April 24, 2017

Easter Message Recap

By D.R. Carlson
Last week we watched Northpoint’s Easter message.  Many who were there indicated that Andy’s message was the most informative Easter message they had ever seen.
 
Some of the things we all learned:
 
1. All credible scholars agree that there was an individual named Jesus and that He was crucified by the Romans.
 
2. All credible scholars agree that there was an individual named Paul who was foundational in establishing the early church.
 
3. While there may be some disagreement on how many books the Apostle Paul wrote, all credible scholars agree that Paul did in fact write seven letters that make up part of our New Testament.
 
4. There are no claims that Paul was crazy or was lying.
 
5. The longest amount of time between Jesus being crucified and Paul preaching about the resurrection is 20 years.
 
6. The shortest amount of time between Jesus being crucified and Paul saying he spoke to someone (Peter and James) about the resurrection was 3 years.
 
7. To say that the resurrection is a myth that grew out of decades of people telling the story over and over is not an option.  
 
Oh, and Mary Magdalene was NOT a prostitute.
 
(Andy Stanley provided 1-7.  Stefan Raab provided us with the final gem).
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