On Tuesday night, Karen and I watched part of an excellent video series entitled “Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus” in which Nabeel Qureshi examines the evidence for the resurrection of Christ, including the fact that ancient historians who were not believers in Christ had declared that Jesus rose from the dead. To read more about the case for the resurrection, please visit: https://www.equip.org/article/making-a-case-for-the-resurrection-at-36000-feet/. To find out about some excellent resources, please visit: http://www.nabeelqureshi.com/.
Would men like the apostle Paul have bravely endured stonings and lashings if they were not convinced that Jesus rose from the dead? There is a book entitled “Reaching Toward the Heights” in the lending library of our office, which contains devotionals by Richard Wurmbrand, who, like Paul, had a Jewish heritage. After trusting Christ, Richard became a pastor and led an underground church when Communists took over his native land of Romania. In 1948, Richard and his wife, Sabina, were arrested and they both spent years in prison. In 1967, Wurmbrand founded “Jesus to the Communist World,” (later renamed “The Voice of the Martyrs”) an organization that helps persecuted Christians around the world.
Scripture for the weekend: “I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.” Acts 26:17-18 (NIV)