And that evidence is what this story is built upon, that the Shroud is real and that it preserves the memory of this vital aspect of the vintage Christian faith: the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which is proof positive that his sacrifice for the sins of the world worked and that his gift of new life is genuine. Why not? Especially given the mountain of evidence that seems to point toward its authenticity. ![]() So I’ve wondered, what if the Shroud was one of those convincing proofs? Think about that: Jesus Christ, the Son of God, bodily raised from the dead to new life, offered his followers many more “infallible proofs” that he was in fact alive! Another version says that Jesus “gave many convincing proofs that he was alive” (NIV), as if the disciples needed more evidence that Jesus rose from the dead than the fact he was standing in front of them with nail-scared hands and a gaping wound in his side. He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by during forty days and speaking of things pertaining to the kingdom of God. And yet a verse from the book of Acts has always needled away at my mind and faith: After all, us kind tend not to put much stock in such things for grounding our faith. As a thoroughly Protestant Christian who later became a thoroughly Evangelical pastor, I probably shouldn’t have held onto this fascination. Ever since watching an episode of Unsolved Mysteries as a boy that chronicled the history and mystery of the Shroud of Turin, I have been fascinated with the fourteen-by-nine foot ancient Church relic.
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