1. The resurrection of Jesus Christ means that we are justified before God

Romans 4:25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. 

2. The resurrection of Jesus Christ shows that Jesus defeated death

Romans 6:⁹ For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.   Christ rose from the dead because death could no longer hold him, and we no longer have to fear death because Christ has triumphed over it.  Death is no longer an enemy because in Christ, we no longer have to fear the punishment that comes after death.  1 Corin 15:55-57  O death where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?’”The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! 

3. The resurrection of Jesus Christ means that believers are united with Christ

2 Corinthians 4:¹⁴ because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself.  When we believe in Christ, we are united to him in faith. Union with Christ means that when God looks at us, he does not see our unrighteousness, but the righteousness of Christ. It means that we have died with him and will also live with him (Romans 6:8).  This union is made possible by the resurrection of Christ.  Christians are able to receive the righteousness of Christ because of their union with Jesus.

4. The resurrection of Jesus Christ means that the Holy Spirit will be poured out into the hearts of those who believe.

Acts 2:33 Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.   After Christ had risen and ascended, he was able to send the promised Holy Spirit to continue his work on earth. This means that Christ’s earthly ministry continues today through his people, in whom he dwells by the Holy Spirit.  This also means that Christ will help his people by the Spirit, strengthening them, convicting them, guiding them into the life that God desires.

5. The resurrection of Jesus Christ gives Christians a living hope.

1 Peter 1:3-4 According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.   Being forgiven of our sins and justified before God gives Christians tremendous hope. Christians are changed from being an enemy of God bound for hell, to becoming a forgiven son of God with an eternal inheritance in heaven that can never be taken away.

6. The resurrection of Jesus Christ means that we will be raised like him.

Christ is described as the first fruits of the resurrection from the dead, meaning that his resurrection is a precursor to the resurrection that all believers (1 Corinthians 15:20). 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 explains, “For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.”

This implication of the resurrection ties in closely with the last one:

7. We Are Raised Up Spiritually — Given New Birth

Ephesians 2:4-5, But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.

Jesus told a religious leader named Nicodemus that he must be born again, see John 3:3.  In 2 Corinthians, 5:17, Paul promised that if anyone is in Christ, he or she is a new creation. This statement means that we are transformed from within. The resurrection provides the power to raise us up into this new life. We are no longer bound to the dictates of fleshly desires or proclivities.

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