happen? – “Brilliant scholars, believers and skeptics alike, have grappled with questions about the fundamentals of our faith for centuries. Yet you don’t have to be a theologian to take comfort in the basic facts of Jesus’ story. Or even rely on the Bible for all the evidence.”

Did Jesus Rise From the Dead? Three Historical Facts (+ Four Explanations That Don’t Work)

Did Jesus Rise From the Dead? Three Historical Facts (+ Four Explanations That Don’t Work) – Everything rises and falls on the resurrection.

 

Americans Believe in Easter Resurrection But Aren’t Sure Why It Matters

Americans Believe in Easter Resurrection But Aren’t Sure Why It Matters – “Despite accepting the biblical accounts of Jesus’ resurrection, many Americans see little connection with their daily lives.”

Reading Resurrection in the Book of Nature

Reading Resurrection in the Book of Nature – “Could it be that in the daily cycle of sleeping and waking, God is reminding his children that resurrection is not a tall tale but something woven through the fabric of his creation?”

Did Jesus Rise From the Dead? Three Historical Facts (+ Four Explanations That Don’t Work)

Did Jesus Rise From the Dead? Three Historical Facts (+ Four Explanations That Don’t Work) – Everything rises or falls on the story of the resurrection.

Meet the Resurrected You

Meet the Resurrected You – “To be with Christ in the present heaven is better by far than living on earth under the curse. But Paul teaches in 1 Corinthians 15 that we will not be eternally complete until our resurrection.”

Pilgrimage to Dust

Pilgrimage to Dust – “As saints united to Christ by faith, we follow after our Savior. Our bodies will continue to weaken in this life as we walk each day closer to death, but our story doesn’t end there either. Because of Christ’s death and resurrection, we know we too walk towards something greater.”

Why Female Eyewitnesses Authenticate the Resurrection

Why Female Eyewitnesses Authenticate the Resurrection – “The only reason to emphasize the testimony of women—and weeping women at that—is if they really were the witnesses.”

Glorified Scars in the Body of Christ

Glorified Scars in the Body of Christ – “The resurrection means he is alive, right now, in glorified humanity, scars and all, at God’s right hand, to know and enjoy forever.”

Doesn’t Science Disprove the Resurrection?

Doesn’t Science Disprove the Resurrection? – “The claim that Jesus resurrected from the dead is a historical event that can’t be observed, tested, or repeated.” 

Anticipating Easter in the Old Testament

Anticipating Easter in the Old Testament – The story of Easter finds its roots throughout the Old Testament.

Approaching the Tomb with Joy

Approaching the Tomb with Joy – “They found their minds shocked, overwhelmed, and bewildered—shocked, overwhelmed, and bewildered even though Jesus had told them exactly what they should expect.” 

One of the Most Overlooked Arguments for the Resurrection

One of the Most Overlooked Arguments for the Resurrection – “It is an often overlooked fact that provides the necessary context for the discussion. That fact is simply this: the earliest Christians came to believe, against all odds and against all expectations, that Jesus of Nazareth had been raised from the dead.”