• JOSE ROBERTO RAMOS, His Life Ministries
CHRIST IS RISEN INDEED!
Here are some thoughts and quotes from among so many to help us celebrate meaningfully the Resurrection of Jesus.
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“The Resurrection of Jesus is integral to the Christian faith. It both confirms the Redemption of Christ and anticipates the Return of Christ!” – Edmund Chan
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Matthew 28:6: “He is NOT HERE, for HE HAS RISEN….” – The Bible
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“And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile…” – The Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:17, The Bible
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Wilbur Smith, author of over 60 theological works, rightly observes, “But when He said that He himself would rise again from the dead, the third day after He was crucified, He said something that only a fool would dare say… unless He was sure He was going to rise. No founder of any world religion known to men ever dared say a thing like that!”
ONLY JESUS!
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Josh McDowell wrote, “After more than 700 hours of studying this subject and thoroughly investigating its foundation, I have come to the conclusion that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the most wicked, vicious, heartless hoaxes ever foisted upon the minds of men, or it is the single most fantastic fact of history.”
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Thomas Arnold, Chair of Modern History at Oxford University asserts, “I know of no one fact in the history of mankind which is proved by better and fuller evidence of every sort, to the understanding of a fair inquirer, than the great sign… that Christ died and rose from the dead.”
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Simon Greenleaf, the Royall Professor of Law at Harvard University (whose work ‘A Treatise on the Law of Evidence’ is considered one of the greatest single authorities on the subject of evidence) affirmed this: “According to the law of legal evidence used in the courts of law, there is more evidence for the historical fact of the resurrection of Jesus Christ than for just about any other event in history.”
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John Singleton Copley, recognized as one of the greatest legal minds in British history, sums up the matter well: “I know pretty well what evidence is and I tell you, such evidence as that for the resurrection has never broken down yet.”
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George Eldon Ladd in his book ‘I Believe in the Resurrection of Jesus’ aptly exhorts, “Faith does not mean a leap in the dark, rather, in the light of historical facts, consistent with evidences, on the basis of witnesses – reliable witnesses – faith in Jesus is a step in the light!”
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The New Testament writers speak as if Christ’s achievement in rising from the dead was the first event of its kind in the whole history of the universe. He is the ‘first fruits,’ the pioneer of life,’ He has forced open a door that has been locked since the death of the first man. He has met, fought, and beaten the King of Death. Everything is different because He has done so. – C.S. Lewis, “Miracles”.
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HOPE… LIGHT… and Great Days are ahead in CHRIST JESUS.
HalleluYah!
