Jesus Resurrection- A historical event or a Hoax?

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the heart of Christianity. For this reason, this matter has been attacked by skeptics for how many years now. Nonetheless, noone has ever thrown down the truth about the resurrection. Many have tried, but it seemed that not even one has proven that Jesus Resurrection is a myth. That is because, He has indeed rose from the dead.

One simple example is the opposition of the once recorded “most successful lawyers ever lived” Sir Lionel Luckhoo (Guiness Book of Records). He has been among the most successful advocates of his time and brilliant lawyer, 245 consecutive successful defenses in murder cases. He was challenged to prove that his claim that the resurrection of Christ is a hoax and so he gave years of study about the case. It turned out that Luckoo, instead of presenting his negative claim about the resurrection of Christ, has presented himself as a converted Christian. He said:

“I humbly add I have spent more than 42 years as a defense trial lawyer appearing in many parts of the world and am still in active practice. I have been fortunate to secure a number of successes in jury trials and I say unequivocally the evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is so overwhelming that it compels acceptance by proof which leaves absolutely no room for doubt.”

Many of us today have strong stand about our own opinions and theories. I believe that everyone has the right to have his own view and belief. For now, mine will be strongly about affirming that Jesus indeed rose from the dead.

History will say that not just a simple bible school student like me will have this same stand. Simon Greenleaf (1783-1853) was one of the founders of Harvard Law School also has the same stand. Lee Strobel was a Yale-educated, award-winning journalist at the Chicago Tribune, once an aetheist, has the same claim. These brilliant people and many other more intelligent fellows are also claiming that Jesus resurrected. Some of them were once on the other side but it turned out that they have proved themselves wrong firsthand, because of the evidences they have discovered while trying to prove the resurrection of Christ was a myth. They all agree- Jesus indeed resurrected.

Some of the people in the negative side would say that I and my fellow believers do not have enough evidence because we were not there when it happened. This is somewhat a silly argument because we are believing a lot about history, say Roman and Greek History, the story of Helen of troy, the reign of Juliius Caesar, the Philosophy of great Philosophers like Plato, the story of Alexander the great and so on and so forth, these are all accepted in the society. Note that the history of Alexander the Great was recorded first by Plutarch. Alexander the great died 323BC, and Plutarch was born 46AD. That is almost 400 years in between, but the society is very much enjoying the information about this Roman conqueror, as given by Plutarch. Amidst all these, why do a lot of people are still in doubt of Christ’s Life, Death, and Resurrection, while strong historical bases are set before our very eyes?? That is because, many refuse to open their eyes towards the truth. It is all beyond the natural laws! Our 3 pound brain could not totally contradict God’s case!

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