Question 45: What benefit does Christ's resurrection give us?

 

Question 45: What benefit does Christ's resurrection give us?

Answer: First, we share in the righteousness Christ achieved by overcoming death and rising again. Second, through His power, we have already been raised to new life. Third, Christ's resurrection is the guarantee of our own glorious resurrection.

The benefits of Christ's resurrection for us are explained in several ways.

First, the Holy Spirit dwells within the hearts of believers. Therefore, the Holy Spirit guarantees salvation.

Second, Matthew 18:10, "Their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven." "Their angels" refers to the angels who returned to their original roles after the saints were spiritually resurrected, given spiritual bodies, and seated in heaven. This refers to the angels who originally sinned in the kingdom of God, but were resurrected and returned to their original positions. The word "resurrection" means returning to one's original state.

Third, a temple is established in the hearts of believers, so they can meet and communicate directly with Jesus, and receive from Jesus the authority to forgive sins and the power to open the gates of heaven.

Matthew 18:18 "Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

John 20:21-23 “Then Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’ If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

 

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