WHAT DOES THE RESSURECTION MEAN?

 April 25, 2025

John 10:10

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.


John 14:17

The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.


Romans 6:20-23

When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.


For the disciples, the resurrection changed everything. Because of the resurrection this group of Jesus' followers, moved from fear to faith. What faith the demonstrated, a trust and confidence in God that made them willing to give all they had, even their lives. If you some time over the next few days read some portions of Acts, Chapters 1–7, these chapters provide a great picture of the powerful impact the resurrection had on the disciples and their boldness and fearlessness in the face of unbelief and persecution.

Priorities, relationships, work life, family life, parenting, there was nothing that was not changed in the light of the resurrected Christ. While the wages of sin is death, the gift of God that is made available through the resurrection is eternal life (Rom. 6:23).

Jesus said, “Because I live, you also shall live” (John 14:17) and that He came that we would have life and life abundantly (John 10:10). This is possible only because He is alive. We are all aware of the hold that sin can have on us, but the Bible tells us that Jesus and His truth are freedom. The resurrection is important because it is true, and because it is true it has the power to change us, to conform us into the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29).

Because of this we not only have hope for the future but a hope for the present—a hope that, in Christ, the abundant life is attainable.

Because Jesus is risen, every single claim He made, every promise, and every lesson can be trusted completely. And we can live our lives for Him because He lives in us.