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Essay / Resurrection from the Dead - 948
You say there is no way for Christ to resurrect from the dead, but I wanted to type this letter to show you differently. The resurrection of Christ was one of the most extraordinary moments in all of history. He was able to perform a miracle that no one could or will ever be able to do. This moment in history saved a sinner's life, like mine and yours. I am here to argue and prove that Christ rose from the dead on the third day. If Christ “is not resurrected, our faith is in vain 1 Cor. 15:14 (Bible Dictionary). To begin this letter, I will explain six theories, which may have been the reason for your disbelief. The first theory is Called the Fainting Theory, it states that Christ did not die on the cross, but simply fell asleep and woke up in the tomb three days later. Now I'm going to tell you why this is all incorrect, first of all, to make sure. that Jesus was dead, a soldier thrust a spear into Jesus' side, this would have severely punctured enough organs to cause fatal damage to his body (Vang and Carter, 243). The claim that Jesus was not dead, but simply in shock. or in a coma, seems extremely unlikely (Vang and Carter, 243). The burial of Jesus is attested in the very ancient tradition cited by Paul in I Cor 15, 3-5: For I have delivered to you as of first importance what I also received. ; that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and was buried, and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures, and appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve (Reasonable Faith). According to Jewish law, Jesus' execution as a criminal revealed him to be a heretic, a man literally under God's curse (Deut. 21:23). This one indicates a bad tomb or no tomb, it argues that Jesus may not have been... middle of paper ... share for you. This event in history has happened and I hope you can accept it. I have done my best to explain to you the greatness of this piece of history, but a small letter will never be enough to describe the miracle that Jesus performed and performed every day for you. Again, I hope you felt some love poured into this letter, but like I said, this entire article is facts from scholarly sources. In this the love of God towards us was manifested, because God sent his only Son into the world, that we might live through him. This is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God has loved us so much, we must also love one another. No man has ever seen God. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and his love is perfected in us (1 John 4, Bible Dictionary).