Damascus Road Church

In the same spirit of The Davinic Code, James Cameron, director of arguably the most irritating moving of all time (TITANIC), is taking on Christianity.  His new film is called The Lost Tomb of Christ and airs on Discovery on Sunday and on Canada's Vision TV on March 6. 

In this new documentary, Cameron claims to have found the tomb of Jesus.  Today, there are many different arguments for where exactly the tomb of Jesus is located.  More accurately, no one knows what tomb out of the myriad of options is the "one" tomb--I guess it would have made identification a bit easier if Jesus would have just stayed in a tomb.  Regardless, Cameron claims to have found a tomb and goes even further in arguing that he has found the burial box of Jesus himself...and his son.  Sound famililar?

This new search was somewhat inspired by a discovery of a similar box early in 2003 with "James, brother of Jesus" enscribed on it.  Cameron argues much of the authenticity of his find on a comparison with the James box--failing to mention that it was deemed a fake by Israel's Antiquity Authorities.  At this point there are expert on each side saying YES, this is Jesus burial box, and, NO, this is a fake.  I won't be surprised to hear talk of scouring the boxes for DNA so that they can create some sort of sicko JURASSIC JESUS come back to life. 

At first glance, this might seem like a harmless little argument from a really crappy director with some sort of axe to grind.  Perhaps mom and dad drug him to church when he was younger and now is his chance to tell them they were wrong.   As Christians, we can't freak out about such attacks.  They are quite common, and as Solomon so aptly says, "there is nothing new under the sun." 

We do however, need to make sure we understand the implications of such a "find" so that our faith is not rattled and we are equipped to have conversations with those who would love another chance to either bash our faith or pervert it. 

Paul says it quite clearly in 1Corinthians 15.14-19 where he says, "...if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.  And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain...we are of all people most to be pitied." 

Jesus bones are not found because He rose from the dead after dying on the cross and lying in a tomb for three days.  This is not "A" truth to know, it is "THE" truth to be believed and contended for. As we approach Easter, we will study the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus.  The evidence biblical and historical evidence for this truth is overwhelming.  Check back for other posts soon...