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FAQ - Does God Exist? Did Jesus Rise From The Dead
Scripture
1 Corinthians 15:14–19
Key themes
The resurrection is the load-bearing wall of Christianity
God as uncaused cause: why the universe exists at all
Big Bang, expansion, and the logic of a beginning
God beyond human dimensions (miracles as “programmer-level” interaction)
Historical grounding: Jesus’ existence, prophecy, and eyewitness claims
Crucifixion realities: why “Jesus didn’t die” is less plausible than resurrection
Alternative theories and why they don’t explain the data
The gospel isn’t just information—it demands a response
Description
In this week’s FAQ episode we tackle two foundational questions: Can belief in God be rational? And did Jesus really rise from the dead? We start where Paul starts: if the resurrection didn’t happen, Christianity collapses (1 Corinthians 15). That’s a striking claim—because it means Christianity is putting its weight on something public, historical, and testable, not just private spiritual feelings.
From there we explore why it’s reasonable to believe the universe had a beginning and why that raises the question of an uncaused cause—a reality outside space and time that can account for everything else. We also talk about why God isn’t limited to the “rules” we’re stuck inside: using a dimensions illustration (Pac-Man), we show how miracles could be impossible for us but simple for the Creator.
Then we turn to the historical question: What happened to Jesus? We consider Jesus’ existence as a real person, the significance of prophecy, and then we walk through common alternate explanations for the resurrection. We take the swoon theory seriously enough to test it—then follow the medical and historical realities of Roman crucifixion, the confirmation of death, the spear wound, the sealed/guarded tomb, and the logical implausibility of a half-dead Jesus convincing anyone He had conquered death. We also examine the stolen-body and hallucination theories, and why they fail to account for the disciples’ transformation, willingness to suffer, and the fact that opponents could have ended the movement by producing Jesus’ body—yet never did.
We close with the point of all this: the evidence doesn’t just inform—it confronts. If Jesus rose from the dead, it changes everything. The only question left is: what will you do with it?
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By Steve MilunovicScripture
1 Corinthians 15:14–19
Key themes
The resurrection is the load-bearing wall of Christianity
God as uncaused cause: why the universe exists at all
Big Bang, expansion, and the logic of a beginning
God beyond human dimensions (miracles as “programmer-level” interaction)
Historical grounding: Jesus’ existence, prophecy, and eyewitness claims
Crucifixion realities: why “Jesus didn’t die” is less plausible than resurrection
Alternative theories and why they don’t explain the data
The gospel isn’t just information—it demands a response
Description
In this week’s FAQ episode we tackle two foundational questions: Can belief in God be rational? And did Jesus really rise from the dead? We start where Paul starts: if the resurrection didn’t happen, Christianity collapses (1 Corinthians 15). That’s a striking claim—because it means Christianity is putting its weight on something public, historical, and testable, not just private spiritual feelings.
From there we explore why it’s reasonable to believe the universe had a beginning and why that raises the question of an uncaused cause—a reality outside space and time that can account for everything else. We also talk about why God isn’t limited to the “rules” we’re stuck inside: using a dimensions illustration (Pac-Man), we show how miracles could be impossible for us but simple for the Creator.
Then we turn to the historical question: What happened to Jesus? We consider Jesus’ existence as a real person, the significance of prophecy, and then we walk through common alternate explanations for the resurrection. We take the swoon theory seriously enough to test it—then follow the medical and historical realities of Roman crucifixion, the confirmation of death, the spear wound, the sealed/guarded tomb, and the logical implausibility of a half-dead Jesus convincing anyone He had conquered death. We also examine the stolen-body and hallucination theories, and why they fail to account for the disciples’ transformation, willingness to suffer, and the fact that opponents could have ended the movement by producing Jesus’ body—yet never did.
We close with the point of all this: the evidence doesn’t just inform—it confronts. If Jesus rose from the dead, it changes everything. The only question left is: what will you do with it?