How Can Jesus Have a Tomb?

Hey Guys,

Some of you have been clued in that this Sunday there is going to be a documentary on the Discovery Channel about a tomb that was found in Jerusalem twenty years ago. Normally, I wouldn't even raise a fuss about it, but the whole point of this documentary is to prove that this is the tomb of Jesus and his family. The problem for Christians? We know that Jesus rose from the dead and then ascended into heaven--how could he have a tomb? Answer: he can't.

Even though unbiased archaeologists are even saying this is a poorly researched project, there are going to be swarms of students at your schools and even some teachers (I can think of at least two at CHS) that will buy into it, and use it to attack your belief in Christ.

The good news is that you have no reason to be afraid. Christ is like gravity. You can always try to prove gravity wrong, but because it is gravity, it will always win. Similarly, you can always try to prove Christ wrong, but because it is Christ--Truth, it will always win. We have nothing to worry about because no matter how much Christianity is tested (and it has been vehemently over the last 2000 years), it will come out on top.

Now, even though we know this truth, I wanted to give you guys a resource that may help you discuss these issues with your friends and teachers. God knows this documentary is going to air and he knows your friends and teachers will buy into it, so it's no shock that he's placed you in the middle--this is not only a time for you to proclaim the gospel and tell your friends the truth, but to logically prove this documentary wrong. I'm not saying you'll succeed (it's not your job to convince them that Christ is true, anyway, that's the job of the Holy Spirit), but I'm saying that you should jump on this opportunity because God's arranged things this way for a reason!

Here is a good guy who wrote some brief arguments as to why this thing is crazy. They are easy to understand, so I encourage you to at least read over them and be aware. If nothing else, they will help reassure your understanding of why it is not possible for the tomb of Jesus to have been found. Read the very short but very worthwhile article, here.