Is the resurrection of Jesus more believable than the big bang? Well, podcaster Joe Rogan—who is certainly not a Christian—recently claimed he’s “sticking with Jesus” because Jesus rising from the dead “makes more sense.” Well, I agree with that statement!
It’s not often I agree with an agnostic like Rogan, but he’s right—both the resurrection of Jesus and the idea of the big bang require faith. But which one is a reasonable faith? That the all-powerful God of the universe could raise his Son from the dead, according to his eternal plan to rescue sinners, or that, as Rogan put it, “the entire universe was smaller than a head of a pin and that for no reason that anyone has adequately explained to me, instantaneously became everything?”
Well, as Rogan said, “Jesus makes more sense.” Not only is the idea of an all-powerful God raising Jesus from the dead more believable, but it’s also confirmed by the historical evidence and the eyewitness accounts we have in the Bible (along with prophecies from hundreds of years before!).
But just “sticking with Jesus” over the big bang won’t save Rogan, or anyone. Even the demons know Jesus was victorious over the grave, but they certainly aren’t saved. I urge Rogan to go beyond the possibility of Jesus rising from the grave to the assurance that, yes, he did and his resurrection defeated the power of sin and death and by repenting from sin and believing in Jesus’ name, Rogan can be saved for all eternity and welcomed into the family of God.
Even the demons know Jesus was victorious over the grave, but they certainly aren’t saved.
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And remember to pray for Joe Rogan. He’s had Christians on his podcast who have shared the gospel with him, and it appears he finds at least parts of the Christian message believable. Pray he will come to faith in Christ, not merely intellectually, but that he will be made a new man in Christ Jesus.
Thanks for stopping by and thanks for praying,
Ken
This item was written with the assistance of AiG’s research team.
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