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He Overcame (Part 4)
1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
1 Corinthians 15:1–4 (ESV)
17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.
1 Corinthians 15:17 (ESV)
Belief in the resurrection is rational:
1.) The claim of an empty tomb could have been easily INVESTIGATED and DEBUNKED.
2.) If Jesus did not rise from the dead, the disciples LIED.
(Rational people don't die for a lie that they know is a lie after watching their friends die for that same lie.)
3. It was the wrong PLACE and the wrong TIME to start a .
The Empty Tomb Reveals Three Things About God:
1.) God is FAITHFUL.
15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel."
Genesis 3:15 (NKJV)
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5 (NKJV)
2.) God is POWERFUL.
4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Galatians 4:4 (NKJV)
29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
Romans 8:29 (NLT)
6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6 (ESV)
3. God is LOVING.
8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 John 4:8 (ESV)
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8 (ESV)
The Empty Tomb Guarantees:
1.) ETERNITY.
2 Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
1 John 3:2 (ESV)
2.) SECURITY.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
John 10:27–28 (ESV)
3.) DELIVERANCE.
18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
2 Timothy 4:18 (NIV)
*Outline adapted from Paul David Tripp
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1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
1 Corinthians 15:1–4 (ESV)
17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.
1 Corinthians 15:17 (ESV)
Belief in the resurrection is rational:
1.) The claim of an empty tomb could have been easily INVESTIGATED and DEBUNKED.
2.) If Jesus did not rise from the dead, the disciples LIED.
(Rational people don't die for a lie that they know is a lie after watching their friends die for that same lie.)
3. It was the wrong PLACE and the wrong TIME to start a .
The Empty Tomb Reveals Three Things About God:
1.) God is FAITHFUL.
15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel."
Genesis 3:15 (NKJV)
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5 (NKJV)
2.) God is POWERFUL.
4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Galatians 4:4 (NKJV)
29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
Romans 8:29 (NLT)
6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6 (ESV)
3. God is LOVING.
8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 John 4:8 (ESV)
8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8 (ESV)
The Empty Tomb Guarantees:
1.) ETERNITY.
2 Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
1 John 3:2 (ESV)
2.) SECURITY.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
John 10:27–28 (ESV)
3.) DELIVERANCE.
18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
2 Timothy 4:18 (NIV)
*Outline adapted from Paul David Tripp