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Evidence for the Resurrection

Evidence for the Resurrection

1Co 15:1-8, 11-22, 30-32

• Was Jesus a real person?

• Is there any evidence that He rose from the dead?

• Can we trust the Witnesses?

• Did something else happen?

Background:

1. The Biblical accounts say that Jesus died, was buried in a tomb, was raised from the dead on the third day and was seen by many.

2, if Jesus is really who He claimed to be, the Son of God, and rose from the dead then it affects all of history but

3. if He did not Rise from the dead, then we are all lost and without hope

The Resurrection of Jesus is the most probable and reasonable explanation of the facts; Jesus is who He said He was and really did rise from the dead

Main Divisions

I. The Resurrection Makes All The Difference

II. Jesus: the Alternatives

III. The Evidence For Jesus the Christ

IV. The Bible is a Reliable Historical Document

V. The Witnesses Did Not Die for a Known Lie

VI. The Death of Jesus the Christ

VII. The Evidence of Pentecost

VIII. The Importance of The Ressurection

IX. The Need for God Sacrificing His Son

X. The Motivation for God Sacrificing His Son

XI. The Result of God Sacrificing His Son

I. The Resurrection Makes All The Difference

• 1Co 15:1-32

Outline

1. Gospel Defined (v.1-8)

2. Consequences if there is no Resurrection (v.13-19)

3. Fact of the Resurrection of Christ (v.20-22)

Book Info

1. Author: Paul the apostle, converted after seeing Jesus alive from the dead (35 AD)

2. Date: c. 56 AD

a. Jesus’ crucifixion about 33 AD

II. Jesus: the Alternatives

A. Either the NT accounts that Jesus claimed to be God are true or false

The Gospel accounts of the life, teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus are both

1) authentic (the NT as we have it is accurate of what the writers originally wrote) and

2) reliable (the writers had access to the facts and they are credible and trustworthy witnesses of those facts)

If there is no Resurrection, then Jesus was the world’s greatest deceiver and deserved to die but, if the Resurrection really happened, then He is who He claimed to be, the God-Man, God in Human Flesh.

III. The Evidence For Jesus the Christ

Facts that are accepted by most modern biblical scholars and historians:

1. Jesus was publicly executed and died on a Roman cross.

2. Jesus was buried in a tomb.

3. Jesus’ tomb was discovered empty the Sunday after his burial.

4. Jesus’ followers had no basis for hoping that he would be raised from the dead.

5. Women friends of Jesus had experiences of seeing Jesus alive from the dead.

6. Jesus’ apostles had experiences of seeing Jesus alive from the dead.

7. The first Christians proclaimed in Jerusalem just weeks after Jesus’ death that he had literally risen from the dead.

8. Paul, a persecutor of the Christians, converted to faith in Christ after seeing Jesus alive from the dead.

Good evidence exists to supports these

Jesus did what He said He would

1. His claim to be God would have lacked all credibility if He had remained dead

a. Heb 1:5-8 ;1Jo 5:20; Tit 2:11-13;1Ti 2:5-6; Joh 1:14-15; Rev 22:12-16; Joh 5:17-18; Joh 8:58

2. He claimed to be God, performed miracles, predicted His resurrection

• Mar 8:31

• Act 2:22-24

Jesus fulfilled many of the OT prophesies about the Messiah during His First Coming

1. would be scourged and spat upon- Isa 50:6/ Matt 26:67, 27:26

2. would be crucified between two thieves- Isa 53:12/ Matt 27:38; Luke 22:37

3. would suffer the piercing of His hands and feet- Psa 22:16; Zec 12:10/ Mk 15:25; John 19:34, 37, 20:25-27

4. would be buried with the rich- Isa 53:9/ Matt 27:57-60

5. would ascend to heaven- Psa 24:7-10/ Mk 16:19; Lk 24:51, Act 1:9

6. would be seated at God’s right hand- Psa 110:1/ Matt 22:44, Heb 10:12-13

7. would be raised from the dead- Psa 16:10/ Matt 28:2-7; Act 2:14-40

8. He fulfilled more than 100 prophesies found in the OT

IV. The Bible is a Reliable Historical Document

Types of evidences for Jesus being who He claimed to be:

1. Eyewitness/Internal

2. Documentary/Biographical

3. Corroborating/External Evidence

4. Scientific

5. Resurrection

We have legal-historical proof that Jesus rose from the dead like He said He would

