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Great Doctrines - Grace Church of DuPage

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DOCTRINAL OCTRINAL LESSON ESSON<br />

DOCTRINAL SUMMARY<br />

If Christ did not rise from the dead then (1) He was a liar, because He predicted He<br />

would rise (Matt. 20:19); and (2) He would still be dead ~ so we wouldn’t have a High<br />

Priest, Advocate, or Head for the church; and (3) there would be no Gospel ~ because we<br />

will not be raised from the dead either (1Cor. 15:20-23); and finally (4) our witness is<br />

false, our faith is meaningless, and our future is hopeless (1Cor. 15:13-19). We are <strong>of</strong> men<br />

to be most pitied ~ having placed our faith in a hoax.<br />

However, we know by eyewitness accounts <strong>of</strong> numerous appearances and an empty<br />

tomb that He rose from the dead three days after He was crucified. The Apostles and<br />

other early believers were so convinced <strong>of</strong> the resurrection that their entire lives were<br />

transformed and given to the propagation <strong>of</strong> the Gospel <strong>of</strong> Christ. The resurrection <strong>of</strong><br />

Christ was an integral part <strong>of</strong> their Gospel presentations ~ Acts 2:24-36, 3:15-26,<br />

5:29-32, 10:39-43, 13:27-39, 17:18+30-32. Therefore, the resurrection <strong>of</strong> Christ is<br />

central to Christianity; indeed, we even meet for worship on the day <strong>of</strong> the week that<br />

Christ rose from the dead!<br />

Christ rose with a new kind <strong>of</strong> resurrection body, one that was physical ~ but yet was<br />

eternal and would never die again. After the resurrection, He could enter rooms with<br />

locked doors, appear and disappear at will, and apparently with no limitations. It was a<br />

truly glorified body as we see in Rev. 1:12-16. We also will have a resurrection similar to<br />

Christ’s (1Cor. 15:35-51, Phil. 3:20) at the end <strong>of</strong> this age.<br />

A nd finally, Christ’s resurrection proved that He was a Prophet (Matt. 28:6), that He is<br />

the Lord and Messiah (Acts 2:36), and most importantly that He is the Son <strong>of</strong> God<br />

(Rom. 1:4).<br />

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AS YOU PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER YOUR RESPONSE:<br />

Colossians 3:1-4 ~ “Since you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things<br />

above ... set your minds on things above, not on earthly things ...” (NIV)<br />

HOMEWORK:<br />

Read the central passages daily.<br />

Read Grudem Chapter 28.<br />

8 T<br />

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SECTION ECTION 8 TTHE<br />

T HE RRESURRECTIN<br />

R ESURRECTIN OF OF JJESUS<br />

J ESUS CCHRIST<br />

C HRIST<br />

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Notes<br />

GREAT DOCTRINES I ~ THE BIBLE AND GOD PART 1~SECTION 8 ~PAGE 3

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