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The glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ
is the centre of Christian faith. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is very
important. Through His death, burial, and resurrection, we have forgiveness of
sin and the hope of eternal life. Many throughout the world celebrate this
miraculous, significant event as the power of faith and the promise of
salvation. He was crucified, buried, and, on the third day, miraculously rose
from the dead.
For I
delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ
died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that
he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the
scriptures:
1
Corinthians 15:3,4 KJV
The glorious
resurrection of Jesus Christ emphasises the victory over sin and death, the
triumph of light over darkness, and good over evil. The grave could not hold
Him. He is alive and is sitting down on the right hand of God the Father in
heaven.
O death,
where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
But
thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ
1
Corinthians 15:55,57 KJV
But this
man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the
right hand of God; Hebrews 10:12 KJV
The Godhead: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
three divine persons in one being, God working together to resurrect Christ
from the dead.
Paul, an apostle, (not of men,
neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from
the dead;) Galatians 1:1 KJV
Jesus
answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will
raise it up.
John
2:19 KJV
But if
the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that
raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his
Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Romans
8:11 KJV
The resurrection
of Jesus Christ, which was witnessed by over five hundred eyewitnesses at once,
and all the apostles provides undeniable proof that the Saviour of the world is
alive.
And that
he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
After
that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater
part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
After
that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 1 Corinthians 15:5-7 KJV
The glorious resurrection brings salvation
to all humanity, and through Jesus Christ, everyone who believes and
appropriates the atonement has forgiveness of sins.
For all
have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Being
justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Whom God
hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his
righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance
of God;
To
declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the
justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Romans 3:23-26 KJV
Jesus Christ says, “I am the resurrection
and the life.” Apart from Him, there is no resurrection and no eternal life. It
guarantees that those who believe, repent, and trust in Christ alone to save
them will never die but will be resurrected into eternal life with Him.
Jesus
said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me,
though he were dead, yet shall he live:
And
whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
John
11:25,26 KJV
Blessings in
Christ
David & Gay
The Holy Bible tells us
about the blood from Genesis to Revelation and many people wonder why God
demands blood. Blood stands for life. When blood leaves your body that means
life is gone.
For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to
you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood
that maketh an atonement for the soul.
Leviticus 17:11 KJV
From the third chapter of
Genesis, when man was in the Garden of Eden and he broke God’s Law, he rebelled
against God and he found out that he was naked and God went out into the field
and slew some animals and shed some blood in order to take the skin and cover
their nakedness. From that moment on blood has been shed as a symbol of our
salvation.
Cain and Abel had
apparently been instructed how to worship God and Cain paid no attention, he
brought some vegetables to God as an offering, God rejected it. Abel brought a
blood sacrifice a calf and offered it to the Lord and God accepted it. Cain
grew very angry and very jealous of his brother and slew him. That was the
first murder and blood again was slain, shed in anger and war has been going on
between brothers and the human race ever since. Jesus said there will be wars
and rumours of wars till the end of time.
When Moses was down in
Egypt, trying to get the people out of Egypt, trying to get them into the
promise land. He was having this debate with Pharaoh. God said and you remember
alright tell them I’m going to kill the first born in all of Egypt tonight.
Tell the Jewish people to go out and slay a lamb without blemish and put the
blood on the door post. When I see the blood I will Passover, not when I see
the good works and that was the beginning of the Passover. God said when I see
the blood I will Passover you.
And the blood
shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the
blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy
you, when I smite the land of Egypt. Exodus 12:13 KJV
There are several great
words on the power and the value of the blood.
1. Redemption
(which means deliverance)
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible
things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition
from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without
blemish and without spot: 1 Peter 1:18-19 KJV
The Bible teaches that we
as a human race are in the pawnshop of the devil and by disobedience we’re
enslaved spiritually under his authority. Unable to redeem ourselves, and
Christ died on the cross and paid the price for our salvation and redeemed us by
the giving of His own blood. He gave His blood to pay for our sins to redeem us
and if you’re not under the blood you’re not going to heaven. You must be under
the blood. Are you sure that, that experience has been yours? You have to
repent of sin, believe, trust and faith in Christ alone to save you.
2. Remission
(which means forgiveness)
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many
for the remission of sins.
Matthew 26:28 KJV
And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without
shedding of blood is no remission.
