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BASEL CHRONICLES | EDITORIAL | APRIL 2021

Paul reveals to all those people by giving
many testimonies at that time that Christ

is risen. Even today, there are many who
are not ready to accept and believe in the
message of Jesus' resurrection. It is seen

clearly that they lack an open mind to
understand the reality. They are not

ready to agree that His tomb was empty!
These are the people who say that no

matter whatever illustrations and proofs
are provided, we will not believe! But the

fact of the resurrection is not based
solely on the empty tomb. The Gospels
tell us that He appeared to His disciples

on different occasions. Paul has written
about it. A great transformation has

taken place and is taking place in the
lives of those who had the vision of

Jesus.

The resurrection of Jesus is neither an

imaginary story nor a rumor. It is a real
historical event! Without it there is no

basis for our faith and our teaching has
no meaning. The resurrection of Jesus

teaches us that Jesus rose from the
dead, and is still alive! He is calling us

to follow Him. Therefore, the Christian
church today must be a church that wit-
nesses about His resurrection. Death is

not the end of life. There is resurrection

after death. The deliverance from death
and sin is possible by Christ. That is
what we have received through Jesus

Christ. Because Jesus has the power to
transform sinners into righteous ones

Therefore, we have a calling to die for
sin and become new by adapting a

new mind.