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Acts 26: 8 “Why should any of you consider it
incredible that God raises the dead?” (NIV)
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If Christ did not raise from the dead a lie has done more to civilize our world than all the truth of history.* |
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Paul probably meant this as a rhetorical question when he
addressed it to King Agrippa at his own defense. He didn’t pause for an answer;
instead, he kept talking. But we can stop right now and ask it ourselves: Why
should anyone consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
The first step in believing that God can raise the dead is
to believe in God. Until that foundation has been laid, the discussion can go
no further. Next step: believe in the God of the Bible. Many people claim to
believe in God – or in a “higher power” – but to add to or take away from his
attributes is to create a false god. When we design our own god, we can believe
anything we want to about him, but we can’t make him act on our behalf.
A god who is not God cannot generate life nor regenerate it.
If someone considers it incredible – as in, unbelievable – that God raises the
dead – he needs to meet God. Not “the man upstairs” who watches us benevolently
while not really involving himself in our lives, but God the creator, sustainer
and reanimator of life. Why should anyone find that hard to believe?
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No other . . . creation of God rejects him . . . and denies his . . . existence. . . . Yet God continues to love us passionately and to remain deeply involved in our lives.* |
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