I preached last week out of Luke 13:1-9 and paired it with Genesis 38:1-7, which I told my congregation might be one of my least favorite chapters in the Hebrew Bible.
Why? Because in two separate places it tells us that God killed a human being. One he killed because he was evil in the eyes of the
Author: Gary R Gromacki PhD Category: General Apologetics Created: 01 May 2021
And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty, and your faith is also empty (1 Cor 15:14). For Christians the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the foundation of our faith. Apart from the resurrection, there is no gospel, no good news for a despairing world.
This article was first published in the Spring 2002 Journal of Ministry and Theology, published by Baptist Bible Theological Seminary, Clarks Summit, Pa. It has reproduced here with permission of the author.
One of the strongest arguments for the historicity of the resurrection is the resurrection appearances of Jesus to his disciples and to unbelievers who then became believers.