V. The Witnesses Did Not Die for a Known Lie

A. 11 of the 12 apostles died martyr’s deaths, believing what Jesus said and did, believing His Resurrection

B. If Jesus did not rise from the dead, they would have known

C. Why would they die knowing that the Resurrections was a lie?

D. The witnesses had to be convinced that He was alive

• Mar 14:50

• Joh 20:24-28

E. After they saw Jesus alive, the disciples lives’ were changed

1. they boldly, fearlessly, joyously proclaimed that Jesus rose from the dead

• Act 5:40-42

2. His disciples were convinced that Jesus was alive and have a unified message

3. they had the means and opportunity to investigate the account of Jesus being alive

The Story of Saul (Paul)

• Phil 3:5

• Act 8:1-3

• Act 9:1-3

• Act 9:13-19

After he claimed to have seen the risen Jesus, he began to preach the gospel

• 1Co 9:16

• he devotes his entire life to preaching the Resurrection

• he eventually died as a martyr for what he believed was true

Other early Christians willingly died believing that the resurrection was historical fact not a myth or legend

• Luk 24:9-11

Dr. Luke tells us that there were many eye witnesses and many demonstrable proofs of the Resurrection (Acts 1:1-3)

• Luk 1:1-2

VI. The Death of Jesus the Christ

A. Christianity is founded on the fact of His Resurrection

B. His Burial

1. Roman Scourging

2. Jewish Burial

Evidence of the Stone

1) the large stone weighed about 2 tons

• Mat 27:59-60

• Mar 16:1-4

Some say that the disciples stole the body but,

a) there were Roman guards

b) the 2 ton stone was sealed

c) the disciples were in no condition, mentally, emotionally or spiritually to do so

d) the stone fit into a slanted groove held by it’s own weight

An angel of the Lord moved the stone (Matt 28:4-4)

Evidence of the Empty Tomb

• Joh 20:2-9

1. Jesus appeared to His disciples for 40 days

• Act 1:1-3

2. Paul states that Jesus appeared to over 500 people at once (1Cor 15:3-8)

3. After the Resurrection

a. Roman Seal was broken

b. massive 2 ton stone was moved

c. guards were gone

4. if there was a body, the Jews or the Romans would have found it and presented it to stop Christianity before the movement began

a. yet, His enemies don’t say anything contrary to the accounts

b. His enemies did not present any solid proof to discredit the disciples

Evidence of the Grave Clothes

• Psa 16:10

VII. The Evidence of Pentecost

• Act 2:36-41

• Act 4:1-14

VIII. The Importance of The Ressurection

A. Christ’s Ressurection affects ones salvation and sanctification

• 1Pet 1:3

If Jesus was right about His death and resurrection, then He must be right about the other things He spoke about such as hell, heaven, sin, salvation.

Given the evidence:

1. Jesus was not a myth

2. Jesus was not just a man, great teacher or a good person

3. His disciples did not make it all up or hallucinate

4. the accounts of the witnesses are reliable

5. the disciples did not steal the body

6. Jesus really did die and Rise again from the dead being the God-Man

IX. The Need for God Sacrificing His Son

• John 3:16-17

A. everyone is born disconnected from God and condemned to hell

• Rom 3:9-18

• Rom 3:23

The Penalty of Sin

1. All sin—inherited, imputed, or actual—has a price to be paid.

X. The Motivation for God Sacrificing His Son

XI. The Result of God Sacrificing His Son

• 1Jn 4:9

God made visible His love to the unsaved, to us, by sending His only, unique, one of a kind, promised Son so that we might be saved from hell

• 2Co 5:21

• 1Jn 4:10

• Jesus was the ultimate perfect sacrifice that appeased or satisfied God’s wrath on sin.

• He alone became our substitute, bearing our sins so that we could have peace and a restored relationship with God.(Isa 53:5- 6)

• Jesus paid our fine so that we could escape eternal punishment and separation from God.

Christ died for the whole world, for all people but He paid for the sins of only those who believe, the elect

Jesus is the only qualified substitute; if sinners accept the Lord’s atoning work by faith, God applies its value to their accounts; if sinners do not trust in the Savior as their substitute, then they themselves must bear the full punishment of their sins (John 3:36)

Summary

Application

1. do you believe the evidence?

2. do you believe that Jesus is who He said He is?

3. Do you want to have eternal life and never experience the second death?

4. Do you want to be forgiven of your sins past, present, future? believe the Gospel.

Jesus really did rise from the dead!

He Is Risen!

