Subject: What is the Significance of Jesus' Resurrection for the Christian?
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Author: David EdwardsPosted date: Sunday, June 21, 2009 12:28:39 AM EDTLast modified date: Sunday, June 21, 2009 12:28:39 AM EDTTotal views: 72 Your views: 10
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A person must believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus in order to become a Christian. "If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." Romans 10: 9 KJV. P. G. Mathew (Green Valley.org) teaches that our resurrection depends on the resurrection of Jesus. "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him." 1Thessalonians 4: 14 KJV When Peter in Acts 2 quoted David from Psalm 16 - "Neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption." both were referring to their Lord, Jesus. "This Jesus hath God raised up whereof we are all witnesses." The disciples were witnesses to Jesus' ascension into heaven. He went back to the "side of God" where He could send Holy Spirit to minister to us believers. (Bock pages 68-69)
The power to live the Christian life comes from the resurrection of Jesus. (P. G. Mathew) "And what is the exceeding greatness of His power to usward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power, which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places..." (Ephesians 1: 19-20) When I try to do it on my own, I mess up. When I allow Jesus to take charge, I thrive.