Can the resurrection of Jesus be proved?「聖書」ことばの力

“Jesus died on the cross and was buried in the tomb, but he was raised from death three days later.”

Some wonder how we can believe in the tremendous resurrection of Jesus. Such a person would not be a philosopher if he simply said that ”the resurrection was unbelievable, so I don’t believe.” While some people do not believe in the resurrection, it is also true that many people believe in Jesus because of the credibility of the resurrection historically.

The resurrection of Jesus is irreproducible. Whether or not the resurrection is true can only be determined by collecting circumstantial evidence. What is important here is the credibility of Jesus’ disciples who testify that they have witnessed the resurrection of Jesus. If the disciples are credible and their testimony is credible, there is no reason to deny it.

In this regard, Chuck Colson, an aide to former US President Richard Nixon, says something very interesting.

President Nixon was forced to resign after the Watergate scandal (1972) during the US presidential election campaign. In this case, seven members of the Nixon Re-election Committee (Republican Party) sneaked into the Democratic Party’s Election Countermeasures Headquarters in an attempt to set up a wiretapping device, and were found by a guard and arrested on the spot. They were named “Watergate scandal” because it was the “Watergate Building” in Washington, DC that they trespassed.

One of the aides convicted of being involved in this case is Chuck Colson. He then turns into prison and becomes a Christian, deciding to devote his life to improving the American prison system. He says this about the resurrection of Jesus.

「When asked, “Is the resurrection of Jesus true?” I answer, “The 11 apostles and 500 disciples of Jesus’ aides are writing the facts they witnessed.” Then, “How do you know that is the case?” is returned. Therefore, I explain the Watergate scandal as an example.

The case was a collusion of aides who swore allegiance to the president. However, one of his aides, John Dean, a presidential legal adviser, testified against Nixon to protect himself in just two weeks after the authorities’ investigation began. In just two weeks, the cover-up of the case was unsuccessful. Then everyone began to testify to lighten their sins.

What the president’s aides faced was not the death penalty, but the possibility of imprisonment. In contrast, Jesus’ disciples faced the danger of death. Nonetheless, the 11 helpless men (including Thomas, of course) did not distort the testimony that Jesus was physically resurrected until the end. If it was a conspiracy, one of them would have confessed before he was killed. People give up their lives for the truth, but not for the lies. The cover-up of Watergate reveals human nature.

Jesus’ disciples could not deny Jesus’ resurrection. Because They met the resurrected Jesus directly. Even after 2,000 years, the fact that Jesus was resurrected and is still alive remains the same. That fact encourages Christians around the world. On top of that fact, we build our lives. 」

These are the words of Charles Colson. All of Jesus’ disciples fled for fear the night he was arrested. They are not special people, but ordinary people with the same timid personality as us. Why were they able to make a transformation in a short period of time?

All 11 apostles are under intense persecution for preaching the death and resurrection of Jesus. Ten of the eleven have died of martyrdom. Some have experienced cruel deaths. For example, John’s brother Jacob was decapitated and died, and Peter was crucified and died. Also, some of the disciples died in boiling oil, and some were killed alive with their skin peeled off. If they rejected Jesus and apostasy, they would have had the opportunity to survive, but no one denied Jesus’ resurrection.

If the resurrection of Jesus was a myth, did they really choose to die of martyrdom? Why did the naive men not change the testimony that “Jesus was resurrected” until the end? I think this is a question that each person must draw his or her own conclusions. Because this is a big event in history and has a lot to do with our lives.

Had Jesus not been resurrected, the New Testament would not have been written, and Christianity would not have spread throughout the world or gained the highest number of believers in the world.

Can the resurrection of Jesus be proved?

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