There’s a well-known hymn called “He Lives” that ends with the line, “You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart.”

It’s a great song. And the subjective reality of Jesus transforming your life is a real and important part of the Christian experience. But here’s the thing – you can also feel good in your heart because you just had ice cream for a snack. You can feel bad in your heart because you had a terrible night of sleep. Feelings shift. Emotions fluctuate. If the only reason you believe Jesus rose from the dead is a warm feeling in your chest, what happens when that feeling fades?

The good news is that you don’t have to rely on feelings alone. The Christian faith is not a blind leap. There is strong, objective, historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus – and it’s evidence that has held up under scrutiny for two thousand years.