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OUR DAILY BREAD Sunday, April 3, 1994
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Read: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
PROOF POSITIVE
Jesus our Lord...was raised
because of our justification.
Romans 4:24-25
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the most well-
established events in history. Paul cited as irrefutable
evidence the more than 500 eyewitnesses who saw Jesus after He
arose, most of whom were still alive when the apostle wrote to
the Corinthians.
Just as certain is the fact that Christ's sacrifice on the cross
of Calvary fully paid the penalty for the sin of all mankind, so
that everyone who trusts Him as Savior receives forgiveness. And
it is Christ's resurrection that guarantees this. If just one
sin had been unatoned for, Jesus would not have come out of the
tomb.
In his book "The Resurrection of Jesus the Christ", Fred John
Meldau underscores the significance of Jesus' resurrection by
describing Israel's annual Day of Atonement ritual. Meldau
writes, "If [the High Priest] offered correctly, he came forth in
due time; but ... if he failed to offer correctly, he died there
behind the veil. In like manner, the coming forth of Jesus the
Christ, in His resurrection, after His atonement for our sins on
the cross, shows that His offering was accepted. The empty tomb
is God's 'Amen' to Christ's 'It is finished.'"
When Christ emerged from the tomb, our sin was completely paid
for. His resurrection was proof positive!
Author: Richard W. De Haan
Jesus rose, and proved His power
By that rising glorious;
From the mighty grasp of death
He came forth victorious.
Anon.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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Christ's empty tomb guarantees our full salvation.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Samuel 29-31
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