RESURRECTION

By David Maas
{RESURRECTION HOPE}

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  1. The Death of Death - {PDF Copy} - (The Apostle Paul presents the key events that will precede the return of Jesus culminating in the resurrection of the dead)
  2. Sorrow Not -Resurrection Hope - {PDF Copy} - (Foundational to the hope of the church is the bodily resurrection of believers that will take place when Jesus arrives from heaven)
  3. Resurrection and New Creation - {PDF Copy} - (Paul links the bodily resurrection of believers to the New Creation since both are integral to the promised redemption)
  4. Everlasting Glory - {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} - (Jesus was the firstborn and the firstfruits of the general resurrection at the end of the age)
  6. Spirit and Resurrection - {PDF Copy} - (The gift of the Spirit is the “first fruits” of the future resurrection and the coming New Creation)
  7. Resurrection Hope in Rome - {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}

      Sunrise Photo by Terry Tan De Hao on Unsplash
      [Sunrise Photo by Terry Tan De Hao on Unsplash]


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