Saturday, May 7, 2011
John 6:57 "As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me."
CHRIST'S RESURRECTION -- OUR PROOF: ETERNAL LIFE IS OURS
The truth of God's word is seen today. He said there would be many scoffers and false prophets who deny the Lord and the final day of resurrection. So it is! The world laughs to scorn the idea of a bodily resurrection from the dead. Sadly, many within the visible realm of Christianity also deny what Jesus said about life after death.
People like Rob Bell, the pastor of a 7000 member mega church in Michigan, has written a book "Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived." In it he challenges the idea that there is any hell. He claims that Jesus' atonement on the cross will save everyone no matter what they believe.
If Jesus' resurrection proves that He was telling the truth about Himself and about God's forgiveness and God's word, it also proves that He was telling the truth when He said, "The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 13:41-42).
Our hope and assurance is not built on man's imagination of what "a loving God would do." Our faith and hope of eternal life is based on the solid rock of Jesus' resurrection. Because Jesus died and rose from the dead, the Father has forgiven us. Our position as God's children is secured. Our eternal life with Him is guaranteed. He will come and raise all the dead and give eternal life to all who confess their sins and believe in Jesus for the forgiveness of those sins.
"Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 15:57).
Hallelujah and Amen!
