Good News for Today

Welcome to Good News for Today! 

This blog addresses difficult and threatening topics as they attack Christianity. But, take heart! Not all is dark and gloomy. God reigns! These posts will share links to positive and helpful articles designed to encourage God’s people.

It should be no surprise that today’s suggested posts are all about the resurrection of Jesus.

14 Passages to Read About the Resurrection

12 Passages That Reflect Resurrection in the Old Testament

Jesus’s Resurrection Is Probably the Best-Documented Historical Event

There are many religions with different founders, prophets, and teachers going back thousands of years. But only one of them, Christianity, has a founder who professed to be the Messiah—the son of God—who provided irrefutable proof of who he was by conquering death through resurrection. Easter is the celebration of Christ’s resurrection.

He Is Risen!

The Resurrection. It’s the central truth around which the Christian faith turns. (View Highlight)

The Resurrection of Jesus—The Evidence 1

As we approach Easter, it is appropriate to reflect on the resurrection of Jesus, the central event of not only the Christian faith but also of world history.

The Resurrection of Jesus—The Evidence 2

In the first post in this series I established that the resurrection of Jesus was:

• A historical event. It was not an imagined or spiritual event. It really happened on the first Easter morning at a tomb near Jerusalem in 33 A.D.
• Jesus rose bodily from the tomb. It was a physical event.
• The resurrection of Jesus is the central truth of Christianity. If it didn’t happen, Christianity is false (1 Corinthians 15:17-19).
• Many, including some professing Christianity, deny Jesus rose bodily from the tomb.
• It is a mistake for Christians to say, “I don’t need any evidence. I have faith! I know what I believe.” Rather, there are good reasons for believers to know the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus.
• Finally, I listed 12 Known Historical Facts for the Resurrection of Jesus.

 

Not all is dark and gloomy. Take heart! Not all is dark and gloomy. God reigns! Every day there is good news for God’s people.