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Three Ways the Resurrection of Jesus Can Transform Your Life Today

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  • Sean McDowell

What is the significance of the resurrection of Christ for you? The gospel reveals that the resurrection eliminates doubt, brings hope in grief, and offers forgiveness to sinners.

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Three Ways Christ’s Resurrection Changes You

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  • Andrew Menkis

Do you know what the resurrection of Christ does for you? The Scriptures tell us that his resurrection gives you new identity, new purpose, and new hope. Contemplating on the resurrection can help you persevere in suffering that comes your way.

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Ten Things You Should Know about What Happened on Easter Sunday Morning

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  • Sam Storms

What happened on that Easter Sunday at the resurrection of Christ? Here are ten things to know.

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Definitions: First Fruits

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  • Mark vander Hart

How does the resurrection of Christ relates to first fruits? This article explains that the Old Testament first fruits pointed to Christ and finds in completion in Christ’s work. 

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How to Talk to Atheists and Skeptics about Jesus

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  • Michael Horton

How do you communicate the truth of the resurrection of Christ to someone trapped in atheism or skepticism? This article provides three ways for doing so.

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Don't Wait Until Next Easter

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  • Paul David Tripp

The resurrection of Christ should be central to the Christian life. This article points out six reasons why we celebrate Easter Sunday, and three implications of the resurrection for the believer.

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If Christ Is Not Raised

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  • Jeff Robinson

This article explains the centrality of the resurrection of Christ for the gospel. It discusses what the consequences would be if Christ had not been raised from the dead.

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A Reasonable Faith What could Transform the Defeated Disciples into the Triumphant Church?

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  • Peter Barnes

Believing the resurrection of Christ is not a matter of blind faith, but reasonable faith. The resurrected Jesus had his many eyewitnesses, and the Old Testament itself prophesided that the suffering servant would be vindicated.

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I Believe … in the Resurrection

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  • Samuel Watson

Believers can confess the reality of the resurrection of Christ because of the empty tomb, the appearances of Christ after His resurrection, and the witness of the disciples. Also, experiencing spiritual resurrection confirms the reality of the physical resurrection.

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The Resurrection: "According to the Scriptures"?

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  • Herald Gandi

This article explores the background to Paul's statement in 1 Corinthians 15 that the Old Testament points to the resurrection of Christ. It considers connections between Psalm 16:10 and Psalm 22, as well as Isaiah 53:10-11 and Daniel 12:2-3.

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The Better Resurrection (Heb. 11:35): A Key to the Structure and Rhetorical Purpose of Hebrews 11

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  • Gareth Lee Cockerill

This article presents a detailed exegetical study of Hebrews 11. The exegesis indicates that references to future resurrection in Hebrews 11:17-19 and 35 are of foundational importance to the structure and logic of the argument of the chapter. It also addresses the common assumption that the resurrection of Christ was of no importance to the author of Hebrews and concludes that it is mistaken.

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The Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the Reality of the Gospel

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

At the heart of the gospel is the resurrection of Christ. From 1 Corinthians 15 the article explains why this is so.

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Baptism for the Dead: A Study of 1 Corinthians 15:29

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  • J. K. Howard

How should the phrase "baptism for the dead" in 1 Corinthians 15:29 be interpreted? This article provides a survey of interpretations and presents its own understanding, focusing on the resurrection of Christ.

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The Old Testament Basis for the Resurrection Faith

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  • Irwin W. Reist

The article first indicates the centrality of the witness of the New Testament to the resurrection of Christ. Next, it surveys the search for a controlling principle of interpretation to express the continuity between the Old and the New Testament. The article then considers Old Testament persons, events, and passages that point toward the resurrection of Christ. The expectation during the intertestamental period is also considered.

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The Resurrection of Christ: A Historical Fact

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  • Benjamin B. Warfield

What place does the resurrection of Christ hold among the doctrines of Christianity? How much can we rely on the evidence of the so-called eyewitness accounts in the Gospels? Are these not just human fabrications? In answering such questions the author mounts an apologetic against the skeptical questions raised by modern-day unbelievers, refuting proposed alternative explanations to the bodily resurrection of Christ.

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Starbucks: The Land of Opportunity!

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  • James Wilson

This is an article in the form of a dialogue, where the author sits in a Starbucks coffee shop and engages in an apologetics discussion with another person. The dialogue centers on the resurrection of Christ and the refutations normally raised against it.

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Raiders of the Empty Tomb

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  • Joseph R. Nally

The author discusses James Cameron's recent documentary, The Lost Tomb of Jesus, together with Simcha Jacobovici and Charles Pellegrino's The Jesus Family Tomb. Cameron reports on a tomb that has been unearthed in Jerusalem with familiar names, including Jesua, son of Joseph, Mary, and Mathew. The author refutes these conclusions and emphasizes the biblical testimony of the resurrection of Christ.

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1 Corinthians 15:3B-6A, 7 and the Bodily Resurrection of Jesus

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  • Kirk R. MacGregor

Some modern exegetes claim that the disciples' experience of Jesus after the resurrection was nothing more than a visionary experience. This article wants to challenge this view. It further challenges the view that the body of Christ was not important for the church in Jerusalem's concept of the resurrection of Christ.

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“Life-Giving Spirit” – Probing the Centre of Paul's Pneumatology

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  • Richard B. Gaffin Jr.

In this essay, Gaffin identifies and reflects on those viewpoints in the apostle Paul's teaching on the Holy Spirit that are dominant. His conviction is that Paul's teaching on the Spirit is focused on the centre of his theology, which is Christology.

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Identity and Resurrection: A Review Article

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  • Francis J. Beckwith

The author reviews two evangelical authors on their view of the nature of the resurrection of Christ. The views of Norman Geisler and Murray J. Harris are considered.

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Laughing with God at the Empty Tomb

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  • T. Nathan Trice

In response to the efforts of men and demons to thwart his redemptive purposes, God himself laughed at his enemies on the day he raised his Son from the dead. But may we too join in God's triumphant laughter? There are three things to laugh about: 1) How our Lord's enemies incriminate themselves before Pilate. 2) How they unwittingly foretell His triumph over them.

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John 20:20 – Time for Joy!

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  • Jack de Jong

This article on John 20:20 is about the resurrection of Christ and joy in our lives.

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Hebrews 2:14 – The Triumph of Divine Justice

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  • Jack de Jong

This article on Hebrews 2:14 is about Satan as the accuser, Satan being dethroned, the death and resurrection of Christ, and righteousness before God.

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