The resurrection of
Jesus Christ is in many respects the most important fact in history. It is the
Gibraltar of Christian evidences, the Waterloo of infidelity. If it can be
proven to be a historic certainty that Jesus rose from the dead, then
Christianity rests upon an impregnable foundation. Every essential truth of
Christianity is involved in the resurrection. If the resurrection stands, every
essential doctrine of Christianity stands. If the resurrection goes down, every
essential doctrine of Christianity goes down. Intelligent skeptics and infidels
realize this. A leading skeptic has recently said that there is no use wasting
time discussing the other miracles; the essential question is, Did Jesus Christ
rise from the Dead? If He did, it is easy enough to believe the other miracles.
If He did not, the other miracles must go. I am confident that this skeptic has
correctly stated the case.