Resurrection of Jesus

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The Resurrection of Jesus is the miraculous act of God the Father,[1] raising Jesus from the dead, confirming all that Jesus said and did, demonstrating his power over life and death. He raised Jesus Christ from the dead on Sunday morning,[2] the third day (Luke 24:46) after pouring out his wrath on him upon the cross. The resurrection is central to the gospel (1 Cor. 15:4), because if Christ has not been raised, then Christian preaching and faith are useless (1 Cor. 15:14) and Christians are still in their sins (1 Cor. 15:17). Paul also teaches that Christ's resurrection was effective in the justification of believers (Rom. 4:25).

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Defense of the resurrection

"And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain." (1 Corinthians 15:14)

Paul's defense in 1 Corinthians 15

The apostle Paul puts forward several arguments why the Corinthians should believe the resurrection.

Objective historical evidence

Logical inconsistencies in the teaching of the Corinthians

Bodily resurrection

Historic Protestant belief has been that Jesus Christ was resurrected physically, "with the same body in which He suffered" (Westminster Confession 8:4). This belief is vindicated by Christ's own words: "See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have." (Luke 24:39)

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Notes

  1. Acts 2:24, 32, 3:15, 3:26, 4:10, 5:30, 10:40, 13:30-37; Rom 10:9; 1 Cor. 6:14, 15:15; Gal 1:1 (most explicit); Col. 2:12; 1 Pet. 1:21
  2. Matt 28:1; Mark 16:2, 9; Luke 24:1; John 20:1

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