resurrection

Because Christ is risen, our current lives matter. The Apostle Paul goes into great detail about the resurrection of the dead in his first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 15. Listen to how he concludes that discussion. Starting in verse 54: “[54] When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” [55] “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” … [Read more...] about Our Current Lives Matter

Because Christ is risen, matter matters. The resurrection says something very unique about matter, that is, the physical world around us. Now, typically, there are two extremes when it comes to how we view matter. On the one side of the spectrum is an atheistic, materialistic view that says there is only matter. Ironically, this demeans matter because there is no higher meaning to matter. Categories like truth and beauty are nonsensical in a purely material world. But this perspective … [Read more...] about Matter Matters

Because Christ is risen, we rise spiritually. Apart from Christ, our hearts are darkened by sin. We are slaves to sin. We are cursed souls. We are incapable of pleasing God. Even our best moments are tainted by mixed motives and selfish conceit. But in Christ’s death we have found full and final forgiveness. The debt we owed has been paid, and the subsequent curses of our sin have been removed. But more than that, now, in his resurrection, the spoils of the King are being distributed. In … [Read more...] about We Rise Spiritually

Because Christ is risen, our salvation is sure. When Jesus walked this earth, he made an audacious claim. Jesus said he was the Son of God. He said he was the Messiah. And he said he had come to die for the sins of the world. In fact, just before he was executed, he had a passover meal with his disciples, and he said the bread of the meal, which was broken, symbolized his body that was about to be broken. And he said the wine poured out was to remind them of his blood that was about … [Read more...] about Our Salvation Is Sure