Acts 17:31? The Resurrection is God’s confirmation of the truth of Christ’s affirmations.
The answer we know that Christ lives because he lives in us is reasonable in a personal environment, but in public conversations, this kind of affirmation is no more believable than any other religion or person who claims to have a religious experience.
- Since Christianity is steeped in history.
- We can check whether such statements are true.
- So let us consider the Gospels as historical documents for now.
- There are three facts about the death and resurrection of Christ that are considered by most scholars to be historical.
This means that the Jews and Gentiles knew where Jesus was buried, and this is important, because the apostles could never speak of the resurrection if the body were in place.
Arguments for historicity
Arguments for historicity:
Arguments for historicity:
The question then becomes what is the best explanation for (1) the empty tomb, (2) the apparitions of Jesus after death, and (3) the beginning of the disciples’ conviction in Christ’s resurrection.
Craig went on to claim that Christ’s Resurrection is the best explanation for these three historical facts. You can learn more about the other weak attempts at naturalistic explanations in the book Em Guarda.