For we believe… 1 Thessalonians 4:14‘For we believe…’
What do we believe?
1 Thessalonians 4:14‘…we believe that Jesus died and rose again…’
We believe that Jesus died and rose again! The foundation of the Christian faith is the fact that Jesus died and rose again. His death was a demonstration of God’s love for us. The fact that He rose again confirms His divine nature and guarantees the promise of eternal life. Most historians will agree that Jesus existed and that He died by way of crucifixion. The resurrection is the great challenge for those who do not believe. The result of His resurrection was a time of transformation in His followers. They were changed by this experience. They were transformed from scared disciples hiding in an upper room, and they came out fearless, bold and prepared to die for what they had seen and experienced. People are not normally willing to die for a lie. Over 500 people were witnesses to the fact that He was seen alive and they testify through the millennia to the resurrection and appearance of Jesus after His death and burial. This gives us certainty that Jesus was in fact the Son of God. The resurrection of Jesus stands as both a historical reality and a profound truth of faith. This gives believers confidence in the promise of their own resurrection. This belief is the foundation of our faith. His death dealt with sin and His resurrection gives us life. It gives us the assurance that God keeps His promises and that eternal life is real.
WITH GOD IN OUR LIVES – DEATH IS NOT THE END!
Death is viewed as the end to natural life as we know it. If Christ had not risen, our faith would fall apart. But because He has risen, we can stand firm, everything is safe and secure in Him. Death, over which no one had any control, was finally conquered and we could see that death was not the end but the beginning of a new time and a new life. Death became a door to another dimension. His resurrection is the key to our own future. Because He lives, we too will live.
1 Thessalonians 4:14‘For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.‘
His resurrection gives us hope beyond death and the grave. Death is not the end but a transition to eternal life with Christ. God has the ultimate authority over life and death. Those who are ‘IN HIM‘ are united with Jesus and He gives them the gift of eternal life.
John 3:16‘For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.’
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