Notes

a Evidence For the Resurrection: J. Hampton Keathley III

b Evidence for the Ressurection by Rose Publishing

c More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell

2007-04-22 06:05:59 GMT

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		Evidence for the Resurrection Evidence for the Resurrection 1Co 15:1-8, 11-22, 30-32 • Was Jesus a real person? • Is there any evidence that He rose from the dead? • Can we trust the Witnesses? • Did something else happen? Background: 1. The Biblical accounts say that Jesus died, was buried in a tomb, was raised from the dead on the third day and was seen by many. 2, if Jesus is really who He claimed to be, the Son of God, and rose from the dead then it affects all of history but 3. if He did not Rise from the dead, then we are all lost and without hope The Resurrection of Jesus is the most probable and reasonable explanation of the facts; Jesus is who He said He was and really did rise from the dead Main Divisions I. The Resurrection Makes All The Difference II. Jesus: the Alternatives III. The Evidence For Jesus the Christ IV. The Bible is a Reliable Historical Document V. The Witnesses Did Not Die for a Known Lie VI. The Death of Jesus the Christ VII. The Evidence of Pentecost VIII. The Importance of The Ressurection IX. The Need for God Sacrificing His Son X. The Motivation for God Sacrificing His Son XI. The Result of God Sacrificing His Son I. The Resurrection Makes All The Difference • 1Co 15:1-32 Outline 1. Gospel Defined (v.1-8) 2. Consequences if there is no Resurrection (v.13-19) 3. Fact of the Resurrection of Christ (v.20-22) Book Info 1. Author: Paul the apostle, converted after seeing Jesus alive from the dead (35 AD) 2. Date: c. 56 AD a. Jesus’ crucifixion about 33 AD II. Jesus: the Alternatives A. Either the NT accounts that Jesus claimed to be God are true or false The Gospel accounts of the life, teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus are both 1) authentic (the NT as we have it is accurate of what the writers originally wrote) and 2) reliable (the writers had access to the facts and they are credible and trustworthy witnesses of those facts) If there is no Resurrection, then Jesus was the world’s greatest deceiver and deserved to die but, if the Resurrection really happened, then He is who He claimed to be, the God-Man, God in Human Flesh. III. The Evidence For Jesus the Christ Facts that are accepted by most modern biblical scholars and historians: 1. Jesus was publicly executed and died on a Roman cross. 2. Jesus was buried in a tomb. 3. Jesus’ tomb was discovered empty the Sunday after his burial. 4. Jesus’ followers had no basis for hoping that he would be raised from the dead. 5. Women friends of Jesus had experiences of seeing Jesus alive from the dead. 6. Jesus’ apostles had experiences of seeing Jesus alive from the dead. 7. The first Christians proclaimed in Jerusalem just weeks after Jesus’ death that he had literally risen from the dead. 8. Paul, a persecutor of the Christians, converted to faith in Christ after seeing Jesus alive from the dead. Good evidence exists to supports these Jesus did what He said He would 1. His claim to be God would have lacked all credibility if He had remained dead a. Heb 1:5-8 ;1Jo 5:20; Tit 2:11-13;1Ti 2:5-6; Joh 1:14-15; Rev 22:12-16; Joh 5:17-18; Joh 8:58 2. He claimed to be God, performed miracles, predicted His resurrection • Mar 8:31 • Act 2:22-24 Jesus fulfilled many of the OT prophesies about the Messiah during His First Coming 1. would be scourged and spat upon- Isa 50:6/ Matt 26:67, 27:26 2. would be crucified between two thieves- Isa 53:12/ Matt 27:38; Luke 22:37 3. would suffer the piercing of His hands and feet- Psa 22:16; Zec 12:10/ Mk 15:25; John 19:34, 37, 20:25-27 4. would be buried with the rich- Isa 53:9/ Matt 27:57-60 5. would ascend to heaven- Psa 24:7-10/ Mk 16:19; Lk 24:51, Act 1:9 6. would be seated at God’s right hand- Psa 110:1/ Matt 22:44, Heb 10:12-13 7. would be raised from the dead- Psa 16:10/ Matt 28:2-7; Act 2:14-40 8. He fulfilled more than 100 prophesies found in the OT IV. The Bible is a Reliable Historical Document Types of evidences for Jesus being who He claimed to be: 1. Eyewitness/Internal 2. Documentary/Biographical 3. Corroborating/External Evidence 4. Scientific 5. Resurrection We have legal-historical proof that Jesus rose from the dead like He said He would V. The Witnesses Did Not Die for a Known Lie A. 11 of the 12 apostles died martyr’s deaths, believing what Jesus said and did, believing