[Faith-talk] FW: IBGN~NEWSLETTER~ THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST IN HIS RESURRECTION, Part 1 of 2, , ~GRACE DAILY INSPIRATIONAL~, JANUARY 3, 2012

[Eric Calhoun]

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Subject: IBGN~NEWSLETTER~ THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST IN HIS
RESURRECTION,    Part 1 of 2, ,~GRACE DAILY INSPIRATIONAL~, JANUARY 3, 2012
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Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:31:44 -0700

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*THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST IN HIS RESURRECTION *
*Part 1 of 2*
*By Jack Trumm*
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Continuing our study of the five events of our Lord's sacrifice, 
starting from His death on the cross to His ascension into heaven, we 
want to look at the fourth event - His resurrection.

Let's start by asking ourselves a few questions.

    1. Did He really come back to life after He died on a cross, shed 
His blood, and was buried?

    2. If He did rise from the dead, what was the purpose of it?

    3. What does His resurrection mean for us, as believers?

    4. What does His resurrection mean to unbelievers?

We shall start with the first question, did He really rise from the 
dead? Most of the religious world believe that He did, but let's go to 
the scripture to prove that He did.

First, the proof of an empty tomb and the testimony of an angel. "And 
entering into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right 
side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted: You 
seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen: he is not 
here: behold the place where they laid him." (Mark 16:5-6)

Secondly, the proof of all who saw Him alive again with their own eyes, 
"Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was 
buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the 
scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After 
that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the 
greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After 
that he was seen of James; then all of the Apostles. And last of all he 
was seen of me (Paul) also, as of one born out of due time." (I 
Corinthians 15:3-8)· "To whom also he showed himself alive after his 
passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and 
speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God." (Acts 1:3)

So, here we have several quotes from God's word to prove that Jesus did 
rise from the dead. So then this brings us to our second question 
concerning his resurrection. What was the purpose of His resurrection. 
Once again we need to go to the word of God for the answer.

Paul writes by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, ''Now if Christ be 
preached that He rose from the dead, how say some among you that there 
is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the 
dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our 
preaching in vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found 
false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that he raised 
up Christ; whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For 
if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised. And if Christ be not 
raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. (I Corinthians 
15:12-17)

What this tells us then, if there is someone seeking to be saved, and he 
or she comes to the understanding that what Christ has done on the cross 
of Calvary, through his death, by the shedding of his blood, and was 
buried and he or she truly believes (faith) this, but does not believe 
that Christ rose from the dead, then their belief (faith) is vain, and 
they are yet in their sins. So we can see then from this passage of 
scripture how important it is for us to believe that Christ did indeed 
rise up from the dead. For Paul includes this important part of the 
gospel in his message.

"Moreover, brethren I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto 
you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand: By which also ye 
are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have 
believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I 
also received how that Christ died for our sins according to the 
scriptures. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day 
according to the scriptures." (I Corinthians 15:1-4)

Again Paul writes "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord 
Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him the 
dead, thou shalt be saved." (Romans 10:9)

This then brings us to the third question.  What does his resurrection 
mean for us, as believers.

First of all the resurrection proves that God is completely satisfied by 
the offering for sins of the Lord Jesus Christ. His holiness and 
righteous standard has been met in His once for all sacrifice, by His 
death of the cross. So we know by the resurrection that our sins are 
indeed forgiven.

"But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that 
raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead: Who was delivered for our 
offences, and was raised again for our justification." (Romans 4:24-25)

Secondly, when we believe, the Holy Spirit (by Spirit baptism) places us 
into the resurrection of Jesus Christ and now we can walk in newness of 
life, in the same spirit and power that raised Jesus our Lord from the
dead.

"Know ye not; that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were 
baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism 
into death that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory 
of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we 
have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be 
also in the likeness of his resurrection." (Romans: 3-5)



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Dear God of faithfulness, how delightful to realize that my persistence 
of faith in You hinges on Your faithfulness toward me. I see that I can 
continue to depend upon You, because you are fully faithful to me. What 
expectation this gives me as I consider Your great promises! You will be 
faithful to fulfill every one of them, as I place my trust in You!


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