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what his resurrection means

And behold, Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me."   (Matthew 28:9-10 ESV)

 The resurrection of our Lord Jesus is ...

1)   Proof of Jesus’ messiahship, the coronation of the Servant of the Lord to be Christ and Lord, the Prince of life and Judge (Acts 2:36; 3:13-15; 5:31; 10:42).

 2)   A seal of his eternal divine sonship (Acts 13:33; Rom. 1:3).

 3)   A divine endorsement of his mediatorial work, a declaration of the power and value of his death, the “Amen!” of the Father upon the “It is finished!” of the Son (Acts 2:23-24; 4:11: 5:31; Rom. 6:4, 10).  

 4)   The inauguration of the exaltation he accomplished by his suffering (Luke 24:26; Acts 2:33; Rom 6:4; Phil. 2:9).

 5)   The guarantee of our forgiveness and justification (Acts 5:31; Rom 4:25).   

 6)   The fountain of numerous spiritual blessings, including the gift of the Spirit (Acts 2:33), repentance (Acts 5:31), eternal life (Rom. 6:4-5), and salvation in its totality (John 5:25-26; 11:25; Acts 4:12; Phil 3:10; 1 Pet. 1:3).

 7)   The principle and pledge of our blessed and glorious resurrection (Acts 4:2; Rom. 8:11; 1 Cor. 6:14; Phil. 3:21).

 8)   The foundation of apostolic Christianity (1 Cor. 15:3-8; 12-19).  

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 Adapted from Herman Bavinck, Reformed Dogmatics III:442. 



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thetimeofyourlife24x7.com said…
Once again you taught me something. I discovered that the fundamental difference between systematic theology and dogmatic theology is that systematic theology does not require official sanction or endorsement by a church or ecclesiastical body, while dogmatic theology is directly connected to a particular church body or denomination. Dogmatic theology normally discusses the same doctrines and often uses the same outline and structure as systematic theology, but does so from a particular theological stance, affiliated with a specific denomination or church.
November 11, 2019 at 12:25 AM
thetimeofyourlife24x7.com said…
Spiritual disciplines provide structure and direction for growth toward holiness, and helps form us into the persons God intends us to be.
November 11, 2019 at 11:47 AM
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