Hebrews 9:22 KJV
The blood you see is a
shadow and the type in the Old Testament and it was sprinkled on the
tabernacle, the vessels, the book, and the congregations annually and this
action enabled God to forgive sins. Divine justice was satisfied and Divine
mercy extended through the types of blood. And Jesus in His death on the cross
made possible the forgiveness of sins through His blood. This is the heart of
the gospel. There is no gospel but this.
3. Justification (which means justified
as if we have never sinned, to be proven innocent, free from blame.)
But God
commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died
for us. Romans 5:8 KJV
We cannot do it ourselves
it’s impossible. You can work all your life and do good works and pay money to
the church, but that won’t justify you. The only thing that will justify you in
heaven, on earth is the blood of Jesus Christ, and justification means again just
as though you’re never sinned. That’s the power of the blood.
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is
in Christ Jesus:
Romans 3:24 KJV
Notice His Grace, Grace
is unmerited favour, something we don’t deserve. We don’t deserve our sins
forgiven, we don’t deserve to go to heaven, we’ll be honest with you, we don’t
deserve it, we deserve hell, but we received forgiveness and justification and
our names written in the Book of Life, and we are going to receive heaven
forever because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
4. Cleansing
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us
from all sin. 1 John 1:7 KJV
When you come to the
cross not only does He cleanse all the past sins, but that blood is available
for any present or future sins. So that you stand before God justified and pure
ready to go to heaven. That’s a marvellous thing to have happen to you. God can
no longer see your sins. We’re cleansed by the blood in the spiritual realm.
The process is that of repentance and faith to all who will confess and forsake
sin, God offers a new chance. Wouldn’t that be wonderful a brand new start in
life to be born from above, to be born anew, born again to start over and all
the past, present and future sins forgiven, that’s what God offers you.
5. Peace
And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to
reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in
earth, or things in heaven.
Colossians 1:20 KJV
Because of the blood of Jesus
Christ, we can have peace. There are 3 types of peace spoken in the Bible.
First is peace with God. He makes peace at the cross. Then there’s the peace of
God the Holy Spirit produces in you, when you come to Christ you have a peace
that you have never known before. Think of the restlessness in the world today.
Among so many of us, the pressures that we live under but to think of having
peace in the midst of it all and then there is peace between nations and that’s
going to happen someday when Jesus comes back again and reign as KING OF KINGS
AND LORD OF LORDS. You can have that peace here and now. In the midst of the
troubles and trials, and discouragements of life and the pressures of life you
can have the peace of God which passeth all understanding.
If you have pardon from
God you can stand before anything in this world with peace in your heart,
because if you’re ready to die you’re ready to live. And you’ve already been
pardoned because of Christ free pardon for sin, we’re not afraid of anything at
the judgement because of the blood of Christ.
It was all done at the
cross; it saves sinners like you and me. Is the blood of Jesus Christ sprinkled
on the door of your heart? Will the judgement of God Passover you? Or are you
going to face the judgement of God? Which is it going to be?
With Blessing in Christ,
David
& Gay
Happiness is not
the meaning of our existence. Your meaning is much greater than this.
Your
Reality
Is
your life simply to be born, grow up, find a job, have a family, enjoy your
life, and then die? Is that all there is? Definitely not. We’re made for so
much more. Your purpose of existence is to know God.
John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
After we die, the
Bible says we’ll face God as our Judge. Have you ever rebelled (sinned) against
God?
Examine
yourself by God’s Law the Ten Commandments.
You
shall have no other gods before me. (Have you kept God first in your life?)
Deuteronomy 5:7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
You
shall not lie. (Have you lied even once?)
Proverbs 12:22 Lying lips are abomination to the Lord:
You
shall not steal. (Have you ever stolen anything irrelevant of the value?)
Exodus 20:15 Thou shalt not steal.
You
shall not take God’s name in vain. (Have you ever used God’s holy name as a
cuss word (“Jesus Christ” or Oh my God”)? It’s called blasphemy.
Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in
vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
You
shall not commit adultery. (Have you lusted after someone or had sex before
marriage?) Matthew 5: 27-28 Ye have
heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But
I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath
committed adultery with her already in his heart.
You
shall not murder. (Have you hated someone which is murder of the heart?)
