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Paul anticipates our human need for evidence and persuasion, and so he reminds us God had kindly answered that need and given us the "proof" our feeble hearts long for. He even goes so far as to say without the proof of the resurrection, our faith would be a lie. [1 Corinthians 15:12-17]

AMEN! Thank you for the perfect scripture on this. As WM has said and you say now, the ultimate miracle and proof is the resurrection itself. This is a core Christian presupposition. DO WE KNOW IT AS A FACT? Or, do we "accept" it on blind faith, with nothing behind it?

Yet we know Christ has been resurrected, and therefore we are not now condemned in our sins, but acquitted by Christ whose stripes have healed us, contrary to the RCC view that says our sins must be repeatedly washed clean each time the sacraments are given.

Christ was an idea man, not a doer. :)

That is Christian liberty. That is the freedom Christ has given His flock which His death accomplished in full and His resurrection proved in fact...

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." -- John 8:32

Amen. It is true indeed!

...the ultimate miracle and proof is the resurrection itself. This is a core Christian presupposition. DO WE KNOW IT AS A FACT? Or, do we "accept" it on blind faith, with nothing behind it?

I think we see Scripture come alive right on these threads. Unless the LORD opens your eyes no matter how much evidence is presented it is not enough. If the LORD has opened your eyes you begin to see how much evidence was around you the whole time.

Christ Crucified really is a stumbling block, or foolishness to those that don't see yet. We can only keep saying it and pray that the LORD plans on opening their eyes.