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• Let'Us “ come and see” and take ' our stand in the place of death and think of: I.,His Great Humility: He who was in glory was laid in a borrowed grave —the'Son .of God buried (Phil. 2.:5-8). 2. His Spotless Life: There was no sin in Him. He was holy, righteous, yet the iniquity of us all was laid upon Him (2 Cor. 5:21; cf. Heb. 7:26; Isa. 53:6). 3. His Manifold Sufferings: “Behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my-sorrow” (Lam. 1:12). . “A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief” (Isa. 53:3). 4. His Mighty Power: .“He is risen,” not “He is raised.” His death was voluntary (John 10:18). 5. His Glorious Victory: “Through death” He destroyed “him that had the power of death, that is, the devil” (Heb. 2:14). In laying ¿Side His grave- clothes, He laid aSide all that be-, longed to sin, death, and the grave. He came forth a GLORIFIED SAV IOUR! IV. A P L A I N COMMISSION: “Go quickly, and fell” tv. 7). Tell what? .This angel preached the same message that we need to hear and proclaim-—the resurrection words. \Here they are: 1. Fear not.; 2. Come and see. 3. Go. quickly and tell, Christ is risen!. This is the glorious gospel. Come and see it and know the power of it; then go and tell it out. Go quickly, for the need is tre mendous.- APRIL 12, 1942 THE CHURCH COMES INTO BEING M a t t h e w ; 1 6 :1 3 - 1 9 ; 2 1 :4 2 By Chester J. Padgett Introduction Every ' C h r i s t i a n young person should consider prayerfully the sub ject o f the church of our Lord Jesus Christ. A study of the church could be and should be revolutionary in the- lives of many young believers. As you think of the .church, if you are a born-again follower of Christ, apply the teaching to your own heart and life as a member of the invisible c h u r c h , the mystical Body of our blessed Lord. - For Those Who Have Topics I. THE F OUNDA T I ON OF THE I CHURCH (v. 16). The Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal ’Son of God and the second Person o f the Trinity, is the foundation of the- church. Remember that Christ does not say that Peter is the foundation, but -that the church is built upon the
infinite truth of Peter’s great confes sion as to the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ (v.' 18),. Christ Jesus is the Rock upon which the true chureh is built; His substitutionary death, His triumphant resurrection, and His glori ous ascension are the foundational facts, and sublime realities upon which the church is founded (Matt. 21:42-44; Acts 4:10-12; I Pet. 2:4-8). Peter is "petros," a piece of rock; Christ is “petra," a shelf of rock or a great stony crag, the Rock of our salvation. ' II. THE FOUNDER OF THE CHURCH tv., 18). Not only is Jesus Christ the Foun dation of the church, but He is also the Founder. He said, "I will build my church.” The church is not being constructed by the ingenuity of hu man intelligence; J't> is not growing according to man-made plans; it is not prospering merely through human agency; but: the church is being built by Him and through Him and for Him, “that in all things he might have the preeminence.’’
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