We Can Be Sure!

Jesus is not fantasy or fiction

“Once upon a time in a land far, far away…” may be an appropriate introduction to a fairy tale, but not to the life of Christ. The story of Jesus is not fantasy, and it is not fiction. It is fact! Luke’s gospel begins with these words: “Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught” (Luke 1:1-4).

I know that Jesus lived, died, and rose the third day

It is not speculation, wishful thinking, or blind faith upon which I make that statement, but the facts concerning his life and death! Faith rests on the testimony of eyewitnesses (1 John 1:1-4). Peter stated it plainly when he wrote: “For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty” (2 Peter 1:16).

Not done in a corner

In Paul’s defense of Christianity before Agrippa, regarding the death and resurrection of Christ, he said: “This thing was not done in a corner” (Acts 26:26). His ministry had been public, his miracles open to close scrutiny, his death a public spectacle, and his resurrection a verifiable fact! Not one valid charge can be leveled against the New Testament record. There had been no deception, and no effort was made to exclude the multitudes from a close examination of all that he taught and did. There was no misrepresentation, and no scandal to mar the record. We can have the utmost confidence in the biblical narrative.

Will we accept the facts?

There is not one valid reason for a man to reject the truthfulness of the Bible concerning Christ, or any other matter. “I know whom I have believed” (2 Timothy 1:12), do you?