I found this excerpt which is fitting for today and this community. This was written by R.J. Rushdoony, who is now in glory, whom I have followed for more than 40 years. In Childer's fashion, he gets directly to the point. We can all identify with his words, especially his closing prophetic words........................…
I found this excerpt which is fitting for today and this community. This was written by R.J. Rushdoony, who is now in glory, whom I have followed for more than 40 years. In Childer's fashion, he gets directly to the point. We can all identify with his words, especially his closing prophetic words....................................................................
The Biblical faith concerning Jesus Christ involves and requires believing that He was raised from the dead in the same body which suffered crucifixion. Jesus Christ, by His resurrection, destroyed the power of sin and death. Moreover, He set forth His victory over the realms of both spirit and matter, conquering the enemy in every realm.
If Jesus Christ had only risen from the dead as a spirit, as a ghost, then His only victory and His only saving power would be limited to the world of the spirit. It would mean that He would be helpless to answer prayers concerning material things, because His power would extend only to things spiritual. It would mean that His people would be helpless against the powers of this world and without a law or a recourse in this world.
But, because Jesus Christ rose from the dead, He is Lord over all lords, King over all kings, the lawgiver and supreme governor of all things, material and spiritual. Prayer is effectual because He is effectual. We can therefore say with the psalmist: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea” (Ps. 46:1–2).
For this reason, from the days of the early church on, the Day of Resurrection has been a time of joy because it sets forth the certainty of our victory in and through Jesus Christ. St. Paul, in terms of this fact of the resurrection, could happily declare, “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” (1 Cor. 15:55).
The world today, as it has moved from faith in God to faith in man, has moved from joy and confidence to fearfulness and darkness. Our material prosperity has not increased our joy, because, apart from the Christian victory, the joy of living drains out of a man. As St. John made clear, “[T]his is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4)...
“Jesus Christ, by His resurrection, destroyed the power of sin and death. Moreover, He set forth His victory over the realms of both spirit and matter, conquering the enemy in every realm.” Moreover, I would add that He was able to do this because He is God - the great I AM, existing in the perfect Triune being we call the Holy Trinity, and the Author of Creation - the Author of life itself. (See John ch. 1) My challenge to deniers is, you are living in a state of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual awareness that allows you to contemplate your very existence, and its origins — why? If there is no God, if Jesus never lived, why is there anything at all?
Thank you Jesus for saving me all those years ago. My only regret is not surrendering to You sooner! Happy Resurrection Day C&C family!
"The Resurrection"
I found this excerpt which is fitting for today and this community. This was written by R.J. Rushdoony, who is now in glory, whom I have followed for more than 40 years. In Childer's fashion, he gets directly to the point. We can all identify with his words, especially his closing prophetic words....................................................................
The Biblical faith concerning Jesus Christ involves and requires believing that He was raised from the dead in the same body which suffered crucifixion. Jesus Christ, by His resurrection, destroyed the power of sin and death. Moreover, He set forth His victory over the realms of both spirit and matter, conquering the enemy in every realm.
If Jesus Christ had only risen from the dead as a spirit, as a ghost, then His only victory and His only saving power would be limited to the world of the spirit. It would mean that He would be helpless to answer prayers concerning material things, because His power would extend only to things spiritual. It would mean that His people would be helpless against the powers of this world and without a law or a recourse in this world.
But, because Jesus Christ rose from the dead, He is Lord over all lords, King over all kings, the lawgiver and supreme governor of all things, material and spiritual. Prayer is effectual because He is effectual. We can therefore say with the psalmist: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea” (Ps. 46:1–2).
For this reason, from the days of the early church on, the Day of Resurrection has been a time of joy because it sets forth the certainty of our victory in and through Jesus Christ. St. Paul, in terms of this fact of the resurrection, could happily declare, “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” (1 Cor. 15:55).
The world today, as it has moved from faith in God to faith in man, has moved from joy and confidence to fearfulness and darkness. Our material prosperity has not increased our joy, because, apart from the Christian victory, the joy of living drains out of a man. As St. John made clear, “[T]his is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4)...
“Jesus Christ, by His resurrection, destroyed the power of sin and death. Moreover, He set forth His victory over the realms of both spirit and matter, conquering the enemy in every realm.” Moreover, I would add that He was able to do this because He is God - the great I AM, existing in the perfect Triune being we call the Holy Trinity, and the Author of Creation - the Author of life itself. (See John ch. 1) My challenge to deniers is, you are living in a state of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual awareness that allows you to contemplate your very existence, and its origins — why? If there is no God, if Jesus never lived, why is there anything at all?
Thank you Jesus for saving me all those years ago. My only regret is not surrendering to You sooner! Happy Resurrection Day C&C family!
Taken from A Word In Season: Daily Messages on the Faith for All of Life, Volume 2, pp. 23-24
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