Our Lord's Resurrection
How
can we be sure that the ransom demanded by justice for the release of
the Lord’s captive people has been rendered? What evidence is there
that sin has been put away and everlasting righteousness has been
brought in? What truth certifies that Christ crushed Satan’s head
at the cross? What proof is there that the holy law of God has been
honored, our transgressions have been punished and our souls are safe
forevermore?
How
do we know that those in whose stead He died are reconciled to God
and freely justified? What guarantee do we have that the work of
redemption is finished and that all who believe Him are freed from
all fear of condemnation? As we face the reality of physical death,
what reason does our Lord give to enliven hope that these bodies will
someday put off mortality and live again? The resurrection of our
Savior is the answer to all these questions.
No
wonder, then, that this truth is set forth frequently in the Word of
God and verified by many witnesses. Paul said that the risen Christ
was seen by over five hundred people at one time (I
CORINTHIANS
15:6). His resurrection confirmed His claim of being the
Son of God and tells us that His blood shed unto death has cleansed
us from all sin. It announces that the Surety has paid our sin debt,
ensures that we will be regenerated by the same power that raised Him
from the dead and that our bodies will someday be fashioned like unto
His glorious body.
-Gospel report by preacher Jim Byrd
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