I know it doesn’t mean much to have Sunday Highlights on Monday but I was at home for all of 1 hour yesterday and just didn’t get it done. It was a great service though and I don’t want to skip it so here we go.
Many of us view Jesus as one way to religion, often tacking Him on to our religious beliefs.
Paul was addressing gnostics who tacked on Jesus to their beliefs and says Jesus was “established to be the Son of God by the resurrection”. The word established comes from herizo, the word we get horizon from. It’s like the line that separates the sky and land. Jesus draws a line in time by the resurrection. He’s on one side and everything else is on the other. Which side are you on?
A Risen Jesus Changes Everything
A dead Jesus
- Doesn’t have a story to tell. Nothing significant.
- Means Christians are slanderers against whatever God there is.
- We are still guilty and everyone will be punished.
- v9 says we should be pitied. He’s not worth living for.
- And certainly not worth dying for.
Risen Jesus becomes
- A story you want to tell
- Gives everything meaning and purpose
- Deals with our sin
- Offers us hope
- Making life worth living
- Takes fear out of dying
Question is are we alive? How has he changed us/
If your life or beliefs contradicts Jesus, you have to change. Stop tacking Him on to your life and let Him change everything. Get on his side of the herizo.