Is the resurrection of Jesus Christ a literal, historical event???

Dear brother,
Yes !
Christ was raised by God,The Father,...absolutely!

But what ,I believe it is talking about here is,..
His resurrection in us,...He died ,we excepted His death,..but what about His resurrection in us ?
If we are to have His Life,worked out in us, ...we to, must die.

Notice,a little farther down shows us some clarification,,as to what Paul is saying, when he says, 'I die daily'....dying that The Life of God may be made manifest in us.

I listened to some of Major Ian Thomas' u tube s this morning,..he emphasizes the resurrected Life of God in us..All of His speakings, that I have heard, have been wonderful, ....was my 'GOOD MORNING'

Hope that helps and not complicates-🙏

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elizabeth

Bear why are you asking such a question? I doubt anyone here does not believe Jesus was literally resurrected.

Bear,

This type of argument takes a particular kind of logic. Let me explain:

If I were to say, "Prove to me that Hitler wasn't reading '2nd Corinthians' on April 5, 1922." You have to show evidence of everything that WAS occurring to make that case. Even if you show loads of evidence of things that he was doing at the time, the objector could still say "You MUST provide an itinerary of every single moment in time that he was awake that day." However, you can make a strong case for it based on the evidence, but you will never be able to satisfy a stubborn objector, if that makes sense.

So, to directly answer your question, here are some important things to consider:

The claim of the resurrection of Christ is documented outside of the Bible. Pliny the younger and Josephus and Tacitus along with others speak about Christians and some of their beliefs.

The Bible states that there were over 500 eye witnesses, and this was written well within the lifespan of some of those witnesses. The fact that this claim was made is a steep gamble for anyone trying to deceive anyone. The apostles also were eye witnesses and even died to defend that claim. Looking at the lives they lived according to Scripture and history, we see that they--in a worldly sense--gained VERY VERY little. In fact, they lost most of their affluence and influence within the greater Roman empire, and KNOWINGLY did so. The same is true with many of their converts, who willfully gave their lives for what they claimed to be true, accurate, and of which many claimed to be eye witnesses.

The fact that an empty tomb was claimed is extremely important. If the disciples stole away the body of Jesus as the Jews claimed, why were they so willing to die for what they KNEW was a lie from the get-go? Also, if they stole the body away, how is it that the Roman guards were not killed, as is custom when they fail in their duty. How did the disciples roll away the stone without the guards realizing? How is it they stole the body away without suffering even 1 casualty or injury by the hands of the roman guards who would have been trained to lay their lives down for their duty?

If Jesus didn't really, actually die--how could he have faked death on the cross, when the Romans were trained to identify that their job was complete (spear in the side)? How could Jesus have garnered any followers if He was bloody, beaten, and likely--if the non-death theory were true--dying from the crucifixion?

The evidence is circumstantial, but circumstantial evidence, couple with eye witnesses accounts is Gospel (pun totally intended).

The answer is that this can be proven historical with non-biblical texts. It has already been done. Gary Habermas wrote a book on it, and you can even find him on YouTube.

The answer is that this can be proven historical with extra-biblical texts. It has already been done. See Gary Habermas

And yet I have a little bit of a problem with begging evidence from extraBiblical sources. The fact that there is extraBiblical evidence is awesome, but if I need to present extraBiblical evidence to "prove" the Bible true, I am indeed in trouble. The Bible is the most reliable, historical text extant. It is to be trusted over all other historical writings.

The primary evidence for me is the martyrdom, often horribly, of the apostle eyewitnesses.

Many people may sacrifice their life for something they believe to be true, even if they are mistaken(e.g. Islamic terrorists). However, no one would die for something they KNOW to be a lie. Just before they would be hung upside down on a cross or have their head chopped off, one of them would have said: "okay, you got me. We made the whole thing up." But none said this and most were martyred. Why? Because they knew it was true.

PS- The comparison of this topic to the Genesis topic is 100% apples and oranges.

Just to add...
Lee Strobel- Case for Christ, does a very good job of this.

I have not got around to reading all of this but it's been on my phone for a while. It's quite in depth from the Biblical History website.

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/jesus-historical-jesus/did-jesus-exist/

Yes I can present a very good case for this Gary Habermas and Dr Mike Liconas book goes into the detail

The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Case-Resurrection-Jesus-Gary-Habermas-ebook/dp/B001QOGJY0/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508432365&sr=1-5

I disagree with him on the Inerracy of Scripture as I believe the Scripture is Inerrant

I believe in the literal, bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ, anything else is heresy. This is not a secondary issue.

Brother Blaine:

"For those interested in apologetics it seems that the historical basis of the resurrection is certainly something to be considered as we talk to people about the Lord Jesus Christ"

How would you incorporate the doctrine of the resurrection in a witness to someone who has not heard the gospel yet?

I do this all the time, but I would like your take on it.

Hi Brother Blaine

I enjoy street witnessing, I go to malls, outdoor malls, parks, beaches etc and share my faith.

When I am able to share the gospel, the good news part of the gospel always includes the resurrection.
I do not attempt to offer the resurrection in terms of an apologetic engagement. I offer the resurrection as an incorporated work of Christ in the past now evident in my own life. Jesus laid down his life for me and as he promised took it up again so that he might do for me what I cannot do...or do well.
Jesus being raised up intercedes for me... ( I may add this if the Lord directs me to speak about prayer)
Jesus being raised up now rules all the kingdoms of the earth and will judge all kingdoms and individuals in the last day.
So, in this respect I share not only the historical event, I include Jesus right-now life as King over all Kings, Intercessor for me who needs his merciful prayers, He is Lord of my life, whereby my allegiance, my faith and my love are all directed toward him...because his resurrection is an act of God's love for sinners. Since I am a sinner and you are a sinner I get to receive salvation because Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I believe this, and this belief in him changes everything.

This is the kind of easy straight forward witness I give (and plenty of others). I do not attempt at all to seg-way into at gospel witness, I go straight into a question "Have you heard the gospel of Jesus Christ?" So, it makes it easy for me to begin a casual conversation.

I am able to incorporate judgment, the resurrection, crucifixion, the atonement, creation, prayer, our sinfulness, the fall of man...it depends how the Spirit of God is directing me with the person.

It is the common thing to speak to a dozen people in about an hour...and none of them, (maybe one or two on rare occasion) have ever heard the gospel; even those who go to church have no conception of the gospel, judgment or the sinfulness of man.

Its as though I am describing life on the planet earth to someone who lives there but doesn't get out much.

Hope this helps