The behavior of the apostles changed from timid to bold, especially as each one of them faced persecution, beatings, imprisonment, exile, and martyrdom for the sake of the testimony they gave of Jesus' resurrection. Would they really fabricate a resurrection story and suffer so much for a lie? Is the founding of the Christian faith, based on the resurrection of Jesus, one big scam? Lutheran Satire gives us some insight to this line of thinking!
Monday, August 13, 2018
Lutheran Satire: Best Conspiracy Ever
At our Sunday Night Bible Series last night, we discussed the evidence of the resurrection of Jesus. Since an empty tomb proves only that there is no one in it (Dr. Maier quipped, "An empty tomb does not prove the resurrection, but you can't have a decent resurrection without one."), we considered other evidence.
The behavior of the apostles changed from timid to bold, especially as each one of them faced persecution, beatings, imprisonment, exile, and martyrdom for the sake of the testimony they gave of Jesus' resurrection. Would they really fabricate a resurrection story and suffer so much for a lie? Is the founding of the Christian faith, based on the resurrection of Jesus, one big scam? Lutheran Satire gives us some insight to this line of thinking!
The behavior of the apostles changed from timid to bold, especially as each one of them faced persecution, beatings, imprisonment, exile, and martyrdom for the sake of the testimony they gave of Jesus' resurrection. Would they really fabricate a resurrection story and suffer so much for a lie? Is the founding of the Christian faith, based on the resurrection of Jesus, one big scam? Lutheran Satire gives us some insight to this line of thinking!
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