The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is not just the central tenet of the Christian faith; it is the power that makes the Christian faith possible. Everything that Christians believe in and hold to finds its substance in the fact that Jesus came out of the tomb after being dead for three days. The resurrection is the power of God that conquered sin, and it is the power that enables believers to live a holy life. The resurrection is the power that overcomes spiritual death and reconciles us to God in new life. And the resurrection is the power that conquers physical death, with the promise that as Jesus came bodily out of the grave, so too will all those who find their life in Him. No wonder the Apostle Paul closes his discourse on the resurrection by saying, "But thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."