Jesus told his disciples in Luke 24:45-47, Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
In Jesus own teaching, he spoke of his death and resurrection together. His death is not preached without the resurrection. The fact that Jesus died is not good news. It is only when you add the resurrection that you have good news.
The resurrection proves that Jesus Christ is God. That is exactly what God the Father wanted to communicate to us, as we read in Romans 1:4."and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,"
Jesus was born as the Son of God, but his resurrection declared it, proclaimed it, affirmed the fact. The Jews crucified Jesus Christ because, to them, he was blaspheming when he said that he was the Son of God, equal to the Father. The resurrection of Jesus Christ demonstrates the truth that he is who he said he was.
Our salvation depends on our faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Romans 10:9, we are told how to be saved. It says that "if you confess with your mouth ‘Jesus is Lord’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
This means that you cannot be a Christian unless you believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ secured our justification. "Christ died for our sins and he was raised for our justification,” Paul says in Romans 4:25.
Jesus died as the sacrifice for our sins, but it applied to us by His resurrection. Without resurrection, HIs sacrifice would be meaningless.
The Resurrection proved Christ's power to forgive sin. 1 Corinthians 15:17 asserts, "If Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins"By rising from the dead, Jesus proved His authority and power to break the bonds of sin and to assure forgiveness and eternal life to all who accept His gift of salvation.
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