On the Monday following Easter, it seems appropriate to share some of my favorite Resurrection Sunday quotes:<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn\u2019t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Timothy Keller<\/p>\n
\u201cEaster says you can put truth in a grave, but it won\u2019t stay there.\u201d Clarence W. Hall<\/p>\n
\u201cThe resurrection completes the inauguration of God\u2019s kingdom. . . . It is the decisive event demonstrating that God\u2019s kingdom really has been launched on earth as it is in heaven. The message of Easter is that God\u2019s new world has been unveiled in Jesus Christ and that you\u2019re now invited to belong to it.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0N.T. Wright<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo thousand years ago, in the Middle East, an event occurred that permanently changed the world. Because of that event, history was split. Every time you write a date, you\u2019re using the Resurrection of Jesus Christ as the focal point.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Rick Warren<\/p>\n
\u201cWe live and die; Christ died and lived!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0John Stott<\/p>\n
\u201cThe resurrection is not merely important to the historic Christian faith; without it, there would be no Christianity. It is the singular doctrine that elevates Christianity above all other world religions.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Adrian Rogers<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is the difference between a dead Christ, whom the women went to anoint, and a living Christ? A dead Christ, I must do everything for; a living Christ does everything for me.\u201d Andrew Murray,<\/p>\n
\u201cMary Magdalene and Mary go to Jesus\u2019 tomb and find it empty. An angel tells them,\u00a0\u2018Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay<\/em>\u2019\u201d Matthew 28:5-6<\/p>\n \u201cHe is risen!\u201d<\/p>\n Dr. Dan R. Crawford, Senior Professor, Chair of Prayer Emeritus; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. Former Head of Task Force for the Teaching of Prayer in Theological Education for America\u2019s National Prayer Committee.\u00a0 Administrative Consultant for the Valley Baptist Missions Education Center.<\/p>\n