Love Joy Church
Jonathan Burgio
On the third day he rose again from the dead.
1) Do we have eyewitness testimony?
2 Peter 1:16 NIV
Acts 2:32 NIV
Luke 1:1-2 NIV
2) Do we have EARLY eyewitness testimony?
1 Corinthians 15:3-8 NLT
“What gives a special authority to the list as historical evidence is the reference to most of the five hundred brethren being still alive. St. Paul says in effect: ‘if you do not believe me, you can ask them.’ Such a statement in an admittedly genuine letter written within thirty years of the event is almost as strong evidence as one could hope to get for something that happened nearly two thousand years ago.” ~ William Lillie
3) Did the eyewitnesses tell the truth?
A) They included embarrassing details about themselves.
B) They included embarrassing details about Jesus.
C) They include historically confirmed people in their writings.
D) They did not deny their testimony under persecution and death.
“Why would the apostles lie?…If they lied, what was their motive, what did they get out of it? What they got out of it was misunderstanding, rejection, persecution, torture, and martyrdom. Hardly a list of perks!” ~ Peter Kreeft