helldaa.blogg.se - Jesus and the eyewitnesses

The apostle Paul instructed Timothy not to accept accusations against a fellow elder unless there were two or more witnesses ( 1 Timothy 5:19). In Israel, charges that someone sinned had to be confirmed by the word of two or more witnesses ( Deuteronomy 17:6 19:15). God uses witnesses to establish a matter. We also have the promise that the Holy Spirit would guide the authors to remember events accurately ( John 14:26 16:13). Christians were willing to live under the constant threat of death-which would have been unthinkable unless they were convinced that Jesus was not a charlatan. Former persecutors and detractors like Paul (previously Saul) did not dispute the records. Instead, there is agreement and consistency in what we are told.

Many witnesses: In the Gospels, Acts and Paul’s letters, it is evident that many people were alive who could have disputed the facts provided by the New Testament writers if the details were wrong.

The dates of these records are consistent with being able to speak authoritatively on Christ’s resurrection.

Paul’s first letter to the congregation in Corinth can be dated to around 25 years after Jesus’ resurrection. John’s account was penned between 50 and 70 years after the events. Dates of the biblical records: Biblical commentators believe the synoptic Gospels-Matthew, Mark and Luke-were written 20 to 30 years after Jesus’ resurrection.God has ensured that the historical record of Christ’s resurrection would be preserved accurately for us. This contrasts with relatively few documents about some historical figures such as Julius Caesar. Numerous reliable texts: There are many documents, manuscripts and fragments of the Bible, Old and New Testament, in addition to secular sources that speak of Christ’s resurrection.Consider the following evidence confirming Jesus’ resurrection: The events described had such an impact on some of Christ’s former enemies and disciples that they gave their lives believing in Him as their resurrected Savior. The records we will be examining are available worldwide.

Can we prove to ourselves from the Bible that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead and lives today? (Along with this article, be sure to read the accompanying article “ Resurrection of Jesus: Can We Prove It?”) People were questioning one of the fundamentals of Christianity-that we have a resurrected Lord. The apostle Paul had to quash rumors in the Corinthian congregation that Jesus Christ had never been resurrected at all, so in 1 Corinthians 15:5-8 he named eyewitnesses who had been with the resurrected Christ. Was Jesus actually resurrected? Many critics today find it hard to believe Jesus’ resurrection ever occurred.