Luke was not only a meticulous historian, he was also an eyewitness of the resurrection himself! Isn’t it peculiar that in a modern court of law eyewitness accounts are almost unbeatable? But when it comes to the resurrection of Jesus Christ people are willing, almost eager to dismiss them.

Men, over 2,000 years ago Jesus Christ died on a Roman cross, then rose from the dead the third day. Scripture declares that He did this to provide salvation for a wicked humanity on their way to an eternity without God in hell. But was it necessary? Did Jesus have to die? Why couldn’t God just overlook man’s sins?

Everyone struggles with the tragic effects of living in this sin-cursed world. Believer and unbeliever ask questions like “Where was God when my child died, or when my spouse left me after 25 years of marriage, or when I was abused as a child?” Sometimes these questions produce doubts that seem insurmountable, and if left to simmer in our minds turn quickly into bitterness and unbelief…