The Way to God - Jesus. The Way to Jesus - the Cross.

This is from an earlier essay entitled "From Good Friday to Resurrection Sunday." It has been rewritten for Holy Week. There are many convincing arguments for the resurrection of Jesus. Many of them go back to the New Testament and the early church fathers, but most of the arguments are rebuttals of the historical-critical method from the 19th century. Some of these arguments will be the focus of this post. Today is Palm Sunday. It was a week that began with Hosannas and ended with a crucifixion and resurrection. What a monumental week! It changed the course of world history and split time in two. On Good Friday, Jesus was beaten, mocked, crowned with thorns, spit upon, blasphemed, and nailed to a cross to suffer an excruciating death. He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world -- once, and for all who believe. He is the blood on the door post that protects those within. But Sunday was coming.    At this time of year, many non-Christians are inter...