The resurrection makes Christianity unique. In the global village in which we live people are increasingly asking, ‘What is the difference between Christianity and other religions?’ The answer is basically very simple. Christianity is the only religion in the world based on the resurrection from the dead of its founder.

No Buddhist has ever claimed that Buddha rose from the dead. When he died it was a passing away in which nothing whatever remained behind. The same applied to Mohammed. According to tradition he died on the 8th June 632AD at the age of 61 in Medina, where his tomb is annually visited by thousands of Muslims. But down the ages the claim of Christianity is that Jesus not only died but rose from the dead and is alive today, changing people’s lives. If this is true, then Christianity stands by itself. There is no real comparison with other religions because their founders are dead. Christians claim that the founder of their faith is still alive.

Val Grieve, ‘Your Verdict on the Empty Tomb’, 2017, EP Books: Welwyn Garden City, UK, p12-13