Resurrection Christian

“The resurrection is unequivocally the lynch pin of Christianity.” Pastor Ken
This morning at City Church we started an Easter series in 1 Corinthians 15 focusing on the resurrection. Most of the people in my life know I’m a Christian. It has always been of concern to me, and earlier this year became clear, that not everyone in my life knows what that means. And that’s on me.
From this morning’s sermon here are three things it means to truly be a Christian.

1. I believe in the actual, physical, real resurrection of Jesus Christ from death to life. As Ken said today “Not metaphorical. Not hypothetical. Not “What if?…” Really. 
2. I can believe this because I also believe that Jesus Christ is God. As a Christian I believe in the triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Three distinct persons, one true God. Jesus, God the Son, was fully God and fully man.  
3. The entirety of scripture points to exactly this, exactly Jesus. All of it. The Old Testament isn’t dusty and out of date, the New Testament isn’t the only thing of relevance, the whole of the Bible is about God’s rescue plan and tells of Jesus and of the resurrection. As Ken said this morning either of the need for it, it’s coming, it’s happening, it’s relevance, or the rejoicing in it- the whole Bible is one story. 

This is what it means at the core to be a Christian. This is what this sermon, a really good one, is about. And this *should* shape the way I live. Friends, if you have questions about this (because it is a HUGE claim) and want to talk about it, ask questions, know why I believe it- if you have seen ways that I haven’t lived this out that have affected you- please, let’s get coffee, tea, ice cream, a beer- your choice, let’s skype or message or chat. I would love to have the opportunity to talk about this with you. Thanks for reading and happy, happy spring. <3

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