Resurrection---wow, what a concept! When early followers of The Way told others about Jesus, this mysterious event caught their attention and their imagination and made them marvel---and believe. And Christianity exploded upon the pages of history. Now? . . . well, it's not spoken of much. It might make other people look at you askance, and they might comment to others about you behind your back. Even in many pulpits it is seldom mentioned and, then, only in the most abstract terms. In actual, every day, get-up-and-have-some-coffee terms, Jesus died. Then, He came back to life three days later. His spirit returned into his revitalized body. He walked and breathed among other living humans. They recognized Him. If you can't believe that, you're lost. It takes time; even His disciples who were with Him needed time to grasp the fullness of the event. If you do believe in His resurrection, then you'd best start behaving like you do and stop being a pseudo.
What are the powerful implications of this belief in the resurrection of Jesus? For one, His teachings must be remarkably important! So, learn what those lessons are. Right? The super-sophisticates (they're everywhere, they're everywhere!) in our nation today seem to think otherwise. My awe is invoked by how phony the lives of so many are. Lies abound. Deceptions rebound off every truth they encounter. They only value the things or people that have direct relevance to their personal well-being. [Yep, I know, this applies to some of the rest of us at times, as well.] Put your nose into the God's Word; join Bible study groups---learn the lessons Jesus taught and try to put them into practice. It's much more important than all the mundane activities of your daily life: dishes, laundry, mowing, movies, facebook, television, etc.
Just think about that mystery---that plausible impossibility---and what its implications are for you. When you die, you also may be resurrected at some point: Your spirit may reunite with your renewed body. Then what? I'm not sure I can really grasp the total significance of it, but it does in itself give me Hope that death is not just an end, a finality. I believe in the resurrection (now you're dead, now you're alive again) we humans will experience, and as a result, I have accepted Jesus as my Savior and (most of the time, except when I falter) my Lord.
Can you figure out what is real? Can you recognize reality? All kinds of people are out "there" trying to convince you that they know and that you should meekly and immediately accept their ideas of existence and meaning. I'm doing that to you right now . . . but I'm also asking you to read the Word, listen to some people who are believers, read some pertinent writings---then, you'll be in a better position to accept or reject. But, first and foremost, I ask you to keep thinking about this idea of a resurrection. Yep, just think about that!
John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die." Do you believe this?
What are the powerful implications of this belief in the resurrection of Jesus? For one, His teachings must be remarkably important! So, learn what those lessons are. Right? The super-sophisticates (they're everywhere, they're everywhere!) in our nation today seem to think otherwise. My awe is invoked by how phony the lives of so many are. Lies abound. Deceptions rebound off every truth they encounter. They only value the things or people that have direct relevance to their personal well-being. [Yep, I know, this applies to some of the rest of us at times, as well.] Put your nose into the God's Word; join Bible study groups---learn the lessons Jesus taught and try to put them into practice. It's much more important than all the mundane activities of your daily life: dishes, laundry, mowing, movies, facebook, television, etc.
Just think about that mystery---that plausible impossibility---and what its implications are for you. When you die, you also may be resurrected at some point: Your spirit may reunite with your renewed body. Then what? I'm not sure I can really grasp the total significance of it, but it does in itself give me Hope that death is not just an end, a finality. I believe in the resurrection (now you're dead, now you're alive again) we humans will experience, and as a result, I have accepted Jesus as my Savior and (most of the time, except when I falter) my Lord.
Can you figure out what is real? Can you recognize reality? All kinds of people are out "there" trying to convince you that they know and that you should meekly and immediately accept their ideas of existence and meaning. I'm doing that to you right now . . . but I'm also asking you to read the Word, listen to some people who are believers, read some pertinent writings---then, you'll be in a better position to accept or reject. But, first and foremost, I ask you to keep thinking about this idea of a resurrection. Yep, just think about that!
John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die." Do you believe this?
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