and which is now bringing you salvation.'1 He goes on to declare that this Gospel consists 'first and foremost' in the news of Jesus' resurrection. This was the distinctive and original Gospel message, for as Paul tells his converts, 'I handed on to you the facts which had been impart...
On that day the resurrection of Jesus, is the old Jewish calendar month of Nisan 16, the day the Israelis want to sacrifice the earliest harvest. Therefore, it was believed that Jesus was killed on the Passover, and in this one-day resurrection has far-reaching consequences, that means tha...
A defeat, a fall, should always be followed by a glorious rising. If it is one thing the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ should teach us, is that, what on the one hand may appear like a crushing defeat, may on the other han...
Specific gestures have been divinely prescribed for each priesthood ordinance. While the form of baptism recalls the symbolism of death and resurrection, the laying of hands on the head[xxxv]that is used in confirmation suggests a retrospective regard toward the scriptural account of the creation ...
What Is More Important, the Death of Christ or His Resurrection? What Does it Mean That the ‘Gift of God Is Eternal Life’? What Do We Know about the Crucifixion of Jesus? Photo Credit: ©iStock/Getty Images Plus/jeab Ed Jarrettis a long-time follower of Jesus and a member of Syl...
1. Jesus' Resurrection Is God's Seal of Approval on Jesus The first theme is that Jesus' resurrection is God's vindication of Jesus' life, ministry, person, and divinity. When Jesus died a criminal's death on the hill of Golgotha outside of Jerusalem, hope died with him. His disciples...
After the conversion toChristianityof the Roman emperorConstantine I(the Great), the city experienced a renaissance. TheChurch of the Holy Sepulchrewas built over the area traditionally held by Christians to be the site of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection from the dead. With imperial patro...
he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead ...
Lent:Modern Christian traditions observe Lent, a period of 40 days leading up to Easter, to commemorate Jesus’ period of temptation by Satan. When to Start Counting the 40 Days After Death The journey ofmourningand remembrance is deeply personal, and the rituals surrounding it are steeped in ...
The Jesus Seminar, a controversial group of scholars that evaluates the New Testament in the harsh light of historical review, has concluded that there is no evidence that the Easter Resurrection was a physical reality.