Posted on 08/26/2021 8:58:48 AM PDT by Teleios Research
While Christ’s death dealt with our personal sins so we would be found innocent, the key to eternal life is His resurrection. Scripture states if there was no resurrection, we would remain dead in our sins (1 Corinthians 15:17). It is Christ’s resurrection that enabled several of the secure positions before God. It is Christ’s resurrection that allowed Him to ascend to heaven to send the Holy Spirit to seal us (Romans 8:9), to now head the family of God into which we are adopted (Ephesians 1:5) and to spiritually baptize us so we are identified with His new life and created as a new person (Romans 6:2-10). As a new person, we are liberated from sin and are free to serve Christ. We cannot be defeated by the misdeeds of our old self nor affected by Adam’s fall (Romans 6:11-23). What a great salvation we have, which God planned before all time and carried out in His wisdom, knowledge, love and for His own pleasure (Ephesians 1:4-8). What is the significance of the resurrection (the specific importance of the resurrection rests in several key biblical concepts), and how specifically does Christ's resurrection benefit us?
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