WHY THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS IS SO IMPORTANT

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                  WHY THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS IS SO IMPORTANT

                            (This was also published in the local newspaper)

       “And if Christ is not raised, your faith is vain, you are yet in your sins…”

  In my last article ‘Why the Cross?’ we discussed that the biggest issue between us and God is our sin which separates us from Him, and that the just payment for sin is death. Yes He does forgive, but the wrongs had to be made right before a holy and just God. He provided in Christ Jesus, through the shedding of Jesus’ life’s blood on the cross, payment for the sins of all mankind if we so accept it. So why is Jesus’ resurrection so important? Don’t we all just die? Not in this case! Jesus’ Resurrection is PARAMOUNT because it proves:

 -  That God accepted His sacrifice.

 -  That Jesus Christ was sinless and innocent, so death could not hold Him.

 -  That He is the Son of God and not just a man, since no mere man could pay for the sins of the world.

 -  That as a man, Jesus defeated all our enemies - sin, death, the devil, and the grave. And in Him so can we.

- That through faith in Jesus Christ our sins are forgiven, therefore the relationship between us and God our Creator has been mended if we believe and turn to Him.

- That we too have the promise of the resurrection and eternal life in Christ Jesus.

 

  This is no fairy tale, but actual world history. It was foretold in the ancient writings of the Old Testament, personally testified by Jesus’ followers who rocked the world by their witness of His death and resurrection, as well as through their writings compiled in the New Testament.

 “And He was seen of Peter, then of the twelve: after that, He was seen of above five hundred brothers at once…After that He was seen of James (His half-brother), then of all the apostles, and last of all He was seen of me also (Paul)…”

1 Corinthians 15:5-8, 17. By the way, most of them suffered and died for their testimony. Why would they do so if it wasn’t true?

  Since then it has been continuously confirmed by God’s Holy Spirit to those who believe, and to this day by those of us who have experienced the cleansing and transforming power of Jesus when we believed. So truly, Jesus did rise from the dead, and we are not hopeless, lost sinners, cut off from God forever. You see, it is not just about believing in God, but embracing what God did for us through the death and resurrection of His Son the Lord Jesus Christ.

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