credible all others. (Matt. 11:5; John ' 2 0 : 8 .) 4. It is the finishing touch of Christ’s Atoning Work, and includes His Ascen sion to God’s Right Hand. (Rom. 4:25; ^Tohn 16:10.) 5. It is^the pledge of the Resurrec tion of the believer, and a first-fruits showing th e nature of the harvest. (1 Cor. 15:49; Phil. 3:21.) 6. It was an event ^wholly without precedent, introducing even our Lord to a new experience as the Son of Man. (Rom. 6:4, 9; Eph. 1:19.) 7. It was th e new model of the Be liever’s life, typifying the introduction of his whole being Into a new plane. (Rom. 6:4; Col. 3:1, 2.) 8. It became the new measure and standard of God’s power in the believer, working in him mightily. (Comp. Mi- cah 7:15; Eph. 1:19.) The Cross should not be our tarrying place, nor th e Tomb, but, rather, the Throne. We are n o t . to think of a dead Christ. Here atonement finds its completion, and the life of the believer its true commencement.—A. T. Pierson. JESUS’ SUPERNATURAL DEATH Seven Proofs 1. Supernatural power exerted when soldiers came to arrest Him. (Jn. 18:4-6). He did not have to submit to death. 2. Supernatural-cry when on the cross (Mt. 27:46, 50). Loud voice. Cry of one in full strength, not exhaustion. 3. Mental faculties alert to the last. (Jn. 19:28). Cried “I thirst,” Not unconscious or delirious. 4. Sublime carriage to the end. Jn. 19:30. Bowed his head. Previously
CHRIST’S RESURRECTION 1. Seal of God’s approval of Him as Savior. Acts 13:29, 30. 2. Sign of triumph over Satan. Heb. 2:14. 3. Security of resurrection for the saints. 1 Cor. 15:20-22. 4. Settlement of the question of fu ture judgment. Acts 17:31. 5. Silencing of unbelievers. Rom. 1:4.—K. L. B. WHAT THE RESURRECTION IS 1. Greatest fact of History. Acts 1:3. 2. Greatest evidence of Christianity. Rom. 1:4. 3. Greatest exhibition of God’s pow er. Eph. 1:20. 4. Greatest tru th of the Gospel. 1 Cor. 15:3-4. 5. Greatest reality to faith. - 1 Thes. 4:14. 6. Greatest assurance of coming glory. 1 Cor. 15:20. 7. Greatest incentive to holiness. Rom. 6:9-12.--F . E. Marsh. THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST “Now is Christ risen from the dead.” 1 Cor. 15:20. The Resurrection of Christ has a many-sided fneaning and bearing in Holy Scripture. 1. It forms a focus of Fulfilled Prophecy, linking the Old and New Testaments in one. (Acts 2:24-31.) 2. It is the grand proof and demon stration of our Lord’s Divinity and Deity. The Son of God with Power. (Rom. 1:4.) : ^ 3. It is the last, greatest, and most comprehensive of all Miracles, making
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