Confidence
For the next few weeks, we are going to think about the resurrection of Jesus and particularly focus on its impact on our lives. If the cross takes a central place in history, the resurrection takes a central place in the whole of Scripture. Everything that comes before it and everything that happens after it right up to this present time, is interpreted from the empty tomb.
As Paul states in 1 Corinthians 15:13-15
“If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised”.
If its true, there is a future for the whole of humanity and death is not a full stop. If its false, Christianity collapses into mythology.

So let’s start with that question – is it true? That’s a huge question, so I’m just going to focus on one reason why I believe it to be true.