Can
We Be Certain of Jesus?
For what I
received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died
for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was
buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the
Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. After
that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the
same time…. - 1Corinthians 15:3-6
General Lew Wallace
was a military and literary genius. One day, he and fellow agnostic Robert
Ingersoll decided they would write a book that would forever destroy the myth
of Christianity. So Wallace spent years researching in the world’s leading
libraries to find the most powerful arguments he could.
While writing the
second chapter of his book, he suddenly found himself on his knees, crying out,
“My Lord and my God.” The evidence was overwhelmingly conclusive – and Wallace
was now a believer. He shared…
“After six years given
to the impartial investigation of Christianity as to its truth or falsity, I have
come to the deliberate conclusion that Jesus Christ was the Messiah of the
Jews, the Savior of the world and my own personal Redeemer.”
Wallace later
wrote Ben Hur – one of the greatest
Christian novels.
It’s amazing what can
happen when we examine the incredible claims of Christ and His followers. You
have a man who claimed to be from God, died on a cross, was seen alive by
hundreds after His death, and had thousands of followers soon after. These
claims speak for themselves.
So if you ever have
any doubt in your faith, remember that history is on your side. And when we
look at the historical evidence, the truth is clear – Jesus is Lord!
Prayer Challenge:
Ask God to confirm the
truth of the Gospel in your heart. And be confident the evidence is on the side
of Jesus!