Jesus is ALIVE!
"The road to faith passes through obedience to the call of Jesus. Unless a definitive step is demanded, the call vanishes into thin air, and if men imagine that they can follow Jesus without taking this step, they are deluding themselves like fanatics." Dietrich Bonhoeffer
This quote has nothing to do with my blog entry, but I just wanted to include it... :)
On Tuesday night Paige Brown concluded her class with this challenge: "Have you encoungered the LIVING Jesus?" My heart was bursting with joy as she talked about that! Jesus is the SAME, yesterday, today, and FOREVER! He is at the right hand of God, always interceding for me, and ALL fo Jesus' prayers are answered. Actually - this last statement was repeated almost verbatim over the course of two days - both at the BSF lecture and at the Biblical History class... dude, God really wanted to get this point across to me! Here's a segment from my notes for the class:
This quote has nothing to do with my blog entry, but I just wanted to include it... :)
On Tuesday night Paige Brown concluded her class with this challenge: "Have you encoungered the LIVING Jesus?" My heart was bursting with joy as she talked about that! Jesus is the SAME, yesterday, today, and FOREVER! He is at the right hand of God, always interceding for me, and ALL fo Jesus' prayers are answered. Actually - this last statement was repeated almost verbatim over the course of two days - both at the BSF lecture and at the Biblical History class... dude, God really wanted to get this point across to me! Here's a segment from my notes for the class:
- Jesus is the firstfruits of an ENTIRELY new reality à alive FOREVER! PERMANENT resurrection!!! Jesus is FULLY ALIVE NOW! Jesus is everything He said that He is.
- If Jesus is not raised then we are still in sin and are HOPELESS!
- Easter is the dawn of a new age – we live in the RESURRECTED end!
- John 16 – Joy is born in resurrection; nothing can take away your JOY because it is the guarantee that the Gospel is TRUE; the answer to your doubts and your sadness is the resurrection!!
- Our joy lives in the flesh at the Father’s R hand; does it matter whether Jesu sis alive or dead? YES! Otherwise, what is the point?
- Jesus is PERMANENTLY enthroned at the R hand of the Father because He is the same Jesus for ETERNITY.
- Jesus is not becoming anything; He is the guarantee that we will be like that. The future is a reality in the present as the RESURRECTION à transforms the disciple’s lives
- Thomas says, “My LORD and my GOD” – Why haven’t I changed? It’s because I haven’t seen the Risen Lord, because when you do, LIFE CHANGES.
- Jesus is praying right now to the Father for me, and Jesus’ prayers are ALWAYS answered! The whole point of the Bible is: HE LIVES! NOW! IT doesn’t stop at Good Friday. Everything begins at Easter.
- If Jesus is not raised then we are still in sin and are HOPELESS!
- Easter is the dawn of a new age – we live in the RESURRECTED end!
- John 16 – Joy is born in resurrection; nothing can take away your JOY because it is the guarantee that the Gospel is TRUE; the answer to your doubts and your sadness is the resurrection!!
- Our joy lives in the flesh at the Father’s R hand; does it matter whether Jesu sis alive or dead? YES! Otherwise, what is the point?
- Jesus is PERMANENTLY enthroned at the R hand of the Father because He is the same Jesus for ETERNITY.
- Jesus is not becoming anything; He is the guarantee that we will be like that. The future is a reality in the present as the RESURRECTION à transforms the disciple’s lives
- Thomas says, “My LORD and my GOD” – Why haven’t I changed? It’s because I haven’t seen the Risen Lord, because when you do, LIFE CHANGES.
- Jesus is praying right now to the Father for me, and Jesus’ prayers are ALWAYS answered! The whole point of the Bible is: HE LIVES! NOW! IT doesn’t stop at Good Friday. Everything begins at Easter.
Have you seen the Risen Lord?
He PROMISES He will reveal Himself to YOU!!!
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Hi I'm interested in the bonhoeffer quote - where is it from??
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