Is there any archaeological evidence that disapprove the resurrection of Christ?

In his documentary The Lost Tomb of Jesus, Simcha Jacobovici claims archaeological evidence that disproves the resurrection of Christ. He says that the words “Jesus son of Joseph” found on a burial container near Jerusalem refer to Jesus of Nazareth. He also claims to have identified Jesus’ DNA.

How valid are these conclusions? The Israel Antiquities Authority calls them “nonsense.” Other secular and religious scholars agree. Jesus and Joseph were common names in first century Judea. And Jacobovici needs DNA samples from Jesus to compare with the bones in the tomb. Obviously, that’s imposible!

But there are strong arguments in favor of Jesus’ resurrection. Most compelling is the fact that every disciple except John died a martyr’s death. Central to their message was Jesus’ resurrection. If Christ had not been raised from the dead why did the disciples choose to die rather than deny it?

Assaults on our faith and on the Scriptures come and go. Don’t be shaken by these baseless attacks. Two thousand years ago, the disciples were eyewitnesses to the real tomb of Jesus. The angels told them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen!” (Luke 24:5-6)

Dennis Fisher from RBC.

Jesus Christ: The Unchanging God

Who made God? You’ve heard the question, probably from the lips of a child, or for that matter, from the lips of a skeptic who wanted to argue that believing the universe is eternal is just as rational as believing that God is eternal. If we don’t know where God came from, the argument goes then we don’t have to know where the universe came from.

Of course there is a difference; the universe does not have within itself the cause of its own existence, for He is, as theologians say, “the uncaused cause.” We can’t get our minds around the concept of an uncaused being, but both the Bible and logic teach if there were no “uncaused being,” nothing would ever have existed, for out of nothing, nothing can arise.

Scripture tells us, “Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God” (Psalm 90:2). From eternity past to eternity future, God exists, and as we shall se, He does not change.

God’s Nature Does Not Change

God cannot grow older; he does not gain new powers nor lose ones He once had. He does not grow wiser, for He already knows all things. He does not become stronger; He already is omnipotent, powerful to an infinite degree. “He cannot change for the better,” wrote A.W. Pink, “for he is already perfect; and being perfect, he cannot change for the worse.” “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows” (James 1:17)

God’s Truth Does Not Change

Sometimes we say things we do not mean, or we make promises we can not keep. Unforeseen circumstances make our words worthless. Not so with God: “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our Gods stand forever” (Isa 40:8)

David agreed when he wrote, “Your word, O Lord is eternal; it stand firm in the heavens … Long ago I learned from your statures that you established them to last forever” (Ps 119:89, 152). God never has to revise His opinions or update His plans. He never has had to revamp His schedule.

Yes, there are a few passages of Scripture that speak of God as regretting a decision and changing His mind (Gen 6:6-7; 1 Sam 15). In these passages Scripture shows God changing His response to people because of their behavior, but there was no reason to think that this reaction was either unforeseen or not a part of His eternal plan. As J.I Packer put it, “No change in His eternal purpose is implied when He begins to deal with a man in a new way.”

God’s standards do not Change

The Ten Commandments are not just an arbitrary list of rules; they are a reflection of the character of God and the world that He chose to create. We should not bear false witness because God and the world that He chose to create. We should not bear false witness because God is a God of truth; we should not commit adultery because the Creator established the integrity of the family. “Be holy, because I am Holy” is a command in both Testaments (Lev 11:44; 1 Pet 1:16). God intended that the commandments hold His standard before us. “Love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will bo sons of the most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.” (Luke 6:35). The command to love the unlovable is rooted in the very character of God.

God’s attributes are uniquely balance. He combines compassion with a commitment to strict justice, describing Himself as “the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation” (Exodus 34:6-7)

Though we die, nothing in God dies; He unites the past and the future. The God who called Abraham form Ur of the Chaldees called me into the ministry. The Christ who appeared to Paul en route to Damascus saved me. The Holy Spirit who visited the early church with great blessing and power indwells those of us who have received salvation from Christ. The Bible could not state it more clearly; God has not changed and will not change in the future. The prophet Malachi recorded it in six words: “I the Lord do not change” (Mal 3:6).

“Jesus Christ; the same yesterday, today and forever” (Hebrew 13:8).