Reconstructing
Lesson 1: Reconstructing Resurrection
April 17, 2022 | BC Boardman
#1 THE RESURRECTION WAS A REAL EVENT
1 Corinthians 15:14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. New International Version
THE 3 E’S - EVIDENCE THAT JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD:
1. EXECUTION
Eye-Witness Account of Roman Flogging: “The sufferers veins were laid bare, and the very muscles and tendons and bowels of the victim were laid open to exposure.”
2. EMPTY TOMB
3. EYEWITNESSES
Over a very short period of time, Jesus appears to over 515 historically documented people.
2 Peter 1:16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. New International Version
#2 JESUS WAS RESURRECTED SO I COULD BE TOO
Matthew 27:51 At once the curtain in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, and rocks split apart. 52 Graves opened, and many of God's people were raised to life. 53 They left their graves, and after Jesus had risen to life, they went into the holy city, where they were seen by many people. Contemporary English Version
Romans 6:5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7 because anyone who has died has been set free from sin. New International Version
#3 A RESURRECTION CAN’T HAPPEN UNTIL IT’S TOO LATE
#4 IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE A RESURRECTION AND NOT TELL SOMEBODY
John 11:45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. New International Version
John 20:18 Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” New International Version
#5 THE RESURRECTION ISN’T JUST AN EVENT - IT’S A PERSON
John 11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” New International Version