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Acts 17:31–32 “…he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given proof to all by raising him from the dead.” Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked…
Resurrection
“[The soul is] entirely fastened and welded to the body and is compelled to regard realties through the body as through prison bars.”
Socrates
Resurrection
“Make no mistake: if He rose at all it was as His body; if the cells’ dissolution did not reverse, the molecules reknit, the amino acids rekindle, the Church will fall….”
John Updike
Resurrection
Because Jesus Rose We have…Forgiveness
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
Because Jesus Rose We have…Forgiveness
Romans 4:25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
“I am young now and can look upon my body and soul with pride. But it will be mangled soon, and later it will begin to disintegrate, and then I shall die, and die conclusively. How can we face such a fact, and not live in fear?”
Jack Kerouac
Because Jesus Rose We have…ForgivenessHope
Acts 2:24 But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.
Because Jesus Rose We have…ForgivenessHope
At death: instantly with Jesusbut bodilessbetter… but not best
Because Jesus Rose We have…ForgivenessHope
Resurrection: not reanimationcreation of new, perfect body
real and functionalimmortal and unbreakablerecognizable
“Seize the day. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may… Because we are food for worms, lads. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold and die.”
Robin Williams in ‘Dead Poets Society’
Because Jesus Rose We have…ForgivenessHopePurpose
To share the good news that Jesus died for our sins & rose from the dead with all who will hear