Jesus—The Resurrection & The Life
Sunday, March 23, 2008
The thing that sets Christianity apart from all the other
beliefs and religions out there is the resurrection of Jesus. Many
people have been martyred or died, but only Jesus took the weight of
the sins of the world on Himself and only Jesus was resurrected from
the dead. Through this resurrection, all who believe are raised up with
Him into everlasting life!
Jesus said to her, "I am the
resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he
shall live. 26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do
you believe this?" John 11:25-26 NKJV
"Men of Israel, hear
these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by
miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst,
as you yourselves also know—23 Him, being delivered by the determined
purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have
crucified, and put to death; 24 whom God raised up, having loosed the
pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by
it. 25 For David says concerning Him: 'I foresaw the LORD always before
my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken. 26
Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; Moreover my flesh
also will rest in hope. 27 For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor
will You allow Your Holy one to see corruption. 28 You have made known
to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence.'
29 "Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch
David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this
day. 30 Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with
an oath to him that of the fruit of his body, according to the flesh,
He would raise up the Christ to sit on his throne, 31 he, foreseeing
this, spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that His soul
was not left in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus
God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. 33 Therefore being
exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father
the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see
and hear. 34 "For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says
himself: 'The LORD said to my Lord, 'Sit at My right hand, 35 Till I
make Your enemies Your footstool."' 36 "Therefore let all the house of
Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified,
both Lord and Christ." 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to
the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and
brethren, what shall we do?" 38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and
let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the
remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are
afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call."
Acts 2:22-39 NKJV
And
with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the
Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. Acts 4:33 NKJV
God
has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up
Jesus. As it is also written in the second Psalm: 'You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.' 34 And that He raised Him from the dead, no
more to return to corruption, He has spoken thus: 'I will give you the
sure mercies of David.' 35 Therefore He also says in another Psalm:
'You will not allow Your Holy one to see corruption.' 36 "For David,
after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep,
was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption; 37 but He whom God
raised up saw no corruption. 38 Therefore let it be known to you,
brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of
sins; 39 and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things
from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. Acts
13:33-39 NKJV
For if we have been united together in the
likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of
His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with
Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no
longer be slaves of sin. 7 For he who has died has been freed from sin.
8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with
Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no
more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. 10 For the death that He
died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives
to God. 11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to
sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:5-11 NKJV
Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His
abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance
incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in
heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for
salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you greatly
rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been
grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being
much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by
fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of
Jesus Christ, 8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not
see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of
glory, 9 receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 1:3-9 NKJV
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Righteous Now
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV
Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 AMP
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Defeating Strife
These six things the Lord hates, indeed, seven are an abomination to Him: 17 A proud look [the spirit that makes one overestimate himself and underestimate others], a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that manufactures wicked thoughts and plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, 19 A false witness who breathes out lies [even under oath], and he who sows discord among his brethren. Proverbs 6:16-19 AMP
Faith Facts
Faith is persistent
Luke 11:9-10 AMP
So I say to you, Ask and keep on asking and it shall be given you; seek and keep on seeking and you shall find; knock and keep on knocking and the door shall be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks and keeps on asking receives; and he who seeks and keeps on seeking finds; and to him who knocks and keeps on knocking, the door shall be opened.
John 16:24 AMP
Up to this time you have not asked a [single] thing in My Name [as presenting all that I AM]; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy (gladness, delight) may be full and complete.
Faith is single-minded
James 1:5-8 AMP
If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him. 6 Only it must be in faith that he asks with no wavering (no hesitating, no doubting). For the one who wavers (hesitates, doubts) is like the