re: Jesus was crucified on Friday and rose from the dead on Sunday

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So, the obvious question is why would they, those who fled from Him at the end, only days later dedicate their life to telling the world about Him? Why would they endure the privations, torture, and horrible deaths for Him? What caused such a gargantuan change of heart in these men? What was their motivation? What did they have to gain? Wealth? Power? Status? Or was it something else? Answer that question and you’ll answer the question of is the Gospel of Jesus Christ truth or

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Chuck Colson was involved in Watergate. He became a devout Christian after his involvement and was serving out his sentence in prison. He started reading a bible and the part that was real ti him was how much bolder the disciples became after the crusifiction. He said after Nixon resigned, all involved in Watergate acted just the opposite. That what convinced him the resurrection was real.