Today is a beautiful day, because the apostles were willing to die for the message of the resurrection, “But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.” (1 Corinthians … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul taught with the eyewitnesses, “Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?” (1 Corinthians 15: 12 ESV) Resurrection #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul’s faith held strong through stoning and imprisonment, “For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.” (Romans 6:5 ESV) Resurrection #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul wrote the gospel into his salutation to the Romans “according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul boldly testified in the face of being imprisoned, “Or else let these men themselves say what wrongdoing they found when I stood before the council, other than this one thing that I cried out while standing among them: ‘It is with respect to the resurrection of the dead … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets, having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Now when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, ‘Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is with respect to the hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.’ The following night … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, ‘We will hear you again about this.’” (Acts 17:32 ESV) Resurrection #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because the resurrection changed the apostles from silence and cowering to boldly proclaiming as eye witnesses, “And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.” (Acts 4:33 ESV) Resurrection #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul preached in Athens, “‘Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. The times of ignorance God overlooked, but know he commands all people everywhere to repent, … Read more