John 5:46-47 (ESV)
46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me. 47 But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”
Today is Easter Sunday and there is no more pressing issue to be discussed that believing on the Lord Jesus Christ. This week I began with conclusions and yesterday I finish chapter 5 of the gospel according to John. The last 2 days I listed scriptures only without comment. I pray those words have spoken to you.
Jesus was speaking to the Jews of that day about the writings of Moses. We now have many more chapters to read beyond the Pentateuch. What has not changed in all those books of the Old Testament is the pronouncement of the coming Messiah. If the Pentateuch was enough evidence for the Jews of Jesus’ time, how much more so are the other 35 books going to speak to us about Jesus Christ?
Do you understand what Christ did for humanity on this day so long ago? If you believe on Jesus Christ and have accepted Him into your heart, you know. If you have not, you will never understand until you accept Jesus by faith. It is a sad truth that intellect fails here. We cannot reason our way unto salvation.
Ephesians 2:8 (ESV) For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
It is not of your own doing. The risen Christ proved He had power over death. Raising others would be meaningless if He had not been resurrected Himself.
Romans 8:28-30 (ESV)
28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[a] for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
Without the resurrection of Jesus Christ we have no purpose, no conformance, no justification and no resurrected life.
He is risen.