It was an hour ago that Youth Alpha ended. And more notably, Youth Alpha was done in darkness, in support of Earth Hour. The session touched on who Jesus really is and what evidence is there to support his claim that he is God?

We first discussed whether Jesus was a mad man, a bad man or a God man? Was he crazy for making such absurd claims that eventually led him to his death, was he a con man who lied to the whole world or was He really who He claimed to be - God?

To Christians, Jesus was without a doubt a God man. But the question remains, what proof or evidence are there to support that 'fact'? Rachel, the facilitator for tonight's session mentioned 3 points:

1) His teachings are the foundation of today's western civilization.
2) By dying on the cross, Jesus fulfilled 29 prophesies where the event was mentioned.
3) He rose from the dead.

However, how can anyone be sure that Jesus really did resurrect? Over the years, people have developed many theories and 3 of them were tabled this evening.

Conspiracy Theory 1 - Jesus didn't really die
Some argued that Jesus merely passed out from the pain and exhaustion of the crucifixion. It is believed that he was taken off the cross afterwards and laid down in a tomb where he speedily recovered and left as soon as he was able to do so.

Weakness of this theory: If Jesus were to only pass out and left the tomb when he recovered consciousness would be quite an impossible claim because he was horrendously tortured by the Roman soldiers a day before crucifixion that he could barely stand on his wounded pair of legs. So how could he have gained consciousness, rolled away the heavy stone at the tomb entrance and fought off the Roman guards?

Conspiracy Theory 2 - The disciples stole the body
Others believed when his disciples found out he was placed in a tomb, they staged a mission to steal his body in the middle of the night. They crept up and overpowered the sleeping Roman guards and rolled away the stone that was blocking the tomb entrance. The disciples then started rumors that Jesus had risen from the dead in order to make themselves seem more important. Throughout the rest of their lives, they kept to themselves what happened that night.

Weakness of this theory: The disciples were already in shock and confusion after loosing their teacher, their leader. They would not have mustered the courage to steal Jesus' body, and defeat the Roman guards who were far more superior in brawn. Aside from that point, all disciples somehow suffered severely and some died for Jesus' cause; that he has risen from the dead. If Jesus did not really resurrect, wouldn't at least one disciple blurt out that they stole the body and Jesus did not rose from the dead to save his own life?

Conspiracy Theory 3 - The authorities removed Jesus' body
Another conspiracy was that the Jewish and Roman authorities stole Jesus' body to avoid the tomb becoming a kind of shrine or holy place crowded with Jesus' followers. So they simply took the body and buried it somewhere else.

Weakness of this theory: If the authorities stole the body, wouldn't they also parade Jesus' body to the whole world to prove their point, that Jesus actually died instead of being resurrected?

Towards the end of the evening, Pastor Noah took stage to close the session, asking (especially the Christians) if we really believe in what we believe in? "Because, mark my words, your faith will be challenged one day," he said. He ended with a question, "What kind of life do you want to live?"; a life that fulfills our ambitions or a life that fulfills God's will?