The Reason for the Resurrection!

Romans 8:11, "But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you."


Please note the phrase, "The Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you" and the phrase "quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you."


On Christmas we tell the story of the birth of Jesus Christ.


On Easter we tell about the resurrection of Jesus Christ.


However we must note that Jesus did not come to earth for us to have a holiday we call Christmas. He came so that he could give His life for us! 


Matthew 21 says, "And she shall bring forth a son, and though shalt call His name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins"


Jesus did not just raise to give us an Easter Holiday, he did not raise from the dead to prove that He was God for he already had power over death, hell and the grave.


Jesus raised himself from the dead so that WE could be victorious over death, hell and the grave!


In 1 Thes. 4:14, Paul writes, "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him."


So often we focus on the bloody, gory side of the crucifixion, and there are times that we should. For yes, he was beaten, yes he was bloody, and yes, he did die, but thank God he rose again!


The most important part of the resurrection has not came to pass yet!


His death was important. His burial was important. His resurrection was important.


But.....


He died so that we could be saved!


He rose so that we could go to heaven!


The most important part of the resurrection has yet to happen, and that is the rapture or the catching away of the Church of Jesus Christ!


This is why we preach so boldly the Gospel (death, burial and resurrection of Jesus)!


This is why we preach so boldly OUR RESPONSE TO THE GOSPEL found in Acts 2:38. "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sin, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost"


We all need to repent. We all need to be baptized in Jesus Name.


We all also need to be filled with the Spirit of God, the Holy Ghost.


"But if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you."


God comes into you body and life to dwell.


The word "quicken" there means to restore life, to become alive!


There are many good people who have gone to church their whole life, maybe even attended every Easter service, have sang the wonderful Easter songs and perhaps even prayed, but the scripture tells us that we WILL NOT be carried away into heaven at the rapture, unless we have that same spirit inside of them!


This is the reason for the resurrection!


1 Peter 3:18 "For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit"


Eph. 1:13-14 "In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise. Which is the earnest of our inheritance, until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory."


Col. 1:27, ".......Christ in you, the hope of glory..."


Jesus the "Head" was raised, at the rapture, the "Bod of Jesus, the Church will be raised."


Thank God for the Resurrection!!