Is it sane to believe in the resurrection?

Is it sane to believe in the resurrection? That's one of the questions we've been exploring as we've been looking into 'The Case for Christ' as journalist and Pastor, Lee Strobel puts it. 
 
Last week Tanya explored the four 'Es' that make up Strobel's case for believing the evidence of the resurrection to be true:

1. Execution - that Jesus really did die on that cross, experiencing the full brutality of a Roman crucifixion. 
2. Early Accounts - very close to the time the events took place, even including an early creed (statement of faith) in 1 Corinthians 15:3.
3. Empty Tomb - that even though the teachers of the law tried to spread rumours that he never really died or his body was stolen, the eyewitness accounts outweighed those.
4. Eyewitnesses - including his disciples (men and women), his family (who didn't believe he was the Messiah initially), 500 other people (who were still available for fact checking when the letter to the Corinthians was written), AND to Paul - one 'abnormally' born again Christian because Jesus had already ascended to heaven when he appeared to Paul on the road to Damascus (see Acts ch 9). 

 
If you're still wondering whether it's 'OK', 'legit' or 'sane' to believe this evidence, have a read of this article by Greg Clarke from the Centre for Public Christianity. (It first appeared on ABC Online Opinion & Analysis).
 
This coming Sunday, we're going to dig a little deeper into the Early Accounts and ask the question - can we trust what the bible says about Jesus? We'll be exploring some principles of Ancient History manuscripts, their origins and transmission. 
 
At the end of all that - the biggest, most important question any one of us can ask ourselves is this: If Jesus really did come back to life, what am I going to do about it? How you answer that will change your life. 
 
Rev Amy