The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

“By any measure, the resurrection of Jesus is the most radical of Christian doctrines.”

-Kenneth Woodward “Rethinking the Resurrection”Newsweek, 08Apr96 2

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Empty Tomb Appearances3

Mark 16:1-79, 12, 14

Promised by JesusMatt. 16:21 (27:63) Jno. 2:18-22 (11:25)

Proclaimed the Deity of Christ

Rom. 1:3-4 (Jno. 10:30-36)

Phil. 2:8-11

Predicted by OT prophetsPsa. 16:8-11; Acts 2:25-28, 29-32; 17:2-3

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Foundation of the Gospel1 Corinthians 15:3-5

Good news, Luke 24:17-24The church, Matt. 16:18; Eph. 1:20-23

The Basis of Faith and Hope1 Cor. 15:12-19,

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Defeated SatanGen. 3:15

Acts 2:23-24Heb. 2:14-16 2 Tim. 1:10(Jno. 11:25-26)

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Your Basis of Faith and Hope

“The early Christians claimed that in the Risen Christ, the Glory of Yahweh was made manifest in a new and unexpected way. It revealed the dawn of a ‘new creation’ -- the church -- and a new hope, that ‘in Christ’ everyone could reliably expect his or her own resurrection from the dead.”

-Woodward, 70

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Declaring His Resurrection

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Water BaptismRom. 6:1-11

Col. 2:12

The Christian’s Hope1 Ths. 4:13-18

1 Pet. 1:3; Rom. 5:2; Col. 1:27

Implied by the Lord’s SupperMatt. 26:26-29

1 Cor. 11:26

Worship on Lord’s DayRev. 1:10; Mark 16:9 Acts 2:32-33, 36; 20:7

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Romans 10:9-10; 6:3-4