Does it really matter if Jesus rose from the dead?
Some people say, “Oh all that happened along time ago and it is recorded in an ancient book. It just isn’t relevant to my life. Now go away. I’ve got to finish my work so I can go to the party tonight. Other people say, “Oh come on. There isn’t a God, the miracles of the Bible were just made up legends to get naive people to believe and follow this new religion. Don’t tell me you believe that dead men can come back to life. Give me a break. Don’t be so gullible.” Well, it turns out that the apostle Paul dealt with similar skepticism. Some of the people who were attending church in the city of Corinth were saying just that. They didn’t believe that anyone could come back to life. Paul wrote this to them: If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God. If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you ar
