It is the testimony of the enemies of Jesus, that is the greatest testimony as to the reality

of his resurrection.

We would expect that his friends would attest to his resurrection, but the unexpected incident of his enemies attesting

to it is a marked and significant proof of the resurrection.

Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur. I'm your host Phil Johnson. In just a few minutes,

John's going to look at a rather amazing lie. The lie that proves the

resurrection. That's John's lesson today. Part of his continuing study

titled The Resurrection of Jesus Christ. But before that, John, tomorrow is

Good Friday and this year in light of the coronavirus pandemic your message may be available by

live stream only but even this year as every year your sermons on good Friday and

resurrection Sunday will probably be heard by many people who don't

usually attend church who may not even be Christians. So here's a question for you.

How does the makeup of the audience affect the preparation of your sermons on Good Friday and Easter?

And do you do anything different?

Because you know many unbelievers might be there and you'll be preaching to them?

Well, yeah, I think I... might be there and preaching to them.

Well, yeah, I think I always want to make sure that I make the gospel clear.

But here's the thing that we all are aware of.

Believers love nothing more than the reality of the gospel. If I go

to a meeting and somebody gets up and preaches the gospel, I don't know, I don't

know how many times I've heard the gospel preach, I don't know how many times I've heard the gospel preach I don't know how many times I've heard

all the nuances of justification and redemption and adoption and transformation and propitiation

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