Connection Church of Arlington Texas

Here we are on the eve of Resurrection Sunday. Again! And once again the resurrection miracle of Christ is brought home for the “Believer” to re-assess it’s value. How important is the resurrection of Jesus to you? Christianity without a risen Savior, simply put, would be no more than an empty and impotent religion. The Christian’s hope for eternity hinges on the miracle of the resurrection.

“Believer” is indeed the correct word for the followers of Christ. It’s true, believing that Jesus has risen from the dead is a monumental task for some folks. There are even some theologians who struggle with, and try to explain away, the miracle of Christ’s resurrection. The truth is, “Christianity will not work without the resurrection of Christ!”

You remember Thomas refused to believe that Jesus was risen from the dead as the other disciples had said until he saw for himself. Jesus was quite direct with Thomas after revealing his resurrection on another occasion. He said to Thomas, “Because you have seen me, you believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet believed.”

Our very salvation is totally dependant upon our believing in the resurrection. In Romans ten and verse 9 Paul declares, “That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” You see, for the Christian, without believing in the resurrection there is no salvation.

Stop and think for a moment how important the act of believing is. For instance, Jesus himself said, ( John 3:16 ) “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

What Christianity presents to mankind and asks us to accept will be nothing less than being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. We (believers) are the people Jesus was talking about when he said to Thomas, “Blessed are those who have not seen yet believe.” Even though we have not seen, or experienced, we believe in the Virgin Birth, the Resurrection of Christ, the Ascension of Christ to God’s right hand, in the Rapture of the Church at Christ’s Second Coming, and in Heaven where Jesus said he would prepare for us a place.

I have no problem believing every word the bible says. It is a faith walk. We walk by faith and not by sight. Yes, I’m a believer! And you can become a believer too. All you have to do is confess Jesus as the Lord of your life, and believe that he has been raised from the dead. You see, it’s with your heart that you believe. You are saying from your heart that “Jesus is my Master!” The fact is, you’re not doing anything, you’re simply calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you. That’s salvation! With your whole being you embrace God setting things right, and then you say it, right out loud, “God has set everything right between him and me!” (Romans 10:9-13 The Message Bible)

So, how important is the resurrection? The answer can be found this Sunday at 11:15 AM. You have a special invitation to join us …We’ll be looking for you this Resurrection Sunday Morning at The Connection Church of Arlington.

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