Alive!
What Jesus' Resurrection Could Mean For You
1st Edition
Published on 17. December 2012
144 pages
978-1-84474-651-4 (ISBN)
Description
If someone came back from the grave, they would be able to answer some big questions:
*What happens when we die?
* Is there anybody out there?
*Which religion, if any, is true?
Christians claim that Jesus Christ did just that: was bodily resurrected three days after being brutally executed. But is it true?
Dan Clark helps readers explore for themselves whether Jesus really is alive, and why it matters
*What happens when we die?
* Is there anybody out there?
*Which religion, if any, is true?
Christians claim that Jesus Christ did just that: was bodily resurrected three days after being brutally executed. But is it true?
Dan Clark helps readers explore for themselves whether Jesus really is alive, and why it matters
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Nottingham
United Kingdom
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Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-84474-651-4 (9781844746514)
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Content
- Intro
- Alive!
- Contents
- Part 1: Is it relevant?
- Part 2: Is it true?
- Part 3: So what?
- Acknowledgments
- A brief guide to Bible references used
- Foreword
- Introduction: Why should I read a book about Jesus' resurrection?
- But why look at Jesus and his resurrection?
- Over to you
- Real lives - Sally
- Is it relevant?
- 1. Is there anybody out there?
- Searching for the Other
- What if God was one of us?
- Jesus' life and teaching give evidence of a supernatural power
- Jesus' resurrection prompted people to worship him as God
- The guessing games are over
- Is there anybody out there?
- Real lives - Addlan
- 2. Why hasn't God done something about all the suffering?
- Jesus suffered and can therefore comfort us
- Jesus' death and resurrection was a battle against evil
- Jesus' resurrection ushers in the new creation
- Some questions remain
- Real lives - Slobodan
- 3. What happens when we die?
- Jesus' resurrection shows us what we'll be like after we die
- Jesus warned us about hell
- Jesus told us about the wonderful reality of heaven
- Which is it to be: heaven or hell?
- Jesus' resurrection gives Christians hope in the face of death
- Real lives - Christine
- 4. Does life have a meaning or purpose?
- Jesus' resurrection tells us that life's meaning is found in the light of eternity
- Jesus' resurrection tells us that we can find meaning through a friendship with God
- Does life have a meaning or purpose?
- Real lives - Slava
- 5. Which religion, if any, is true?
- Jesus' life and death are unique among religious leaders
- At least two of the major religions are wrong about Jesus
- Jesus' resurrection and its implications are unique
- Which religion, if any, is true?
- Let the investigation begin!
- Real lives - Abdullah
- Is it true?
- 6. Looking at the evidence
- 1. Evidence from non-Christian sources
- 2. Evidence from Christian sources 5
- Thursday night: the arrest and trials
- Friday: the day of execution
- Saturday: the day of rest
- Sunday: the day of surprises6
- The next forty days: further appearances
- 7. Is the evidence reliable?
- Weren't the four Gospels written many years after the events?
- Mark's Gospel
- Matthew's Gospel
- John's Gospel
- Luke's Gospel
- Is there any other evidence to support the Gospel materials?
- How reliable are the copies of the Gospels we have today?
- Why are there apparent discrepancies between the Gospels?
- Verdict: is the evidence reliable?
- 8. Dead...?
- Theory 1: Jesus didn't actually die - he just fainted
- Theory 2: Jesus still lies dead in his tomb
- (a) The disciples accidentally looked in the wrong tomb
- (b) The disciples deliberately made up the story about Jesus' tomb being empty
- Theory 3: Someone moved Jesus' body
- (a) Grave-robbers stole the body
- (b) The disciples removed the body
- (c) The authorities removed the body
- Theory 4: The disciples didn't really see Jesus alive
- Conclusion
- Real lives - Albert
- 9....or alive?
- 'Surely miracles are impossible'
- Listening to the experts: historians
- Drawing conclusions from eyewitness evidence
- Drawing conclusions about the 'trigger' event
- Summary
- Listening to the experts: lawyers
- 1. From Sabbath to Sunday
- 2. Jesus has remained significant for 2,000 years
- 3. Christians today claim to know Jesus
- Conclusion: a 'leap' of faith?
- Real lives - Sir Lionel
- So what?
- 10. What are the implications of Jesus' resurrection?
- Implications about Jesus
- 1. Who Jesus is
- 2. Jesus is alive today
- 3. Jesus will come back one day
- Implications about us
- 1. The way to know God is through Jesus
- 2. By nature, we are separated from God
- 3. We are spiritually dead
- An 'earthquake' experience
- Real lives - Miguel
- 11. Life from death
- The wrong answer
- An inadequate answer
- A more complete answer
- The full answer
- Jesus' death: the moment of new life
- Faith in Jesus' death: the means of new life
- Real lives - Terry
- 12. Dead or alive?
- 'Dad, I wish you were dead'
- 'What am I playing at?'
- 'I want you back, son'
- Out in the cold
- Looking in the mirror
- Real lives - Deborah
- 13. Meeting the risen Jesus
- Responding to God
- 1. 'Repent' - sorrow for the past
- 2. 'Believe the good news' - looking to the cross
- 3. 'Follow me' - change in the future
- Making a decision
- Meeting the risen Jesus
- Postscript: What next?
- 1. Go public
- 2. Listen to God
- 3. Join in the family activities
- 4. Talk to God
- Notes
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Is there anybody out there?
- Chapter 2: Why hasn't God done something about all the suffering?
- Chapter 3: What happens when we die?
- Chapter 4: Does life have a meaning or purpose?
- Chapter 5: Which religion, if any, is true?
- Chapter 6: Looking at the evidence
- Chapter 7: Is the evidence reliable?
- Chapter 8: Dead...?
- Chapter 9:...or alive?
- Chapter 10: What are the implications of Jesus' resurrection?
- Chapter 11: Life from death
- Chapter 12: Dead or alive?
- Chapter 13: Meeting the risen Jesus
- Postscript: What next?
