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"The Poet, Alfred Lord Tennyson, met General William Booth of the Salvation Army, while both were out walking. 'General,' said Tennyson, 'what is the news this morning?' 'The news, sir,' replied Booth 'is that Christ died for our sins and rose for our justification!' 'Ah,' replied the poet, 'that is old news, and new news, and good news.'" Paul said: "If Christ is not risen, then our preaching is vain, and your faith is also vain" (1 Cor. 15:14). In these words Paul emphasized the significance and value of the resurrection. Everything depends upon this central fact—a risen Christ. If Christ was not raised, then our preaching is empty, our faith is false, and we are in a state of abject misery. But since the resurrection of Christ is an indisputable fact, then it follows that the resurrection of Christ is an indispensable faith. Preaching represents the word of Christ. Everything that Jesus ever said during His earthly ministry must be judged in the light of the resurrection, for if He did not rise from the dead, how can we trust the words He spoke? How can we believe the claims He made? How can we aspire to the standards He set? In other words, if Christ was not raised, then both our preaching and our faith are vain. But Christ is risen, and as a result, every single word Jesus spoke rings with authority and vibrates with life; we can trust Him implicitly. If Jesus Christ never rose from the dead, then Calvary means nothing at all; other men have been crucified, and Jesus must be numbered among them. On the other hand, if He truly rose from the dead, then Calvary represents the unique redemptive act of God, providing forgiveness and salvation for men and women like you and me. Because He rose we can say that Christ "was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification" (Romans 4:25). There is forgiveness and redemption through the blood of Jesus because the resurrection elevates His death on the cross with great significance. Peter knew this from personal experience. That is why he could write that we are "begotten ... again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead" (1 Peter 1:3). Click the link to listen to this inspiring message "The Message of the Resurrection – Part 2" on Bethel TV or iTunes Podcast. #TransformingLives, #TransformingLivesWithPastorObe, #BethelCityOfGlory, #ObadiahSwen, #Obelizswen, #BethelVA, #PastorObe.

"The Poet, Alfred Lord Tennyson, met General William Booth of the Salvation Army, while both were out walking. 'General,' said Tennyson, 'what is the news this morning?' 'The news, sir,' replied Booth 'is that Christ died for our sins and rose for our justification!' 'Ah,' replied the poet, 'that is old news, and new news, and good news.'" Paul said: "If Christ is not risen, then our preaching is vain, and your faith is also vain" (1 Cor. 15:14). In these words Paul emphasized the significance and value of the resurrection. Everything depends upon this central fact—a risen Christ. If Christ was not raised, then our preaching is empty, our faith is false, and we are in a state of abject misery. But since the resurrection of Christ is an indisputable fact, then it follows that the resurrection of Christ is an indispensable faith. Preaching represents the word of Christ. Everything that Jesus ever said during His earthly ministry must be judged in the light of the resurrection, for if He did not rise from the dead, how can we trust the words He spoke? How can we believe the claims He made? How can we aspire to the standards He set? In other words, if Christ was not raised, then both our preaching and our faith are vain. But Christ is risen, and as a result, every single word Jesus spoke rings with authority and vibrates with life; we can trust Him implicitly. If Jesus Christ never rose from the dead, then Calvary means nothing at all; other men have been crucified, and Jesus must be numbered among them. On the other hand, if He truly rose from the dead, then Calvary represents the unique redemptive act of God, providing forgiveness and salvation for men and women like you and me. Because He rose we can say that Christ "was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification" (Romans 4:25). There is forgiveness and redemption through the blood of Jesus because the resurrection elevates His death on the cross with great significance. Peter knew this from personal experience. That is why he could write that we are "begotten ... again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead" (1 Peter 1:3). Click the link to listen to this inspiring message "The Message of the Resurrection – Part 2" on Bethel TV or iTunes Podcast. #TransformingLives, #TransformingLivesWithPastorObe, #BethelCityOfGlory, #ObadiahSwen, #Obelizswen, #BethelVA, #PastorObe.