April 4, 1999
As the central event of Christianity, what does Christ’s resurrection show us? Alistair Begg describes the resurrection as God’s final word—a verification of Jesus’ claims about Himself, the defeat of death, and the achievement of salvation for all who trust in Christ. Jesus’ victory over death gives great hope for the believer today because it deals with our past regrets, our present issues, and our fears of the future.
1hBut on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, itaking the spices they had prepared. 2And they found jthe stone rolled away from the tomb, 3but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4While they were perplexed about this, behold, ktwo lmen stood by them in dazzling apparel. 5And as they were mfrightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, nwhile he was still in Galilee, 7nthat the Son of Man omust be delivered into the hands of sinful men and pbe crucified and on qthe third day rise.” 8And rthey remembered his words,
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