1 John 3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know
that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
In God’s courtroom, our sins are very serious crimes. He will even judge our words and thoughts. This how serious sin is to God. If you have violated any of God’s laws, you will be guilty on Judgement Day. The penalty of sin is death and you will end up in a terrible place called Hell.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor
extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Your Hope
However,
the Bible says God is rich in mercy and in His great kindness He provided a
Saviour.
Jesus
Christ took the punishment for the sin of the world. He died on the cross so
that we could be forgiven, then He rose from the dead three days later and
defeated death. Hundreds saw Him after His resurrection. It's no fairy tale.
Jesus fulfilled all the prophecies about the promised Saviour, which are
written in the Holy Scriptures hundreds of years before His birth.
Romans 5:8,9 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
Your Destiny
All
religions are man’s attempt to rid themselves of sin through religious rites,
traditions, and good works. Attending church can’t save you; only a
relationship with God through Jesus Christ. God doesn’t want you to go to hell.
Neither do you want to go there. To receive everlasting life, believe, repent and trust
in the Lord Jesus Christ alone to save you. God will forgive your sins and
grant you everlasting life. God will give you a new nature (Born-Again) and He
will walk with you through the Holy Spirit. Eternal life is a free gift. You
can’t earn it by doing anything. Then read the Bible daily and ask God to help you
obey what you read.
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
John
1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of
God, even to them that believe on his name:
Blessing in Christ.
David & Gay
Our first priority in everything is to
thank God Almighty for the New Year 2024, and God’s grace for bringing us through
every tribulation and trial in every year. Thanking Him for all the miracles, blessings,
more outreaches, witnessing the gospel on the streets, the new gospel tract,
and to all those who prayed for us, especially our brothers and sisters in
Christ.
We have goals, plans, and priorities like
the importance of being in God’s word, praying, worshipping, fasting, to be led by the Holy Spirit especially for the work for
the Lord that we are called to do—winning souls for Christ. We should not
worry of anything because when we seek God first, trusting in Him that,
according to His will, everything will fall into place.
But seek ye first the kingdom of
God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew
6:33 KJV
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5,6 KJV
It is important to
value the days that God has given us. One way to obey God is to redeem the
time, to be led by the Holy Spirit, especially for the work of the Lord, and to
recognise the gift of our lives here on earth. Time—seconds, minutes, hours,
days, weeks, months, and years; the fact that we have the privileges of being
able to breathe, walk, talk, see, hear, taste, touch, and smell; and the gifts
that God has given us that we sometimes take for granted each and every day.
These blessings we have received freely from God Almighty.
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Psalm 90:12 KJV
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15,16 KJV
How about you?
What is your priority in the new year? Before you write down your goals and
plans, maybe it would be better to examine yourself through the Ten
Commandments.
If you obsessively
want what somebody has, that makes you a covetous person (Luke 12:15).
If you bear false
witness, that makes you a liar (Proverbs 19:9).
If you stole
anything, regardless of its value, that makes you a thief (Exodus 20:15).
If you look at
someone with lust, that makes you an adulterer at heart (Matthew 5:27,28).
If you’ve admitted
that you’ve done those things mentioned above, then you’re covetous, a liar, a
thief, and an adulterer at heart. We've only looked at four of the Ten
Commandments. That’s how God sees you; nothing is hidden from His holy eyes.
You will be guilty before the presence of God and end up in His eternal prison,
a place called hell.
The eyes
of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. Proverbs 15:3
KJV
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 2 Thessalonians 1:8,9 KJV
Nobody can keep
the law (Ten Commandments), which is why Jesus Christ came not only to save us
from our sins but also to fulfil the law.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Romans 3:23 KJV
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. Matthew 5:17 KJV
Repent and be sorry for who and what you are. Change your mind from the rejection of Jesus Christ to faith in Jesus Christ; believe alone in what He has done for you on the cross; through the death, burial and resurrection, recognize that He is indeed Lord and Saviour, and His holy and precious blood will cleanse you from all sins that you have committed.
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. Acts 17:30,31 KJV
And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. Hebrews 9:22 KJV
You will then be a new creature in Christ (born-again), filled with the Holy Spirit. Each day is a chance to turn the page on an old way of life and embrace a newness in Christ.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. John 3:7 KJV
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Ephesians 1:13 KJV
Nobody is guaranteed tomorrow; please prioritize the free gift of salvation today. This should be your number one goal to receive everlasting life.
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
2
Corinthians 6:2 KJV
Blessings in Christ
David & Gay