Truth Unites You Should WANT Christianity To Be True
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Oct 6, 2025 Gavin Ortlund explores the profound implications of Jesus' resurrection, arguing it's the best news imaginable. He illustrates how this event transforms personal suffering into glory and presents a renewed understanding of earthly happiness as a taste of heaven. The podcast delves into the nature of the resurrection body—immortal yet physical—and highlights how Jesus’ scars symbolize hope and redemption. Ultimately, Ortlund presents the resurrection as the beginning of creation's renewal, weaving in literary themes of hope and happy endings.
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Resurrection As Supreme Hope
- Gavin Ortlund argues the bodily resurrection of Jesus is the happiest possible religious claim and uniquely enchanting.
- He invites listeners to imagine its unparalleled joy and to want it to be true.
Sam's Joy From The Lord Of The Rings
- Ortlund uses Sam's awakening in The Lord of the Rings to illustrate joy that makes "everything sad come untrue."
- The scene models how resurrection joy can feel like spring after winter and all songs combined.
Two Implications Of Resurrection
- Ortlund distinguishes resurrection joy as both transformative of suffering and anticipatory of fulfilled happiness.
- He frames two implications: suffering turned to glory and worldly happiness pointing to future consummation.
