Resurrection

By David Maas
{RESURRECTION HOPE}

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  1. The Last Enemy - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus at the end of the age will mean the termination of the Last Enemy, Death itself)
  2. Comfort One Another - {PDF Copy} - (Foundational to the church’s future hope is the bodily resurrection of believers when Jesus arrives in glory)
  3. The Redemption of Our Body - {PDF Copy} - (Paul links the bodily resurrection of believers to the New Creation, and both events are part of the promised redemption – Romans 8:1-23)
  4. He Abolished Death - {PDF Copy} - (Paul reminds Timothy of Christ’s resurrection. False teachers were denying the resurrection or claiming that it was in the past and not applicable to believers)
  5. Firstborn of the Dead - {PDF Copy} - (To the Colossians, Paul emphasized the exalted position of Jesus that he attained following his death and resurrection)
  6. Spirit and Resurrection - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is the foretaste and guarantee of the bodily resurrection and of the coming New Creation)
  7. Life from the Dead - {PDF Copy} - (Paul presents his gospel from humanity's plight due to sin to the resurrection of the dead and the New Creation)
  8. The New Creation Begins - (Revelation looks forward to the reign of Jesus in the New Creation, a reality inaugurated by his Death and Resurrection) - {PDF Copy}
  9. The Age of the Spirit - (The gift of the Spirit is part of the New Covenant and the first fruits of the New Creation, the gathering of the nations, and the resurrection) - {PDF Copy}
  10. The Life-Giving Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (There is no life without the Spirit of God - His Spirit creates, animates, sustains, and restores all life)

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