Risen Indeed!
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the heartbeat of the Christian faith. “Alleluia! Christ is Risen,” has been the message from the beginning upon which the Christian way grew. It is the Gospel, the Good News. Christians shout this out every Easter with great joy! Do we live as though it is true? Do we live as though it actually happened? Do we understand the profound spiritual gifts Christ’s resurrection offers each of us and the whole world now? And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. (1 Corinthians 15: 14-15, NIV) People often argue about Jesus. Was he God in the flesh or just a great teacher? Perhaps he was a liar or even a looney? Throughout the centuries folks have wondered if he faked his death, or that somehow ...