Our Faith Is Not In Vain! - Doug Eaton
Our Faith is not in vain!
We are no longer in our sins!
Those who have died in Christ are with Him!
We are the least to be pitied because our Hope is not in vain!
(1 Cor. 15:13-20)
Through Christ’s death and resurrection, our regeneration is insured. He rose from the dead to bring us new life, for the same power that raised Christ from the dead is raising us also (Eph 1:18-20). For we have been buried with Him by baptism into death and raised through His resurrection so we can walk in newness of life (Rom. 6:4,11).
Through Christ’s death and resurrection, our justification was insured. As His word says, He was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our justification (Rom. 4:25). In the resurrection God the Father gave His Amen to Christ’s propitiating work.
Through Christ's death and resurrection we are promised that we too will be resurrected in bodies that are imperishable (1Cor. 15: 42-44). For He is the “first fruits” of many brethren (1 Cor. 15:20), as His word promises, “God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power (1 Cor 6:14).” Be not dismayed though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day (1 Cor. 4:16). And yet even though the outward man perish now, we to can cry out with Job, “For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God (Job 19:25-26).
Doug
3 Comments:
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April 22, 2006 9:42 AM
Powerful post, my friend!
April 22, 2006 3:17 PM
Joe, thanks for stopping by. I like Doug's work alot. This is his third time here.
April 22, 2006 7:44 PM
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