Book Review- By: Stella

I was given a very interesting book. It explains God’s infallible word in a very understandable way. Enjoy!

Excerpt from-Case for Christ for Kids:

If you heard that a man fell down dead, then got up and walked away, what would be your first thought? You might blurt out, “He wasn’t really dead! He was just knocked out.” There are a few of these ‘after death’ stories from time to time…That’s what many people have suggested about Jesus. It seems more believable…doesn’t it? … Let’s take a closer look at these not-quite-dead theories. The fake-death crowd offers three items of evidence to support their view: Mark 15:36 says that on the cross, Jesus was offered some drink on a sponge. A drug? Mark 15:44 says Pilate was surprised by Jesus’ quick death. Was he buried too quickly? Jesus walked and talked later. Could it be he never died at all?

Stripped and Whipped. Jesus received a severe beating at the hands of the Roman guards… This tells us that Jesus would have been in a very serious medical condition before he even made it up to the cross… Most of us have seen pictures of Jesus on a cross, but those images don’t usually tell the whole story. The cross remains one of the cruelest torture methods ever invented… Put it all together. If Jesus somehow survived all of this by being taken from the cross a little early—what kind of shape do you think he would have been in three days later? He wouldn’t have appeared fit and healthy like as the Gospels tells us he appeared! ... Being realistic, we must agree that Jesus could not have survived the execution described in his four biographies. So the whole question comes down to his burial place doesn’t it? ... So was the Body stolen? Jesus was not buried in a hole in the ground, but a cave-actually a tiny room cut out of rock… You could easily roll the rock downhill into place, but it would take many strong men to roll it back up… Also, the tomb was guarded… So, highly trained Roman guards stood by the tomb. Do you think it would have been easy for a few of Jesus’ friends to get by them and break in? … What about the disciples? There is one other piece to the resurrection puzzle. Why would the disciples change so much in their courage and hope? When Jesus was arrested they went into hiding… But something happened. Within a few years the same disciples were leading a movement that spread all across the Roman Empire-even though many believers were punished or killed for joining it… Christian history records that ten were executed (out of 11) for their faith. Their belief gave them that much courage (Strobel, 69-82).

By: Stella

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