what proof do you have that Jesus was raised from the dead ?

Question

Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Answer 1

First, we have many witnesses. Many saw Him resurrected.

Second, He prophesied that He would be killed, then rise from the dead. All of His prophesies have come true.

Third, a non-risen Savior could not come in to a person's life a make such a change as He has in so many of thousands around the world. It would just be another religion.

Answer 2

C.S. Lewis explained part of it logically. Jesus existed; that's a historical fact. He claimed to be God. Either he was a lunatic, a liar or he really was Lord of the universe. Reading his teachings disproves Him being a lunatic. He outwitted even the pharisees, the most educated people of that time. If he was a liar, then He really would have been human, having the same emotions (basically) as you and I. Even if someone claimed to be God for a short time of fame and glory, they would not follow it so far as a terrible death that could have been avoided with admittance that they were only mortal. Therefore, he obviously believed what He said, and he was not a lunatic, therefore He must truly be who He claimed He was.
There's a lot more of historical, physical, and logical evidence, but the most convincing piece is when the Holy Spirit speaks to you. But not all will hear.
"They have ears, but do not hear."
"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God."
I pray that you'll hear His voice and know His peace.

Answer 3

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The image on the shroud mapped perfectly onto the face of the Salvator Mundi - a painting of Christ that Da Vinci is thought to have painted in his own likeness. It's believed that this image on the shroud is Da Vinci himself.
If they had wanted Jesus to be killed, he would have been stoned to death, not crucified. Crucifixion was exclusively used by Rome to execute the enemies of Rome. It was never a Jewish form of capital punishment. If he really was crucified, he did something to provoke Roman wrath, not Jewish wrath.
Another historical impossibility in the crucifixion story is the removal of the body of Jesus from the cross. According to Roman law at the time, a crucified man/woman was denied burial. The person was left to the elements, birds, and animals.
There is no verification of a significant crucifixion in the writings of historians such as Philo, Tacitus, Pliny, Suetonius, Epictectus, Cluvius Rufus, Quintus, Curtis Rufus, Josephus, nor the Roman Consul, Publius Petronius. The crucifixion also was unknown to early Christians until as late as the Second Century.
The punishment for robbery was not crucifixion.

Answer 4

1. The Bible documents it.
2. There were NO cases of people saying, "Wait a minute...here's his body."
3. The Sanhedrin was obviously afraid something like this would happen, so they stationed guards at the door.
4. There is an ancient Jewish writer (NOT a believer in Christ) named Josephus who refers to Jesus and his resurrection. He offers no explanation as to why people believed he was raised.
5. The men who followed Him up to the point of his arrest were cowards and ran away when he was arrested. Then suddenly they were bold and were willing to die for what they believed. I don't know about you, but if I wasn't ABSOLUTELY sure about something like that, I would recant so as to save my own skin. Wouldn't you? All but 1 of the disciples were martyred for preaching that Christ had risen from the dead. The last just died of old age still preaching about the resurrected Christ.

Answer 5

There isn't any physical evidence that Jesus rose from the dead. Even if the shroud of Turin was Jesus' shroud, it doesn't prove he walked around after using it.

Unlike some beliefs, I believe that His death and resurrection aren't the cornerstone of Christianity, aren't the important points to focus on. Jesus' LIFE and TEACHINGS and ENTIRE MOVEMENT, THAT'S the focus, THAT'S what's important, THAT'S the cornerstone of Christianity! Whether or not He walked around afterward isn't!

If a person becomes spiritually born again, do they honestly say that it is because they believe Jesus rose from the dead, or is it because they DESIRE GOD IN THEIR LIVES???

I wish people would focus on Jesus' life more than anything.

Answer 6

Well, since you are using the Bible then I shall use the Bible to answer your question.

I Corinthians 15:1-11

1Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance[a]: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5and that he appeared to Peter,[b] and then to the Twelve. 6After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.

9For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

There also secular accounts of Jesus existing and I would assume somwhere there are secular accounts of his resurection. Josephus a historian at the time kept quite a file on Jesus.

Answer 7

I have heard of historical references to Jesus besides the bible, but I cannot remember them now, but I do not think there are any references about the Resurrection besides the bible. The whole point of believing in Jessi's Resurrection is faith. There is no proof and even if there were some people would not believe and some would.

Answer 8

One of the undisputed details of the resurrection is that the tomb was indeed empty. The first indicator is the reaction of the Jewish authorities when faced with the disciples' claim that Jesus had risen from the dead. Instead of producing the body, or perhaps organizing a search, they bribed the soldiers who had guarded the tomb (Matt. 28:11-15). In other words, instead of refuting the disciples' claims, they merely rejected them. Paul also banks on the empty tomb in 1 Corinthians 15:6, when he mentions Jesus' appearance to the 500, "most of whom are still living." Since the eyewitnesses were still alive, it would have been foolish for him to make such a bold and easily disproved claim without confidence in its accuracy.


Did Christ appear to anyone after his death?

There is much biblical testimony of Christ's independent appearances to over 500 different individuals after his resurrection. In fact, the resurrection accounts list as many as 12 different appearances of Christ, starting with Mary Magdalene and ending with the apostle Paul. These appearances could not have been hallucinations, due to the variety of situations and the number of individuals involved --there is no such thing as a "group hallucination." Further, these appearances were physical and tangible in nature, as evidenced by Christ's actions (e.g., eating with the disciples and suggesting that they touch his side and his hands). His resurrected body, though immortal, was undoubtedly a physical body.

The strongest indirect evidence for the resurrection of Christ involves the transformation of His disciples. At the time of Jesus' death, the disciples were scattered (only John was present at the crucifixion), scared (Peter denied Christ three times for fear of being associated with him), and skeptical (the two disciples on the road to Emmaus doubted even while they talked with Jesus; Thomas demanded physical proof before he would believe). It seems highly unlikely that a group in this sad state would suddenly pull themselves together and start a church that endures even today; such a transformation is much more likely if predicated on an experience of the resurrected Christ. What else can explain the boldness and courage of a group who initially hid in secret (John 20:19)?

Further indirect evidence can be found in the emphasis of apostolic teaching. Instead of focusing on one of Jesus' teachings from the Sermon on the Mount, for example, they proclaimed instead the resurrection of Christ. In fact, within weeks of Christ's death, the apostles were "with great power … giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus" (Acts 4:33). Repeated encounters with the resurrected Christ provide the best explanation for the dominance of this theme.

As the apostles proclaimed the resurrection of Christ, the early church grew quickly. As a sect of Judaism -- a religion tenaciously committed to monotheism -- it is quite surprising that they would claim an exalted state of deity for Christ, pray to him as Lord, and baptize in his name! The bodily resurrection of Christ, coupled with the coming of the Holy Spirit, is again the best explanation for this.

Answer 9

God's Word is my proof. I do take it all to be His inspired Word and not just written by humans. I also have the Holy Spirit as a deposit until He returns (that is Biblical, though it sounds more like a pawn shop theory). Are you wavering in your belief, or just trying to make a point? Just curious.

Answer 10

The Holy Shroud or Sindone. It has been studied for a century, and still is being studied. By the way, it is not a fake like some people love to say