What the Resurrection Means
Php 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
NOW… what does the Resurrection of Jesus mean?
- The Resurrection of Jesus Christ from is the fundamental Redemptive Force of the Gospel
- The Resurrection of Jesus Christ from is the foundation of for every believer’s future….
- The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the Reason for the Church
- If there is no Resurrection we are “of all men, the most miserable….”
1Cor 15:19 if in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
I’m not miserable. Never will be. The fact that we are here in this place this morning attests to the FACT that Jesus Christ is Risen and Alive.
Unless we can “personalize” what Jesus did, then, what He did is of “none effect” for us.
Our attempt is not to PROVE the FACT of the Resurrection. I know He lives because:
• He answers Prayer• He heals the sick• He overpowers demonic forces• He saves lost sinners• His Word is Alive and Full of Power• What He said would happen, has happened and is happening• His Presence is with me and I am living, by His Grace, a Resurrection Life
Now, since we KNOW Jesus Rose from the Dead….What does It do for me? How can It change my life? What does It mean for me?
1. The RESURRECTION Means My sins are forgiven and forgotten.
Psalms 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
God does not remember them. They are forever gone. They no longer exist. If I am still carrying the burden of my sin I am guilty of discrediting the Redemptive Work of Jesus
Every human being ever born was born with a sentence of Death. For the Bible also says that the wages of sin is death. Unless this curse of death can be removed, there is no hope for the human race.
Galatians 3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
We are now exonerated. Pardoned. The case against us has been thrown out. There is no judgment against us and no punishment required. It has all been paid for by Jesus. My sins are forgiven. My debt has been paid. I am not guilty. God is not displeased with me. I have been reconciled to Him. I am now a member of His Family. I will never die.
2. The RESURRECTION means I have been made Righteous.
Not only have I been Forgiven, but I have also been made righteous.
2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
I now have right standing with God. I am no longer a “sinner” I am a Son. I am no longer a “slave” I am a Son. I am no longer in bondage to sin, I am free. God has brought me into His Own Family. He has made me an Heir of God and a Joint Heir of Jesus Christ. God has imputed His Own Nature into me and now I am as Righteous as Jesus is.
I have been REGENERATED (re-gened)… He has made me a partaker of the Divine Nature of God.
2 Peter 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
I am not made righteous by what I do. I am made righteous by what I believe.
Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
3. The RESURRECTION means I am no longer under Condemnation.
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
This means I am not guilty. I am under the Full Pardon afforded me by the Shed Blood of Jesus Christ. Jesus took my Guilt and gave me His Innocence.
God is NEVER displeased with me…simply because He can never be displeased with Jesus… And Jesus is Who He sees when He looks on me.
4. The RESURRECTION means I am Exempt from the Wrath and Judgment of God.
Joh 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
The Suffering and death of Jesus has delivered me from the wrath and judgment of God. God is not mad with me. God is not mad at you. God is not looking at my failures, my weaknesses, my sins… God is not out to punish me for my wrongs. God is no longer my Judge. God is not going to cut me off. I am fully “accepted” in the same Family with God.
Ephesians 1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Jesus became my sin and as a result became the victim of God’s wrath… in my place.
5. The RESURRECTION means I will LIVE FOREVER.
1John 5:11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Now, let’s get personal. Where are you as far as God is concerned? As far as you are concerned, did Jesus suffer and die and arise from the dead in vain? What will you do with Jesus? Now, having seen what He has done for you and me… What will you do with Him?
The options we have:
1. Receive Him as Savior and Lord and LIVE
2. Reject Him and DIE
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Acts 16:31 …Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved…
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