What the resurrection means to me

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What the resurrection means to me
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Easter Sunday the day we celebrate the greatest
event in human history! I have set out below some
reasons as to why the resurrection is such good
news. We celebrate the cross and rightly so, but
if Jesus had not been resurrected, our faith
would be useless, we would be hopeless. But
praise God JESUS IS ALIVE!!
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Some benefits of Christs resurrection are as
follows
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1. Jesus proves He does what He says He is going
to do!
Because of the resurrection we can be sure that
what he said about Himself and His claims are
trueWhen they came together in Galilee, he said
to them, The Son of Man is going to be betrayed
into the hands of men. They will kill him, and on
the third day he will be raised to life.
(Matthew 1722-23)
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2. We have the forgiveness of all our sins!
The penalty for sin has been paid for us by
JesusAnd if Christ has not been raised, your
faith is futile you are still in your sins.
(1 Corinthians 1517-18)
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3. We have victory over the power of sin!
This means we do not have to sin. The same power
that raised Jesus from the dead is now in
us.For we know that our old self was crucified
with him so that the body of sin might be done
away with, that we should no longer be slaves to
sin- because anyone who has died has been freed
from sin. (Romans 66-7)
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4. We have new life
We have been born again into a new lifeAnd if
the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead
is living in you, he who raised Christ from the
dead will also give life to your mortal bodies
through his Spirit, who lives in you. (Romans
811)
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5. We have God given authority over Satan and his
demons
Because Jesus is in us and defeated Satan, we can
resist him and tell him to flee because Jesus
lives in us.I have given you authority to
trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome
all the power of the enemy nothing will harm
you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits
submit to you, but rejoice that your names are
written in heaven. (Luke 1019-20)
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6. We have eternal life!
This means we get to live with Jesus in His
kingdom forever. This should keep you going
through any light and momentary affliction
(2 Corinthians 4 v 17)But
Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the
firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For
since death came through a man, the resurrection
of the dead comes also through a man. For as in
Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made
alive. But each in his own turn Christ, the
firstfruits then, when he comes, those who
belong to him. (1
Corinthians 1520-24)
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7. We have hope for each day!
As well as the hope to come, we can also live
each day of our lives in hope. We walk each day
with the resurrected Jesus inside us.Praise be
to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
In his great mercy he has given us new birth into
a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead (1
Peter 13)
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There are loads more benefits to Jesus
resurrection. A Christian doesnt just celebrate
the resurrection at Easter. We celebrate the
power of Jesus victory every day! If you want
to discover more of this wonderful news and find
out a bit more about me why not pop over to my
blog www.adrianpursglove.com