The Resurrection

To celebrate Easter I thought that I would post a few things that people have said about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ:

I claim to be an historian. My approach to Classics is historical. And I tell you that the evidence for the life, the death, and the resurrection of Christ is better authenticated than most of the facts of ancient history. -E. M. Blaiklock (Professor of Classics, Auckland University)

I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. -Jesus of Nazareth

Both Jewish and Roman sources and traditions admit an empty tomb. -Josh McDowell

The foundation of our religion is a basis of fact - the fact of the birth, ministry, miracles, death, resurrection by the Evangelists as having actually occurred, within their own personal knowledge. -Simon Greenleaf

The empty tomb, and not the manger of Bethlehem, is the earthly symbol of the great birth upon which Christianity is founded. -Sir Robert Anderson

The entire plan for the future has its key in the resurrection. -Billy Graham

Without a doubt, at the center of the New Testament there stands the Cross, which receives its interpretation from the Resurrection. -Hans Urs von Balthasar

The Crucifixion loses its meaning without the Resurrection. Without the Resurrection the death of Christ was only the heroic death of a noble martyr; with the Resurrection it is the atoning death the Son of God. -R.A. Torrey

5 comments:

  1. Thought provoking statements. It is true, without the resurrection the crucifixion really has no relivance.Going to Easter service tonight (Sat.) Church has 10 services this weekend. One last night, 3 tonight, 4 tomorrow. Hubby and I are on coffee duty for all of tomorrows services. That means we get to church at 5:15AM! After all the services its dinner at our house for 12. Thank goodness everyone pitches in. We also have 2 services going on at the high school which will have live worship(daughter in law sings on that team)and simucast sermon. I think all in all they are expecting 20,000 or more, for the 10 services.
    Whew....

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  2. Happy Easter to you, Bob. Thank you for sharing these.

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  3. Amen!!!

    I met EM Blaiklock in 81 I think it was - to sit at the feet of such a Biblical Scholar was amazing!!!

    The Resurrection happened indeed - if not, we of people are to be pitied.

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  4. Nice to meet you! I am a friend of Susan's. Your name caught my eye as my hubby is a Kansas native. And then I kidnapped him and brought him to Missouri.

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  5. Thx for stopping by minpinmom! Where about in Missouri do you live?

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