Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?

Apostolic Life in the 21st Century

David K. Bernard

Theology, Oneness Pentecostal, Religion & Spirituality, Apostolic Pentecostal, United Pentecostal Church International, Upci, Christianity, David K. Bernard

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🗓️ 11 April 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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This Sunday, Christians around the world will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But while believers rejoice, skeptics scoff. They argue that bodily resurrection from the dead is a physical impossibility and the Gospel accounts of an empty tomb are little more than fairy tales. Dr. David K. Bernard responds to critics by sharing logical reasons to believe that the Gospel writers were telling the truth when they gave witness to Jesus' resurrection.If you enjoy this podcast, leave...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Apostolic Life in the 21st Century, a podcast dedicated to helping modern day believers live out the teachings of the First Century Church.
0:10.3	This podcast is part of the teaching ministry of Dr. David K. Bernard.
0:14.5	Dr. Bernard is dedicated his life to studying the Bible and helping believers apply its message to their daily lives.
0:22.5	In Apostolic Life in the 21st century, Dr. Bernard answers your questions about what the Bible teaches and how those
0:27.5	teachings apply to everyday life. Thank you for joining us for this broadcast. This Sunday, Christians
0:37.4	around the world are going to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
0:40.9	And for Christians, the importance of the resurrection can't be overstated.
0:45.9	Paul said in 1st Corinthians 1514 that if Christ is not risen, that our preaching is empty
0:51.0	and your faith is also empty.
0:53.5	But with all due respect to Paul, there are plenty of skeptics out there who would point out
0:56.9	that the idea of a physical bodily resurrection from the dead is an impossibility and that
1:02.7	the gospel accounts of this are a little more than fairy tales.
1:06.3	If one of those skeptics was sitting across from you today, what evidence would you
1:10.3	offer to support the
1:11.6	idea of the physical bodily resurrection of Jesus? First of all, there are many reasons,
1:16.8	but I'll address Christians and then I'll address skeptics. If you're a Christian and you believe
1:22.2	the Bible is the Word of God, then it's clear. It teaches in no uncertain terms that Jesus arose bodily from the dead in a glorified body.
1:31.6	Now, if you are not so sure about the Bible and you want supporting evidence, well, let's talk about do you believe in God?
1:38.9	If you believe in God, well, in principle, God can do miracles. So there's nothing impossible with the idea of resurrection.
1:45.6	And if you believe in an afterlife at all, then there's going to be some sort of future resurrection.
1:52.7	And if in the future, why not in the past?
1:56.6	So in principle, if you believe in God or if you believe in an afterlife at all, there's nothing that would prevent the Bible's account from being true.
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