The Exaltation of Christ
The Resurrection
Raised for Our Justification
Description
Christ's resurrection is not merely a happy ending to a tragic story but the vindication of His person and work. The resurrection declared Him to be the Son of God with power, demonstrated the Father's acceptance of His sacrifice, and guaranteed our justification. He was delivered for our offenses and raised for our justification. The empty tomb proclaims that death could not hold Him, sin's penalty was fully paid, and the new creation has begun. Christ is the firstfruits of those who sleep—His resurrection guarantees the resurrection of all who are in Him. The resurrection transformed a band of terrified disciples into bold witnesses who turned the world upside down.
Key Verses
And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.
Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.