Posts with the tag “resurrection”

"Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean, fine linen, and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the entrance of the tomb." - Matthew 27:59-60 The day between Good Friday and Easter is often overlooked. It is the day after the suffering but before the celebration. It is the in-between. The silence after the cross but before the resu...  Read More

"For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." - Romans 10:13  Have you ever wondered what sets Jesus apart from every other religious figure in history? It's a single event that distinguishes Him, a moment that echoes through time—the resurrection. Consider this: Mohammed, Buddha, Joseph Smith, Confucius—each left a mark on the world, but in death, their stories ended. You can vi...  Read More

“And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.” – 1 Corinthians 15:17  Do you know what a worthless faith is? It is having faith in something that is not alive forever. If your faith is in a statue or a monument, you have a dead faith. If your faith is in your job or your income or your possessions on earth, you have a worthless faith. If your...  Read More

“Moreover, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified wrongly about God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up, if in fact the dead are not raised.” – 1 Corinthians 15:15  If Jesus didn’t live, die, and rise from the dead, then we are in a world of trouble. What kind of trouble? Well, our preaching would be in vain. Our faith would be in vain. ...  Read More