Resurrection, significance of Jesus Christ’s
Easter, 2017 • Sermon • Submitted
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· 13 viewsJesus Christ’s resurrection represents a demonstration of the power of God, the confirmation of the divinity of Jesus Christ and the grounds of hope for Christian believers.
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Jesus Christ’s resurrection was a demonstration of God’s power
Jesus Christ’s resurrection was a demonstration of God’s power
The power of God the Father
The power of God the Father
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
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The power of the Holy Spirit
The power of the Holy Spirit
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The resurrection confirmed Jesus Christ as the Son of God
The resurrection confirmed Jesus Christ as the Son of God
John calls Jesus Christ’s miracles “signs” (see also Jn 2:11; 6:2) and his resurrection is the climax, confirming his identity beyond all doubt;
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The centrality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ
The centrality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ
As the basis of faith
As the basis of faith
And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised.
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As the basis of believers’ justification
As the basis of believers’ justification
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As the basis of Christian hope
As the basis of Christian hope
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As the basis of believers’ resurrection
As the basis of believers’ resurrection
The Law of Moses (Ex 23:16) provided for an offering of the firstfruits of crops to God. The firstfruits were the guarantee of the full harvest to come. The NT sees the resurrection of Jesus Christ as the firstfruits of the full ingathering of all God’s people when Jesus Christ comes again.
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