Jesus’ Resurrection
Minister: | Rev. Ronald Van Overloop |
Date: | 4/16/2017 PM |
Text: | I Corinthians 15; Lord's Day 17 |
Psalters: | 368, 420, 55, 31 |
- For our justification.
- While Scripture declares that Jesus arose (I Cor. 15:4), the emphasis is that God’s raised Him (Acts 3:15; 5:31; 13:30).
- Jesus’ life on earth was to do the work His Father gave to do as the legal representative of all those the Father gave Him.
- That God raised Him up from the dead directs our faith and hope to God (I Peter 1:21).
- By raising Him God announced that He was completely satisfied with the payment given (Rom. 4:25).
- Even more, justification is a partaking of perfect righteousness.
- Because all your righteousness is in Jesus we are not accepted on account of our work or any worth that comes from us.
- Second, by the power of Jesus’ resurrection we are raised up, made partakers of the new, spiritual life.
- This new life is the life of Jesus which the Spirit gives us in regeneration (I Peter 1:3).
- The power and life of Christ’s resurrection is what regenerates every elect.
- Our spiritually dead hearts are made alive with a new, heavenly life.
- This new life is the life of the Spirit through which we are united with Christ our Savior and His work and life become ours.
- His righteousness in us makes us hunger and thirst after righteousness.
- This life is evidenced in the ability to believe (John 5:24,25), a walking with God.
- This new life is the life of Jesus which the Spirit gives us in regeneration (I Peter 1:3).
- Jesus’ resurrection is a pledge of our bodily resurrection, a hope of everlasting life.
- Christ was raised from the dead to glory and immortality (II Tim. 1:10).
- His resurrection is a pledge or guarantee that we also will partake of a physical resurrection like unto His.
- How blessed the resurrection day will be.
- Nothing demonstrates God’s power for His people more than His raising Jesus (Eph. 1:19,20; Phil. 3:10; I Cor. 6:14).