Jesus Is Alive

AFTER HIS SUFFERING HE SHOWED HIMSELF TO THESE MEN AND GAVE MANY CONVINCING PROOFS THAT HE WAS ALIVE. Acts 1.3.

What makes Christianity different from any other religion? The answer is the RISEN LORD JESUS CHRIST, our Leader! In my recent book there is a chapter entitled, “THE UNIQUE CHRIST”. It is not a mere boast by a set of bigoted followers. It is an attested fact of history which cannot be denied or refuted by anyone of any faith! Here is an excerpt from the book. It sets forth Christ as Unique (without comparison) and supreme, and above all other religious leaders, because He is alive.

JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONLY ONE WHO ROSE FROM THE DEAD!

Jesus rose from the dead on the third day as He said he would. The first to know about His resurrection, besides the angels, were Mary, His grieving mother, Mary Magdalene and their friends who went to the tomb to anoint His body. The same day Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples also (Jn 20). Indeed, Jesus was with the eleven disciples on a number of occasions, talking with them and at times eating too, proving to them that He was truly alive (Jn 21). The apostle Paul mentions in his writings that later Jesus appeared to more than five hundred of his disciples at one time of whom many were still alive at the time of his writing! (1 Cor 15.6).

JESUS CHRIST IS ALIVE AND IS WITH US TODAY

Jesus ascended to the Father in heaven and is now seated on the right hand of the throne of God (Act 1.9-11; Rev 5.1). From the Father, He sent down His own Spirit – the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity – to His disciples. Thus Jesus fulfilled His promise, “Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age" (Mat 28.20). Jesus Christ is alive today, unlike any other great leader, religious or otherwise. He is able to hear and answer the prayers of everyone who calls on Him. Jesus asked His disciples to trust in Him and ask Him for whatever they needed (Jn 14.14). Not only that, the Bible says that He also intercedes to God the Father in heaven on our behalf (Heb 4.14-16; 7.25).

JESUS CHRIST IS COMING AGAIN TO RULE THE WORLD

Jesus is coming again to establish His kingdom on earth and reign over all people in righteousness and peace. At the trial of Jesus, the Jewish high priest asked, “Are you the Christ, the Son of God?” Jesus replied, “I say to you, in the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven” (Mt 26.63,64). Again Jesus said, “The Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done” (Mt 16.27).

This is how the apostle Paul in his famous chapter on resurrection puts it: “If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God” (1 Cor 15.14,15).

Pray with me: Dear Lord Jesus, You proved to Your disciples by Your resurrection appearances and acts that You were really alive and with them. Hence, today I too can believe that You are with me always! Thank God for a LIVING SAVIOUR. Amen.