If Jesus’ resurrection is not true, then nothing really matters in life. But if Jesus’ resurrection is true, then nothing else really matters in life.’ unabled Jaroslav Pelikan
Faith in the resurrection is not just a supplement to the Christian faith. It is the Christian faith itself.— George Carey
The first Christians believed in the resurrection not because they could not find the dead body, but because they found Christ alive.— Barry McCarty
Jesus’ hands pierced with nails reveal God’s heart filled with love.
Jesus’ death on the cross was not the end; It was just the beginning.
Jesus lives! And because he lives, we live too. Death is defeated. He won! This life we are living now is just the beginning! Let’s share this grand news with others in this suffering world. —Joni Eareckson Tada
Let’s not just remember the death of Jesus on the cross. Let us not always look only at Christ on the cross and at the suffering, death and fear that this image sometimes causes. We don’t have Jesus on the cross; He left the cross! We have an empty cross. We have a living Jesus who lives in our hearts.
He rose victorious, in joy, freedom and freedom, so that he would never die again, so that he could redeem us too and prevent us from having to go through the agony of spiritual death. When he rose from the dead, what a day of joy it must have been, and when he realized that it was all over. won; The world was saved and saved!
He rose from the grave, in a mighty triumph over his enemies, rose as a victor over the realm of darkness, and lives foreverY! — Robert Lowry, 1874
He is not here, he rose from the dead!
Excerpts from the last chapters of all the Gospels – Matthew 28, Lukáš 24, Marek 16, John 21
Matthew 28
At the dawn of Sunday, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to the tomb.
has occurred a strong earthquake.
Godly Angel descended from heaven, rolled the stone And you sat on it. shining like lightning and his garment was white as snow.
The guards were so scared, that they couldn’t even move.
The angel spoke to the women: ‘Do not be afraid, I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. But He is no longer here, he rose again to life, as he predicted. Come see the grave.
And now you hurry and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead and goes to Galilee first, where you will see him. That’s what I should have done for you.’
Jesus appears to women
With fear, and yet with great joy, the women quickly left the grave and ran to announce it to the disciples. On the way they met Jesus himself. He greeted them and they fell to their knees and hugged his legs. Jesus said to them, “Don’t worry, just go to my brothers and tell them to go to Galilee and we’ll meet there.’
Jesus gives great credentials
The eleven apostles went to Galilee, to the mountain that Jesus designated as the meeting place. There they saw him, bowed to him, but some doubted that it was really him. Jesus said to them:
‘All power is given to me in heaven and on earth.
Therefore go and get me followers in all nations, Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Guide these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.
And rely on the fact that I am always with you until the end of the world.”
Luke 24
Jesus, after his resurrection, appears to the disciples in Jerusalem
Then he (Jesus) said to them: ‘Remember! When I was with you, I often reminded you that everything that is foretold about me in Moses, the prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.’ And so he led them to the fact that finally understood the words of the Bible that spoke of.
then continued, “It all pointed to the fact that The predicted Messiah must suffer much, die and rise from the dead on the third day.
And now the people of all nations must know that he has the right to forgive sins and the power to change their lives. It starts to be announced first in Jerusalem. You will testify everything that happened and that you witnessed.
And I will send you the Holy Spirit, which my father promised you. Wait in Jerusalem, unless God equips you with this power.’ and in B21 until you clothing by the power of from above.’
Jesus ascends to Heaven
Then he led them on the known route from Jerusalem to Bethany. They stopped and Jesus raised his hands to bless the disciples. When he blessed them, he moved up until he disappeared in the clouds. They respectfully bowed to him and then happily returned to Jerusalem. They spent their waiting time in the temple where they praised God.
Mark 16
Then he said to them: ‘Go into the whole world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and baptizes will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Those who believe will accompany these signs: in my name they will cast out demons, speak in new languages, take snakes, and if they drink something poisonous, it will not harm them in any way; They will put their hands on the sick and they will heal.’
When the Lord Jesus spoke to them, he was taken up to heaven and sat down at God’s right hand.
What influence did Jesus have on his followers?
verse 20 His apostles se they went out into the world and everywhere they announced the happy news of Christ. The Lord helped them and confirmed their words with powerful actions.
John 21
Jesus is talking to Peter
Take care of my sheep
When they ate, this conversation developed between Jesus and Peter:
‘Simon, do you love me more than others?’ ‘Yes, sir, you know I like you.’ ‘Pass my lamb!’
He asked a second time, ‘Do you love me, Simon?’ ‘Yes, sir, you know I like you.’ ‘Take care of my sheep!’
He asked him a third time: ‘Simon, do you like me?’ It made Peter sad that he asked him for the third time if he liked him and answered: ‘Lord, you know everything, even the fact that I like you.’ “Take care of my sheep!—
… And then he added: ‘Follow me!’
Jesus did much more that is not recorded here. If all this were to be listed, the world would not be able to understand it. What is written down is enough for you to believe that Jesus is Christ, the Son of God, and for eternal life to be opened to you.
Commentary: And also to know what the great message that Jesus has for us.
great credentials
What message did Jesus deliver on earth within 40 days after his crucifixion?
During the 40 days between the resurrection and the ascension, Jesus appeared to the disciples, proving that he was alive, and taught them about the kingdom of God. he calmed them down, entrusted them with the spread of the gospel (great credentials), promised to send the Holy Spirit and confirmed them in the faith.
key moments and what Jesus said after his resurrection
font explanation: He explained to the disciples on the way to Emmaus and others how everything that the prophets wrote about him in the Law was fulfilled.
reassurance and room: At the first meeting with the disciples he said: “Peace to you” And he showed them his hands and side to prove that he is not just a spirit, but that he is resurrected in his flesh.
