Morning Musing: John 20:19

“When it was evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because they feared the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them, and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.'” (CSB – Read the chapter)

Jesus’ final week before His death was pretty action packed. And we have studied all of it in nearly endless detail. I don’t necessarily mean that we as a church have, but scholars have done this work several times over. We can pretty well piece together what happened on every single day of Jesus’ last week. 

Except for one. 

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Digging in Deeper: John 20:19

“When it was evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because they feared the Jews. Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.'”‬‬ (CSB – Read the chapter)

How do we know Jesus rose from the dead? That’s one of those big questions that doesn’t seem so big until we really think about it for a minute. If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, then the whole of the Christian faith collapses into a giant heap which, frankly, isn’t worth even trying to rebuild. Of all the apologetic questions people ask about the faith, this one is by far the most significant. So again, how do we know? 

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