Evening Series: Proclaiming, Defending, Living The Gospel – Galatians

Proving the Historical Reality of Jesus’ Resurrection - Galatians 1:11-17

1. Historical argument for Jesus’ empty tomb. Galatians 1:11-12

* Premise #1 There are facts associated with the events of empty tomb.

* Premise #2 The explanation: “God raised Jesus from the dead” best
explains the facts of the empty tomb.

* Premise #3 The proposal: “God raised Jesus from the dead” entails the
existence of the God of the Bible.

* Therefore: God exists.

2. Six facts of Jesus’ empty tomb. Galatians 1:13-17

*What is a fact? A “fact” is a past event that is mentioned in several ancient
sources and which is viewed as such by most historians living today.

3. Surest explanation of the empty tomb.

“When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” ~ Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

4. A persecutor of Christians becomes a preacher of the empty tomb.
Galatians 1:13-17; Acts 93-4,7; 22:9; 26:13-14.

5. Personal salvation today is a consequence of an empty tomb.
Romans 4:23-25; 8:9-11.