Great credentials: He commanded the disciples: ‘Go to all nations and win over my disciples, baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teach them to preserve all that I have commanded you’.
The promise of the Holy Spirit: He promised the apostles that he would receive power until They will descend on them Holy Ghost, and They will become his ambassadors.
Peter’s credentials: Peter asked three times if he loved him and challenged him: ‘Take care of my sheep.’
These 40 days served to definitively convince the disciples of the reality of the resurrection and to prepare them for Taking responsibility for spreading the faith.
Resurrection
1. Corinthians 15
brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel that I have preached to you, which you have received, in which you stand and by which you are saved. Buried and on the third day he was resurrected according to the Scriptures. He showed himself to Peter, then twelve, then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once (some have already passed away, but most of them are still alive), then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and for the last time, he also appeared to me, the underdog. For I am the last of all the apostles; I don’t even deserve to be called an apostle – after all, I once persecuted the Church of God!
Our Resurrection
So when it is said about Christ that he was raised from the dead, how can some of you deny the resurrection? If there is no resurrection, then Christ was not resurrected! And if Christ was not resurrected, then our preaching is useless; Your whole faith is useless!… And if Christ was not resurrected, your faith is in vain – you are still in your sins.
… If we have hope in Christ only for this life, we are the most miserable of all men. But Christ was resurrected as the first of all the deceased. As death came through man, so through man came the resurrection. As in Adam everyone is dying, So in Christ everyone will come to life.
Christ’s struggle for victory over the forces of evil and death still continues; Although she has already lost her death, she is not yet quite destroyed. When Christ breaks the power of all his enemies and surrenders his kingdom to God the Father, history closes. For God entrusted Christ with all power over the entire universe – of course, with the exception of yourself.
But back to the resurrection: How do you reason that some of you in Corinth undergo trials and suffering for your faith? What is the point if there is no resurrection from the dead?
A Why we still risk our life and look death to face every day? I assure you in everything you mean to me that I really look in the face every day of death. What would be the point of my fight to the death back then in Ephesus? If there was nothing left to count on after death, I could save it all and rather follow the saying ‘Today enjoy life, tomorrow you can be dead.” But don’t be fooled by such opinions. A bad idea is the mother of evil deed. Recover the truth and leave sin.
We live in the hope of resurrection
However, one might ask: ‘How will the resurrected be the dead? What will the body have?’ A childish question! The answer grows in your own garden. When the seed falls into the ground, a new plant emerges from it – but it itself ‘dies’, it disappears. What sprouts from the seed is nowhere near it: You have sown a dry grain of wheat or something else, but God will give a life hidden in that seed new, beautiful form, new shape, which he himself determined. From one seed it will grow, from another… Otherwise the sun shines, otherwise the moon and the stars differently, and each of them has its own unique glitter. This is how we can imagine the resurrection from the dead. The body we receive at the resurrection will be different from our current one; This will die, That will live forever.
The one that is buried is subject to decay and incites resentment. The one that gets up, It will be shining with otherworldly glory.
the present is weak, the future will be full of strength.
Biological, natural life leaves the dying body, The resurrected body will be animated by the Spirit of God. Just as biological life must have its own material shell, so a spiritual life will receive its carnal.
Moses teaches us that Adam, the first man, became a living being; But Christ is more than that – he is the spirit of life. So first we have a human, animal body, only later will God give us New, “spiritual” body. Adam was created only from earthly material, but Christ came from a realm that surpasses all material. earth man is of the same kind as Adam was, he will be resurrected a being similar to Christ.I tell you, brothers, that body and blood cannot have a share in God’s kingdom, and mortality cannot have a share of immortality.
I will tell you a wonderful secret: … We will all receive a new body, To the sound of a trumpet announcing the end, in a single moment our body changes.
Deceased Christians will rise in a new, the immortal body And the rest of us, if we’re still alive, we’ll all get just like that at once Body, great and indestructible.
And when this imperishableness puts on immortality and puts this mortalness to immortality, then it will be fulfilled, what is written: ‘Death is absorbed, the victory has come!’ ‘Where is your victory now, death? Where is your victory? Where is it Now, hell, that gun of yours?’ That weapon of death is sin, and the force of sin is the law. But thank God, who gives us victory in our Lord Jesus Christ! (SNC) However, through Jesus Christ, God has enabled us to triumph over both, and we can never be grateful enough for that.
The victory is ours, my beloved brothers, Stay firm and don’t get used to the diligent cooperation on God’s work. You can be sure that Nothing you have done for the Lord will be lost by your death.
2 Corinthians 5:14-21
Christ’s love captured us and binds us. We are convinced that one died for everyone, and so they all died. He died for all so that those who live continue They did not live alone for themselves, but For the one who died for them and rose from the dead… (snc) – so Our lives no longer belong to us, but to the one who died for us and rose from the dead.
Whoever becomes a Christian becomes a completely different person. He is never the same again as he was before. A pretty new life has begun! This is the change that God himself is working.
Although we were in an enemy camp, God made peace with us through Jesus Christ and Then he commissioned us, to present an offer of reconciliation to all the people on this planet on his behalf. from Christ’s mandate—as his ambassadors – So we call for everyone to hear it: Come and accept the friendly hand that God gives you in Christ!
Meaning in context
These verses emphasize that Christians represent Jesus on earth, act as his ambassadors, and their task is to mediate the connection between God and people.
This whole passage speaks of the fact that Christ’s love binds those who live not to live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and rose from the dead.
“The more I know Jesus, the more I want others to know him.’
