The gospels attest to Christ’s resurrection from the
dead. The gospels narrate
about the many trustworthy witnesses. Even
St. Paul in his 1st letter to the Corinthians chapter 15 verses 3 to 8 talks
about more than 500 witnesses who had seen Christ risen from the dead.
What is important to us is the reality and assurance from
Jesus Christ that He will provide clear signs and proofs of power to accompany
the true believers. This is
a fact and is well documented in the annals or records of the Catholic Church
history. In the last part
of the gospel according to St. Mark chapter 16:16-20, you can read these
assuring words: “Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News to all
creation. He who believes
and is baptized will be saved; he who does not believe will be condemned. These are the signs that will be
associated with believers: in my name they will cast out devils; they will have
the gift of tongues; they will pick up snakes in their hands, and be unharmed
should they drink deadly poison; they will lay their hands on the sick, who
will recover.”
It is also a fact in the roster of Catholic Saints which
go by the thousands, and you can check this for yourself—before the authorities
in the Vatican declared the Saints of the whole Church and the world the people
concerned (friends, companions or relatives) had to ask from God first class
miracles (two or three) and well documented by impartial witnesses before the
final Church approval of the Saint in question. This is how the Church has operated
ever since in connection with the beatification or canonization of Saints. Contra factum non valet (no better arguments than facts).
Clear facts and reality (miracle) are the proof of God’s approval, not just
words or rumors from people.
