What does the Bible say about the power of His resurrection? Many Christians know that Jesus Christ rose from the dead by the power of God, by the Holy Spirit. They say they believe in the power of His resurrection, while the power of His resurrection is not visible in their lives. Kaya nga, what does it mean to know Him and the power of His resurrection?
If Christ be not raised, your faith is vain and you are yet in your sins
Ngayon kung si Cristo ay ipangangaral na Siya ay bumangon mula sa mga patay, paano sinasabi ng ilan sa inyo na walang pagkabuhay na mag uli ng mga patay? Ngunit kung walang pagkabuhay na mag uli ng mga patay, kung gayon si Cristo ay hindi nabuhay na mag uli: And if Christ be not risen, kung gayon ang ating pangangaral ay walang kabuluhan, at ang pananampalataya mo'y walang kabuluhan din. oo nga, at tayo ay natagpuang mga bulaang saksi ng Diyos; dahil pinatotohanan natin sa Diyos na binuhay Niya si Cristo: whom He raised not up, kung gayon ang mga patay ay hindi nabuhay na mag uli. Sapagkat kung ang patay ay hindi nabuhay na mag uli, kung gayon hindi ba si Cristo ay nabuhay na mag uli: And if Christ be not raised, walang kabuluhan ang pananampalataya mo; kayo pa sa inyong mga kasalanan. Kung magkagayo'y sila rin na nangatulog kay Cristo ay nangapahamak. Kung sa buhay na ito lamang tayo may pag asa kay Cristo, tayo sa lahat ng tao pinaka miserable (1 Mga Taga Corinto 15:12-19)
In the church at Corinth, there were some, who preached Christ, but meanwhile they said there was no resurrection of the dead. Paul said, that if there was no resurrection of the dead, Christ has not risen and that their faith and preaching was in vain and they were valse witnesses of God.
Without the resurrection from the dead, the work of Jesus on the cross would be in vain and the faith and preaching of the cross would be powerless.
Without the resurrection from the dead, death would still reign over whole humanity and all the people would remain living as prisoners of sin and death, separated from God.
If Jesus was not raised from the dead, His sufferings and death would be no different than the sufferings and death of the prophets and all those, who lived in the Old Covenant and were persecuted and killed, due to their faith in God and their faithfulness to God.
But Jesus Christ didn’t stay dead; His soul was not left in hell and His flesh did not see corruption, because the power of God was stronger than the power of death. His faith and trust in God the Father and His obedience to the commandment and the words of His Father were not in vain and didn’t leave Him ashamed, because the Father stayed faithful to Him and remembered Him and did according to His promise. And so Jesus Christ rose as Victor from the dead.
Jesucristo, the High Priest and King
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of His calling, and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead, and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, at kapangyarihan, and might, at dominyon, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: At inilagay ang lahat ng bagay sa ilalim ng Kanyang mga paa, and gave Him to be the Head over all things to the church, Alin ang Kanyang katawan, ang kabuuan Niya na pumupuno sa lahat sa lahat (Mga Taga Efeso 1:17-23)
After His resurrection, Jesus ascended to heaven after forty days, and presented His own blood to the Father and took place on the throne, the mercy seat, at the right hand of the Father in the heavenly places, higit sa lahat prinsipalidad, kapangyarihan, baka naman, dominion, and every name. God the Father had put all things under His feet and gave Jesus Christ as Head over all things to the church.
Jesus Christ became the High Priest and King and would be the High Priest and King to all, who would believe in Him and would identify themselves with His death and resurrection from the dead and through regeneration in Him become a new creation; isang anak ng Diyos.
The blood of Jesus made atonement. All trespasses of the old man would be under the blood, by the crucifixion of the flesh and would be forgiven and forgotten by God (Mga Taga Colosas 1:11-15 (Basahin mo rin: ‘Ang pagtutuli sa Bagong Tipan‘).
The resurrection of the new creation
Ngunit ngayon ay si Cristo ay nabuhay na mag uli mula sa mga patay, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. Sapagkat mula nang dahil sa tao ay dumating ang kamatayan, sa pamamagitan ng tao ay dumating din ang pagkabuhay na mag uli ng mga patay. Sapagkat tulad ni Adan ang lahat ay namamatay, gayon din kay Cristo ang lahat ay mabubuhay (1 Mga Taga Corinto 15:20-22)
Through the disobedience of Adam, the spirit of man died and came under the authority of death. Lahat ng tao, who would be born of the seed of Adam would be born under the dominion of death and live as a sinner.
But through the obedience of Jesus Christ and by the power of His resurrection from the dead, the spirit of man, who was under the authority of death, would be raised from the dead, by faith and regeneration in Jesus Christ and the person would become a new creation.
The born again man would no longer be bound by the flesh to death and live under the authority of death and bear the fruit of death, which is sin,
But the born again man would be a new creation by the resurrection of the spirit from the dead and the abiding of the Holy Spirit and would be redeemed from death and no longer bear the fruit of death, which is sin, and after his or her life on earth wouldn’t enter hell, but inherit eternal life.
