Our Resurrection Testimony
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”Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead” (Acts 17:31).
The Apostle Paul was preaching to the men of Athens on Mars Hill. He was explaining that their “unknown” god could in fact be known. That He is the God who created everything and had determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation. Most importantly, all people everywhere should repent. A day of judgment is coming. To furish proof to man, God raised His Son from the dead. Paul admonishes the Athenians to serve the living God and not idols of stone.
In our everyday life we don’t see the dead being raised to life from the grave. Yet the Bible tells us this will happen to the dead on that “appointed day”. God raised Jesus from the dead as a firstfruit, a demonstration of assurance for us.
Let all rejoice in this Resurrection! Religious leaders and the Old Testament priests are dead, but our Savior is alive. Because of this we do not need to fear the troubles of the world around us. This present world will fade away and God will create the new heaven and new earth.
In closing, a phrase made famous by Abraham Lincoln which is always true, “This too, shall pass away.”
The Apostle Paul was preaching to the men of Athens on Mars Hill. He was explaining that their “unknown” god could in fact be known. That He is the God who created everything and had determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation. Most importantly, all people everywhere should repent. A day of judgment is coming. To furish proof to man, God raised His Son from the dead. Paul admonishes the Athenians to serve the living God and not idols of stone.
In our everyday life we don’t see the dead being raised to life from the grave. Yet the Bible tells us this will happen to the dead on that “appointed day”. God raised Jesus from the dead as a firstfruit, a demonstration of assurance for us.
Let all rejoice in this Resurrection! Religious leaders and the Old Testament priests are dead, but our Savior is alive. Because of this we do not need to fear the troubles of the world around us. This present world will fade away and God will create the new heaven and new earth.
In closing, a phrase made famous by Abraham Lincoln which is always true, “This too, shall pass away.”
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