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Henry MorrisHenry Morris

““The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the crowning proof of Christianity. If the dead is the crowning proof of Christianity. If the resurrection did not take place, then Christianity resurrection did not take place, then Christianity is a false religion. If it did take place, then Christ is is a false religion. If it did take place, then Christ is God and the Christian faith is absolute truth.”God and the Christian faith is absolute truth.”

Wilbur SmithWilbur Smith

““It was this same Jesus, the Christ who, among It was this same Jesus, the Christ who, among many other remarkable things, said and repeated many other remarkable things, said and repeated something which, proceeding from any other being something which, proceeding from any other being would have condemned him at once as either a would have condemned him at once as either a bloated egotist or a dangerously unbalanced bloated egotist or a dangerously unbalanced person...person...

Wilbur SmithWilbur Smith

...when He said He himself would rise again from ...when He said He himself would rise again from the dead, the third day after He was crucified, He the dead, the third day after He was crucified, He said something that only a fool would dare say, if said something that only a fool would dare say, if he expected longer the devotion of any disciples—he expected longer the devotion of any disciples—unless He was sure He was going to rise. No unless He was sure He was going to rise. No founder of any world religion known to men ever founder of any world religion known to men ever dared say a thing like that!”dared say a thing like that!”

Romans 1:4-5Romans 1:4-5

““And Jesus Christ our Lord was shown to be the And Jesus Christ our Lord was shown to be the Son of God when God powerfully raised him from Son of God when God powerfully raised him from the dead by means of the Holy Spirit.”the dead by means of the Holy Spirit.”

Matthew 16:7Matthew 16:7

"You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here.”crucified. He has risen! He is not here.”

Mark 8:31Mark 8:31

““He then began to teach them that the Son of Man He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.”days rise again.”

Fact 1: Fact 1: The Roman Seal On the Tomb The Roman Seal On the Tomb Was Was BrokenBroken

Fact 1: Fact 1: The Roman Seal On the Tomb The Roman Seal On the Tomb Was Was BrokenBroken

Fact 2: Fact 2: The Tomb Was EmptyThe Tomb Was Empty

Dr. Paul Maier Dr. Paul Maier

"positive evidence from a hostile source, which is "positive evidence from a hostile source, which is the strongest kind of historical evidence. In the strongest kind of historical evidence. In essence, this means that if a source admits a fact essence, this means that if a source admits a fact decidedly not in its favor, then that fact is decidedly not in its favor, then that fact is genuine."genuine."

Fact 1: Fact 1: The Roman Seal On the Tomb The Roman Seal On the Tomb Was Was BrokenBroken

Fact 2: Fact 2: The Tomb Was EmptyThe Tomb Was Empty

Fact 3: Fact 3: The Roman Guards FledThe Roman Guards Fled

Fact 1: Fact 1: The Roman Seal On the Tomb The Roman Seal On the Tomb Was Was BrokenBroken

Fact 2: Fact 2: The Tomb Was EmptyThe Tomb Was Empty

Fact 3: Fact 3: The Roman Guards FledThe Roman Guards Fled

Fact 4: Fact 4: The Grave Clothes Were Still in The Grave Clothes Were Still in the Tombthe Tomb

Fact 1: Fact 1: The Roman Seal On the Tomb The Roman Seal On the Tomb Was Was BrokenBroken

Fact 2: Fact 2: The Tomb Was EmptyThe Tomb Was Empty

Fact 3: Fact 3: The Roman Guards FledThe Roman Guards Fled

Fact 4: Fact 4: The Grave Clothes Were Still in The Grave Clothes Were Still in the Tombthe Tomb

Fact 5: Fact 5: There Were 500 Witnesses To His There Were 500 Witnesses To His ResurrectionResurrection

Romans 7:21-24Romans 7:21-24

““Although I want to do good, evil is right there with Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?”this body that is subject to death?”

Philippians 3:10-12 Philippians 3:10-12

““I want to know Christ and the power of his I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrectionresurrection

Romans 8:10-11Romans 8:10-11

““But if Christ is in you, then even though your body But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.”who lives in you.”

Ephesians 3:20Ephesians 3:20

““Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.”that is at work within us.”

Romans 8:10-11Romans 8:10-11

““And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.”because of his Spirit who lives in you.”

2 Corinthians 4:162 Corinthians 4:16

"Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet "Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day,"inwardly we are being renewed day by day,"

1 John 4:41 John 4:4

"The one who is in you is greater than the one who "The one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world,"is in the world,"

Romans 6:12Romans 6:12

““Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body”body”

Romans 6:14Romans 6:14

““For sin shall no longer be your master”For sin shall no longer be your master”

1 Corinthians 10:131 Corinthians 10:13

““No temptation has overtaken you except what is No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”way out so that you can endure it.”

John 11:25-26 John 11:25-26

"I am the resurrection and the life”"I am the resurrection and the life”