His Resurrection B. If Jesus did not rise from the dead, they would have known C. Why would they die knowing that the Resurrections was a lie? D. The witnesses had to be convinced that He was alive • Mar 14:50 • Joh 20:24-28 E. After they saw Jesus alive, the disciples lives’ were changed 1. they boldly, fearlessly, joyously proclaimed that Jesus rose from the dead • Act 5:40-42 2. His disciples were convinced that Jesus was alive and have a unified message 3. they had the means and opportunity to investigate the account of Jesus being alive The Story of Saul (Paul) • Phil 3:5 • Act 8:1-3 • Act 9:1-3 • Act 9:13-19 After he claimed to have seen the risen Jesus, he began to preach the gospel • 1Co 9:16 • he devotes his entire life to preaching the Resurrection • he eventually died as a martyr for what he believed was true Other early Christians willingly died believing that the resurrection was historical fact not a myth or legend • Luk 24:9-11 Dr. Luke tells us that there were many eye witnesses and many demonstrable proofs of the Resurrection (Acts 1:1-3) • Luk 1:1-2 VI. The Death of Jesus the Christ A. Christianity is founded on the fact of His Resurrection B. His Burial 1. Roman Scourging 2. Jewish Burial Evidence of the Stone 1) the large stone weighed about 2 tons • Mat 27:59-60 • Mar 16:1-4 Some say that the disciples stole the body but, a) there were Roman guards b) the 2 ton stone was sealed c) the disciples were in no condition, mentally, emotionally or spiritually to do so d) the stone fit into a slanted groove held by it’s own weight An angel of the Lord moved the stone (Matt 28:4-4) Evidence of the Empty Tomb • Joh 20:2-9 1. Jesus appeared to His disciples for 40 days • Act 1:1-3 2. Paul states that Jesus appeared to over 500 people at once (1Cor 15:3-8) 3. After the Resurrection a. Roman Seal was broken b. massive 2 ton stone was moved c. guards were gone 4. if there was a body, the Jews or the Romans would have found it and presented it to stop Christianity before the movement began a. yet, His enemies don’t say anything contrary to the accounts b. His enemies did not present any solid proof to discredit the disciples Evidence of the Grave Clothes • Psa 16:10 VII. The Evidence of Pentecost • Act 2:36-41 • Act 4:1-14 VIII. The Importance of The Ressurection A. Christ’s Ressurection affects ones salvation and sanctification • 1Pet 1:3 If Jesus was right about His death and resurrection, then He must be right about the other things He spoke about such as hell, heaven, sin, salvation. Given the evidence: 1. Jesus was not a myth 2. Jesus was not just a man, great teacher or a good person 3. His disciples did not make it all up or hallucinate 4. the accounts of the witnesses are reliable 5. the disciples did not steal the body 6. Jesus really did die and Rise again from the dead being the God-Man IX. The Need for God Sacrificing His Son • John 3:16-17 A. everyone is born disconnected from God and condemned to hell • Rom 3:9-18 • Rom 3:23 The Penalty of Sin 1. All sin—inherited, imputed, or actual—has a price to be paid. X. The Motivation for God Sacrificing His Son XI. The Result of God Sacrificing His Son • 1Jn 4:9 God made visible His love to the unsaved, to us, by sending His only, unique, one of a kind, promised Son so that we might be saved from hell • 2Co 5:21 • 1Jn 4:10 • Jesus was the ultimate perfect sacrifice that appeased or satisfied God’s wrath on sin. • He alone became our substitute, bearing our sins so that we could have peace and a restored relationship with God.(Isa 53:5- 6) • Jesus paid our fine so that we could escape eternal punishment and separation from God. Christ died for the whole world, for all people but He paid for the sins of only those who believe, the elect Jesus is the only qualified substitute; if sinners accept the Lord’s atoning work by faith, God applies its value to their accounts; if sinners do not trust in the Savior as their substitute, then they themselves must bear the full punishment of their sins (John 3:36) Summary Application 1. do you believe the evidence? 2. do you believe that Jesus is who He said He is? 3. Do you want to have eternal life and never experience the second death? 4. Do you want to be forgiven of your sins past, present, future? believe the Gospel. Jesus really did rise from the dead! He Is Risen! Notes a Evidence For the Resurrection: J. Hampton Keathley III b Evidence for the Ressurection by Rose Publishing c More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell 2007-04-22 06:05:59 GMT Site Home