The Christian faith is profoundly rational. The Cross answers our deepest moral and existential needs. The case for the resurrection of Jesus Christ depends on various well-supported facts: that Jesus’ followers believed that they had seen him alive again; that they believed he had been resurrected; and that his tomb was empty a few days after his death. Not one of these facts is supernatural in character and each can be established by normal historical methodology. The cumulative case for a faith based on the events of the first Easter is powerful and compelling. These articles explain why.
Can We Trust the Gospels?
Chinese whispers and the reliability of the Gospels
Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?
Extraordinary claims do not require extraordinary evidence
A quick summary of the case for the resurrection
Can an historian believe in the resurrection?
An in depth case for the resurrection
The apostle Paul provides important eyewitness testimony for the resurrection
The first disciples discovered Jesus’ empty tomb
We can’t use conspiracy theories to explain away the evidence
“Contradictions” in the resurrection accounts
What did we need saved from?
Jesus died for the irreligious
Why did Jesus die?
The Cross answers our need for significance and meaning
The Cross offers us forgiveness
The Cross is God’s answer to suffering
Is Jesus God? The testimony of the Gospels