A Lawyer Looks at the Resurrection

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Most people admit the fact of Christ's resurrection, and legally the question is beyond doubt. Any court of law should be compelled to admit it.
If you read your Bible you will see that there are thirteen witnesses, unimpeached and unimpeachable, and whose names are known. They were well acquainted with Christ, having met Him many times before His death. They saw and talked with Him after the resurrection. Five hundred persons also saw Him at the same time.
In the eyes of the law, one witness—not an accomplice—is sufficient to prove the highest offense known to the law: murder.
Could they have been mistaken? No! There could have been no case of mistaken identity.
It is said that the five hundred witnesses were liable to err through bias. But where was the motive? Their cause was condemned, their leader killed, themselves outcasts. Would they swear falsely to His identification? It is incredible! The witnesses to the resurrection of Christ never contradicted or denied their testimony, but told the same story as long as they lived.
These witnesses led exemplary lives. As long as life lasted they lived in poverty and virtue, as their Master had taught. Most of them suffered martyrdom, after preaching the gospel all their lives long at great personal hazard and discomfort. Had they not been sincere they would not have persisted as they did to the end.
"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." Rom. 10:99That 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. (Romans 10:9).
SALVATION
God
thought IT
Jesus Christ
bought IT
The Holy Spirit
wrought IT
The Bible
taught IT
Faith
brought IT
The Devil
fought IT
Have you
caught IT
If not—it's time you
sought IT
Tor whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." Romans 10:1313For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13).