Resurrection!
9 Apr 2009
Paul writes… on Slipstream which is the Evangelical Alliance’s leadership resource this month their edition features interviews with Gary Habermas and Tim Keller with a special focus on apologetics and the resurrection.
In conjunction with this, Krish Kandiah has asked Christian bloggers to write a blog entry, on Maundy Thursday, about what Jesus’ resurrection means to them. So feel free to write your own post or leave your thoughts here…
For me the greatest thing about the resurrection of Jesus is the hope that it brings. I have no way of proving that there is anything beyond death but the resurrection of Jesus gives faith to my hope that this life is not all that there is.
It gives me a hope that the way I live my life now resounds across time. That the good things of this life, the laughter, the helping hand freely offered, the embrace given, the forgiveness offered, the sweetness and sacrifices of love do not fade away.
It gives me hope that eternity is not abstract, that I am not just a disembodied spirit floating on a cloud air harping. It tells me that who I am now will come back again, that we not only get life back but we get our bodies back too. Improved, perfected, but still recognisable as to who we are now in this life. Our identies infused and unified with God but still so personal, precious and unique.
That hope of the life to come as me with Jesus gives me a hope now too to face this reality with Jesus. That beyond my pains and my half hearted attempts to numb them there is something more…
or so I hope…
What does the resurrection mean for you..?
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Comment by James Prescott
5.53 pm on 9 Apr 2009
The Resurrection means so many things.
New life. New opportunties. That the past has been forgotten and we can move forward with Jesus. It means that we have nothing to fear, not even death itself. It means there is a real hope and future for everyone.
It gives reassurance that Jesus has not and will not abandon us. That He has saved us.
That despite all the pain, suffering and wickedness in the world, there is hope. Hope which delivers.
Comment by Peter Konz
6.46 pm on 9 Apr 2009
I have a tattoo that reminds me of Christ and the resurrection. To me it says, because of the blood of the Son I have eternity. I do have this hope, that there is something more. I would agree with the Apostle Paul that apart from the resurrection we would be most miserable. What point would there be to anything. For me the power of the resurrection addresses life after this place, but it also empowers us by the Holy spirt to live more fully now.
Comment by Helen
4.15 pm on 12 Apr 2009
I like this NT Wright quote about what it meant in the gospels.
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