Will You Believe?

All that Christianity asks is that men be consistent with themselves. Sift the evidence, judge the record, examine the testimony, and then come to your conclusion. It’s all right to doubt, but don’t let your doubts keep you away from the truth.

Jesus himself asked this question of those who come to him, “What do you think of Christ? Whose Son is he?” Before you answer, here is the evidence for you to consider. Go to the tombs of the founders of the great world religions. Call the roll:

Mohammed … … “Here”

Buddha … … … ."Here”

Confucius … … . ."Here”

Moses … … … . . “Here”

Jesus Christ … . . . 

No answer because he is not there. The tomb is empty! Doubt if you will, but the tomb is still empty because he is not there. He is risen, just as he said. In the early church Christians greeted each other this way: One would say, “He is risen.” Another would answer, “He is risen indeed.” It is true and we have staked our lives upon it!

Can a person who calls himself a Christian ever doubt the resurrection? The answer must be yes for the ones who knew him best and loved him most doubted at the first, but we cannot leave the matter there. Thomas realized who Jesus was and said, “My Lord and my God.” Then John said, “These things are written that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you might have life in his name.” (John 20:31) 

No one can remain neutral forever. You can bring your doubts to the empty tomb, but you have to make a choice! You can’t stay on the fence forever. Doubting is no sin, but at some point you’ve got to stop doubting and start believing. Either you believe or you don’t! 

Easter Sunday morning is a wonderful day to make a choice. It’s a great day to stop doubting and start believing. You know that Jesus died, there is no doubt about that. You know that he died for you. You know that he rose from the dead. The question God is asking you is very simple: What have you done with my Son?

Jesus said, “Stop doubting and believe.”