If Jesus did, indeed, rise from the dead, we have nothing to fear and everything we need. All that we strive for is fulfilled in Jesus. All that we seek to avoid has been resolved by him. For example, if Jesus rose from the dead, we no longer need strive for acceptance because we are now accepted by him. If Jesus rose from the dead, we don’t need to fear death, because it has been defeated.

As you can imagine, moving from doubt and into belief promises to radically reorient your life, your goals, and your dreams. Today we’ll explore even further how the story of Easter changes your life.

There is no better place to look for these answers than Jesus himself. Our understanding of the resurrected life begins with him and his words. Jesus claims that his resurrection establishes a new authority, new identity, and new mission.

Faith in a resurrected Christ gives us hope that Jesus’ resurrection was just the first of many future resurrections yet to come. To experience this resurrection, we must abandon faith in ourselves and put our faith in Jesus’ death and resurrection.When we give up on faith in self, and put faith in the risen Christ, we experience a death and resurrection of our own, a spiritual resurrection that will one day culminate in a bodily resurrection.

The gospel claims to break that cycle through the resurrection. This is what Paul describes in 1 Corinthians 15:1-11.

How does the seemingly nonsensical resurrection of Jesus make sense of the history humanity? What power does it have to break the chains of our own history? What is the greater story in which the resurrection takes place?

One in five Americans don’t believe in a deity. The “none” category in religious polls has doubled over the past ten years, and less than half of the population attends religious services on a regular basis. As statistics rise on the decline of Christian faith in America, you may find yourself wondering if Christianity is really worth believing? After all, the Christian faith makes some audacious claims.