Hope and Transformation Through the Resurrection of Christ
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The resurrection of Jesus Christ as a historical event. His existence is not really debated. If you want to read a good book about that, Lee Strabel set about to disprove the existence of Christ and the resurrection, and ended up accepting Christ as his Savior. You can read about that journey in the book called The Case for Christ, and he's got several books that go along with that. But if you wonder about the existence of Christ, there's credible evidence to believe that Jesus existed. [00:44:48] (35 seconds)
But here we have a fact of history, the resurrected Christ. He rose from the grave, and then he was seen of witnesses. First Corinthians talks about the different witnesses. When you get in the first part of the chapter, he was seen of this person, that person, the other person, of a group of 500 at once, and then other witnesses, many of whom, the passage says, are still alive today. [00:45:52] (26 seconds)
He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during 40 days and speaking about the kingdom of God. Acts 1 -3. Acts chapter 25 and verse 19. Rather, they had certain points of disputes with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who was dead but whom Paul asserted to be alive. [00:46:43] (27 seconds)
In Romans chapter 6 and verse 9, he says that we know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again. We're going to look at this verse again in a little bit. Death no longer has dominion over him. Jesus is alive. And then Hebrews chapter 7 and verse 25, Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. [00:48:14] (29 seconds)
And with that in mind, the fact that he's alive helps us to know that the resurrection gives us victory over sin and of death. In 1 Corinthians chapter 15, what we have is it's called the great resurrection passage or chapter. And in there we read about, yeah, the resurrection of Jesus is important because if he didn't resurrect, then we don't have hope to be resurrected also. But because Jesus has resurrected, we have this hope that we one day will be resurrected. [00:50:50] (33 seconds)
In other words, we're going to be placed in the ground and our bodies are going to be raised from the dead one day. The Bible says we're going to be changed in a moment in the twinkling of an eye. We're going to become new. We're going to have new bodies. We're going to be resurrected. We're going to be with those who've gone on before us. [00:51:22] (20 seconds)
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord? Wherefore, comfort one another with these words. I believe there's going to be a great upgoing, and there's going to be a resurrection of our bodies. [00:52:04] (28 seconds)
because Jesus never sinned. Remember in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve sinned. The Bible tells us that we were in Adam. And so Adam as our representative, but also seminally as a part of Adam, we have received that sin nature. So we're sinners by birth, we're sinners by choice, and we're doomed to eternal separation from God, except for the fact that Jesus won the victory for us. He defeated death, and he defeated sin. He defeated sin because he never sinned. [00:53:50] (34 seconds)
And the logical consequence of sin is death. Jesus defeated it for you and me, and it is a great point for us to remember that the resurrection is important because Jesus defeated death and sin. Romans chapter 4 and verse 25 says this, he was delivered up for our trespasses, for us, and he was raised for our justification. Going to look at that more tomorrow, but we're justified. When we stand before God, we can say, God, I'm justified for my life of sin because of Jesus. [00:54:27] (36 seconds)
Without the shedding of blood, there is no remission. That the covering of our sins by the blood of Jesus Christ brings forgiveness. But Jesus came and did it once for all. It doesn't have to be done again. It's a finished work. Romans 6, verses 9 and 10. We know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again. Death no longer has dominion over him. For the death he died. He died to sin once for all. But the life he lives, he lives to God. [00:57:11] (35 seconds)
And therefore, the resurrection brings that righteousness, the work of Jesus Christ. It says this in 1 Peter chapter 2 and verse 24. He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds you have been healed. Now, don't get all health foodie on me. Don't start believing because Jesus died on the cross. You're going to have your cancer cured and no more rash and no more, you know, whatever it is that you struggle from. The wounds you are healed from is the wound of sin. [01:00:12] (39 seconds)
And it's a powerful thing. The sins of yesterday, today, and tomorrow, they're covered by the blood of Christ. Listen, the work of Christ is sufficient to pay for the price for all sin, effective only for those who call upon the name of the Lord to save them. Have you received God's forgiveness? Which brings us to our last point of the resurrection. The benefit of the resurrection, the reason why it's important is that the resurrection brings eternal life to any who would believe. [01:04:24] (32 seconds)
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