Either You Believe In Jesus' Resurrection, Or You're Not A Christian
We already walked through the various eyewitness accounts of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and read through them in order. We've already seen the arguments against the resurrection and defended the historicity of this event. But now we come to the crux of the matter - Is it really important to believe in Jesus' bodily resurrection from the dead? I'm not a fan of sneaking up on anyone...so the title of this article should make it clear where I stand on this. I firmly believe that it's only faith in Jesus' rising from the dead that makes one a Christian . Why is faith in the resurrection so critical? Here are four biblical reasons: #1 - Jesus' Resurrection Proved Who He Really Was Jesus was not just a good Teacher...He couldn't have been only that. In the words of C.S. Lewis, Jesus was either a liar, a lunatic or the Lord. Why? Because Jesus made some extraordinary claims about Himself. If any of those claims weren't true - such as His claim...