No Fools in This House

John 20:1-31

Paul declares in 1 Corinthians 15 that if the resurrection is not real then believing in Jesus is futile. But this is not the case. In John’s account of the empty tomb we see the disciples each responding to the reality of this in their own way. The conclusion is that only a true, literal resurrection could address Mary’s despair, the disciples’ fear, and Thomas’s doubt.