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 The Resurrection - Part 1.
Paul said it best, if we have hope only in this world, we are all most miserable (1 Cor 15:19) . When the Sadducees approached Jesus in Mark 12:18-27, they put
forth a question about “resurrection”. It was clearly stated that the sadducees did not believe in the resurrection so their question was
attempting to make Christ stumble. His response to them not only validated a resurrection, but emphasized an important point... they were in
error from not knowing the scriptures. As christians, we place our hope in Christ and the resurrection as Romans 10:9 (KJV) states “That
if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” Yet churches today
are like the Sadducees in that they are ignorant of scripture. Further,
ministers are promoting Christian entertainment over bible based faith. The lesson on 01-05-2003 begins a series of studies on the topic of “resurrection”.   Click here to listen now.
 The Resurrection - Part 2.
The resurrection is so critical to the believer. By one man sin entered the world, and death by sin. Yet the second Adam, Christ, is alive and resides in
heaven as the one mediator between God and man. In the Old Testament, Job had hope of a
resurrection. Abraham is another individual who trusted in the power of God to raise the dead. Hebrews 11:17-19 (KJV) says ”By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he
that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in
Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.” In scripture, there are many Old and
New Testament individuals who knew and counted on a resurrection. The lesson on 01-12
-2003 is part two of a series studying the imporance of the resurrection in the life of a believer. It was said of Abraham
in Romans 4:20-25 (KJV) “He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory
to God; And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. And therefore it was imputed
to him for righteousness. Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; But for us also, to whom it
shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.” God completed the transaction by imputing righteousness unto us by the death
of Christ, while ensuring the justification of the believer through the resurrection of Christ. Listen here now.
 The Resurrection - Part 3.
Historically, their have been many theories about the resurrection.
Although there has been agreement to call the resurrection of believers the “Rapture”, two major
questions still cause serious debates: 1) When does it occur? and 2) Who does it involve? The timeframe for the resurrection revolves around the Day of the Lord, which includes both the
tribulation and the millenium. While attempting to pinpoint the “when”, there have been several
views that have come in and out of popularity. The Pre-Millennialists view believes in the rapture
before the 1000 year millennium. This started first with early church believers. Next, the A-Millennial
view came into popularity which took the position of no “rapture” for the church since they believed
in no return of Christ or millennium. The Post-Millennial view places the resurrection at the end of the
Millenium or 1000 year reign. Within the Pre-Millennial view, there are three “rapture” timing theories.
This consists of a pre-trib, mid-trib, and post-tribulation rapture. The lesson on 01-19-2003 teaches
on church history and how it has influenced the adoption of each of these theories. This is the third lesson in a series on “Resurrection”, here is the complete list. Click here to listen now.
 Language and The Meaning of Words. In Bible study as well as every day conversation,
language and words portray specific meanings. We know from Matt 12:36-37 that “...every idle
word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy
words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned..” There is an old
saying “if you’re going to talk the talk, you better walk the walk.” This principle is described in James 2:14 “What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not
works?” Do you follow through with the words you speak as a Christian? A hypocrite is
someone who says one thing and does another. When Jesus was tempted by Satan, Jesus replied every time with the word of God. For instance, Matt 4:4 says “But he answered and
said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” It’s interesting to see how Satan quotes scripture by adding his own words
to twist it for his own purposes. The enemy is an expert at taking words and twisting them to support their own agenda.
The lesson on 01-26-2003 discusses how words used and twisted by the enemy. Click here to listen now.
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