The Importance Of The Resurrection Of Jesus

In 1 Peter 1:3, the apostle Peter says, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” A Christian hope is a “living hope”. It is “a living hope” because it is rooted in faith in the living Son of God who arose from the dead. In 3:15, Peter says to the believers: “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” Many people ask with great sincerity, “Did Jesus really rise from the dead? Why is the resurrection of Jesus relevant to us?” Let’s look together at Luke 24:1-12 and consider these two questions (read).

Our passage describes what happened on that first Easter morning and provides four evidences

The first evidence is the empty tomb. When the women came to complete the burial rituals for Jesus they discovered the empty tomb. Where was Jesus’ body? The most popular theory against the resurrection of Christ suggests that Jesus’ body was stolen from the tomb. But who would do that and for what reason? If the Roman or Jewish leaders removed the body, why didn’t they show it to disprove the resurrection claims of the disciples. If the disciples stole Christ’s body, how did they do it? Matthew 27:66 says that Jesus’ tomb was guarded by Roman soldiers. Under Roman law, the penalty for failure to guard a prisoner or defend the Roman seal on the tomb was death (Acts 12:19). Roman soldiers had every reason to make sure that Jesus’ body would remain in the tomb. Also, when Jesus was arrested, all his disciples acted like cowards. Mark 14:50 says, “Everyone deserted him and fled.” The disciples were frightened with the possibility of a confrontation with the authorities. Peter fearfully denied