SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESURRECTION BY BILL BRIGHT Significance of the Resurrection The Resurrection confirms that Jesus is who He claimed to be. Let us consider the magnitude of this event: The Resurrection proved that Christ was divine. The fact that Jesus Christ died on the cross does not prove in itself He is God. Jesus proved His deity by fulfilling the prophecies of His death and by His return from the grave. The Bible declares that by being raised from the dead [Christ] was proved to be the mighty Son of God, with the holy nature of God Himself (Romans 1:4, The Living Bible). The Resurrection proved Christs power to forgive sin. The Bible asserts, If Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins (1 Corinthians 15:17). By rising from the dead, Jesus proved His authority and power to break the bonds of sin and to assure forgiveness and eternal life to all who accept His gift of salvation. The Resurrection revealed Christs power over death. The Bible records, Christ rose from the dead and will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him (Romans 6:9, TLB). The Resurrection secured our victory over death as well and lifted us up from the grave into glory along with Christ, where we sit with him in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 2:6). The Resurrection defeated Gods enemy. From the moment of his original rebellion until the day of the Cross, the devil fought viciously and cunningly to overthrow the kingdom of God. Satan must have thought he had dealt the final and decisive blow in this age-old war. But this was the devils most serious miscalculation. The Cross was heavens triumph. And when Jesus Christ arose, the power of sin and death was forever shattered. Because of the Resurrection, Christians need never fear Satan or death again.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 19:39:05 +0000
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