People in the modern generation believe that Jesus’ resurrection was merely a myth. It is understandable to have these kinds of thoughts because a dead man’s resurrection would defy common logic. Alternatively, as some may say, the resurrection of the dead is not in line with science. In fact, the idea of resurrection is truly bizarre. Even in the first century, when Paul was preaching the gospel, he was the brunt of many people’s jokes. No other major religions in the world, aside from Christianity, mentioned a founder’s resurrection. Perhaps by not preaching the fact of Jesus’ resurrection, Christianity would not face such rejection today. Why do we, however, still preach Jesus’ resurrection after more than 2000 years? The answer cannot be simpler than this. Because Jesus’ resurrection is the truth. “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, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born” (1 Corinthians 15:3-8).
If the resurrection is not in line with science, can it still be true? The modern generation of people likes to judge a matter’s reliability by its conformity to science. First, science is a method of investigating information and its application. The information concluded from science is not cast in stone. It may be refined with new findings. For example, in physics, Einstein’s theory of relativity supplemented Newtonian mechanics. Yet, Einstein’s theory also has gaps that may supplemented with new findings. Of course, the more we know, the more questions we would find. Thus, scientific theories would continuously be refined. Second, not every matter is suitable to be scrutinised by scientific methods. Scientific methods are only suitable for researching objective and repetitive phenomena. If car accidents always tend to occur on a road section, we can apply scientific methods to deduce the reason, and suggest solutions to reduce the number of accidents there. If car accidents had never happened at a particular road section, and yet a fatal accident occurred today, we would not be able to apply scientific methods to prevent future car accidents from happening here. We would say that this was truly an accidental phenomenon. Even those who earnestly believe in science would say that it was a coincidence, attributing the accident to “an act of God.” We would not, however, say that this car accident was fake because this road section had never had accidents before.
Of course, our Lord Jesus’ resurrection is not a car accident. We cannot, however, say that because it does not align with science, it is not true. This is because science has its limitations. It is merely a tool to explore the truth. Even then, the conclusions gathered may not be true. To know if the Lord Jesus’ resurrection did in fact happen, we have to look at the evidence, objective evidence. If you are truly someone who seeks the truth, you must come and verify this evidence. There are many human testimonies and physical evidence to prove that the Lord Jesus’ resurrection did in fact happen. This evidence also proves that our God is the true God. Praise and thank the Lord! The Lord Jesus is alive! He is always there to care for us who follow him. He is always interceding for us. He is with us right now. He understands the circumstances we face and helps us to overcome them in peace. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrew 13:8).
translated by Davina Seet