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4. '''Empty tomb''' | 4. '''Empty tomb''' | ||
Romans and Jews could have silenced the movement by producing the body, but could not, suggesting the tomb was empty, as the disciples claimed. | Romans and Jews could have silenced the movement by producing the body, but could not, suggesting the tomb was empty, as the disciples claimed. | ||
5. '''Shift to Sunday worship''' | |||
The earliest Christians, who kept the Sabbath on Saturday, began gathering on Sunday; this sudden change shows they believed Jesus rose from the dead on Sunday. | |||
6. '''Explosive Growth of Christianity''' | |||
Christianity grew very fast after resurrection of Jesus Christ even though enemies tried to stop it. | |||
If the resurrection story was false, the movement would have died quickly, instead, thousands believed in the same city where Jesus was killed. | |||
People saw the empty tomb and the changed apostles. | |||
No other explanation fits such rapid growth in a hostile place. | |||