Ang bagong tao, whose spirit is raised from the dead will live in unity with God in obedience to Him and do righteous works and bear the fruit of the Spirit (Mga Taga Efeso 2:1-10, Mga Taga Colosas 1:13-23).
For as many as are led constantly by the Spirit, sila ang mga anak ng Diyos
Ngunit hindi kayo nasa laman, kundi sa Espiritu, kung mangyari na ang Espiritu ng Diyos ay nananahan sa inyo. Ngayon kung ang sinoman ay walang Espiritu ni Cristo , siya ay wala sa Kanyang. At kung si Cristo ay nasa inyo, patay na ang katawan dahil sa kasalanan; ngunit ang Espiritu ay buhay dahil sa kabutihan. Ngunit kung ang Espiritu Niya na bumuhay kay Jesus mula sa mga patay ay nananahan sa inyo, He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken (give life to) your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwells in you. Kaya nga, mga kapatid, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. Sapagkat kung kayo'y nabubuhay ayon sa laman, kayo ay mamamatay: datapuwa't kung sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu ay inyong pinupukaw ang mga gawa ng katawan, kayo ay mabubuhay. For as many as are (patuloy na) led by the Spirit of God, sila ang mga anak ng Diyos (Mga Taga Roma 8:9-14)
The power of His resurrection shall be visible in the lives of those, who belong to Jesus Christ and follow and obey Him. They shall not live after the flesh under the authority of death and keep doing the works of the flesh.
But through the resurrection of the spirit from the dead, the life of God has returned in them and the life of God will reign in them, so that they no longer shall live in the bondage of death after the flesh, doing the works of the flesh, which is sin and belong to death, but they will mortify the deeds of the flesh by the power of the Spirit and live.
Dahil ang mga, who live after the flesh and keep doing the works of the flesh shall die.
Hindi ba ninyo alam, na napakarami sa atin na nabinyagan kay Jesucristo ang nabinyagan sa Kanyang kamatayan? Kaya't tayo'y inilibing na kasama Niya sa pamamagitan ng bautismo sa kamatayan: na tulad ni Cristo na binuhay mula sa mga patay sa pamamagitan ng kaluwalhatian ng Ama, kahit ganoon dapat din tayong lumakad sa pagiging bago ng buhay. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection (Mga Taga Roma 6:3-5)
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace (Mga Taga Roma 6:12-14).
Jesus has overcome the power of death, which reigns in the flesh, by the resurrection from the dead.
And so the power of His resurrection from the dead is visible in the lives of those, who are born again in Him; the death of the flesh and resurrection of the spirit from the dead, and have become alive in Him and walk after the Spirit in His will after His commandments and by the power of the Holy Spirit kill the works of the flesh.
As long as they walk after the Spirit and kill the works of the flesh by the Spirit, sin shall no longer have authority over them, but they shall have authority over sin.
The old man lives after the flesh in bondage to death
As long as a person is not born again and has not received the power of the Holy Spirit by the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the person shall remain walking in weakness after the flesh, doing the works of the flesh (kasalanan ba), whereby the person has not been made free (Basahin mo rin: ‘Ang labanan at kahinaan ng matanda‘).
The old man, who walks after the flesh, shall obey the flesh and live in the bondage of sin and death in the kingdom of darkness. The old man belongs to death and shall not live in righteousness and shall not be happy and shall not experience rest, kapayapaan, kagalakan, but shall live in iniquity and shall be unhappy and experience condemnation, pagkabalisa, takot na takot, and sorrows (depresyon).
Ang mga, who are redeemed and belong to Jesus Christ differentiate from those, who belong to the world, because they live and walk in the will of God and live by His power and do righteous works.
If someone says, that he or she belongs to Jesus Christ and claims to be made free, kundi patuloy na gawin ang mga gawa ng laman, which are written in the Bible, and perseveres in sin and refuses to repent, then the person doesn’t belong to Jesus Christ, but belongs to the world and the ruler of the world; the devil and live in his will in rebellion against God’s Word (1 John 3:1-10; 5:1-3, 18-21).
The person is not redeemed and set free and transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, but still lives in rebellion against God in disobedience to His Word in bondage in the kingdom of darkness in obedience to sin and death.
If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved
If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation (Mga Taga Roma 10:9-10)
Therefore repent to Jesus Christ and let Jesus Christ become your Savior and Lord. Huwag nang hayaang maghari ang kasalanan bilang hari sa iyong buhay, but let Jesus Christ; the Word reign as King in your life.
Let the power of His resurrection become visible in your life, through the death of your flesh and the resurrection of your spirit from the dead. So that you no. longer live as debtor after the flesh, but as a debtor after the Spirit and honor and glorify Jesus Christ and God the Father through your life and your righteous works.
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