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I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit; Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate; Was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into Hell; The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven; And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; The Holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body; And the life everlasting. Amen.   The Apostle’s Creed

 

I have been using the Apostle’s Creed to write about doctrines seen in the Bible.  It is my belief that our lives reflect what we believe. I want you to understand that there is a lot of controversy about Jesus descending into hell.  I have done some research on this phrase and decided I would only mention it.  Some believe that Jesus descended into hell to liberate those Old Testament saints that were waiting in “Abraham’s bosom”.  Others have thought that Jesus needed to do this to complete the forgiveness of sin.  Jesus did not spend any length of time there.

 

Jesus’ resurrection is a major doctrine of the Bible; without the resurrection there is no Christianity and becomes a lie.  There is considerable evidence that Jesus hung on a cross and died.  He was placed in a tomb with guards placed outside the tomb so no one could remove the body.  Yet, He was not there when the third day (Easter) happened.

 

What is the importance of this event?  It proves that Jesus is the Son of God.  It proves the effectiveness of His taking our place on the cross – His redeeming death.  It proves He is the Son of God and that the Scriptures prophetically speaking of His death and resurrection are all true.  His resurrection gives every Believer hope that they will also rise again; that was a promise Jesus Himself made to His followers.  Because Believers have this hope, this promise, they are empowered to live the life God desires them to live – the life lived on the narrow way to His kingdom and eternal life.

 

There are always skeptic just as when Mary saw the risen Christ and the empty tomb.  People, today, do not want to believe in the resurrection because to believe in it would demand a changed life.  It is when one has an encounter with the risen Christ that enables a life to change.  Remember Peter who denied he knew Christ for fear of being recognized as His follower?  Read about the empowered Peter In Acts who tells the authorities he must follow Jesus and not men, preaching the Gospel resulting in 3,000 salvations.  Ask me about the changes in my life after saying yes to the risen Christ.  Think about the changes that have occurred in your life because you said yes to the risen Christ’s offer of salvation. 

 

Yes, the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave is an extremely important doctrine of hope for all who believe.  If there is no resurrection Christianity is meaningless.  But thanks be to God, salvation comes to whosoever believes in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

 

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