What if Jesus did not rise?

As Easter draws near and Christians around the world focus their thoughts on the resurrection of Jesus, it is sometimes helpful to consider how the world, our lives, and Christianity would be different if Jesus had not risen from the dead.

Make no mistake, we are not challenging the historical fact of the bodily resurrection of Jesus. We firmly believe in the historical reality of the death, burial, and bodily resurrection of Jesus.

But we also know that soon after the resurrection of Jesus, Christians were accused of inventing this story. Some critics claimed that Jesus never died. Others said that the apostles stole the body of Jesus from the grave. Today, there are countless millions of people who still believe that the resurrection is a hoax.

For the April Synchroblog, we want to explore this question in more detail. We want to ask, “What if the resurrection is a lie?”

To participate, follow these steps:

1. Publish your post on or before April 10, 2012.
2. Add your post link in a comment over on the post for the April Synchroblog.
3. The link list will be compiled on April 11, at which time you are asked to add the link list to your own post.

Hope to see you there!

(By the way, this is a GREAT way to get back links to your blog, which Google and other search engines LOVE to see.)