Bernard Gabbott - Sunday, 22 May 2022
Real Resurrection
Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 15:1-28, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Luke 24:1-12
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CloseOn the one hand, Jesus’ resurrection is the crux (and no pun intended) of the Gospel. If Jesus is not raised from the dead, His claims are mocked, His life is no different to our life, and the forgiveness of sins is a myth. If Jesus is not raised from the dead, then we are to be pitied! But the resurrection of Jesus is real – it is just as God planned, just as Jesus shared, and witnessed to by more than 500 people (many of whom could be contacted when 1 Corinthians was written!) So, on the other hand, Jesus is raised from the dead – and this means the offer of the Gospel is true, that the future is assured through Jesus, and that physical life matters – now and then.
Scripture References: 1 Corinthians 15:1-28, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Luke 24:1-12
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The Department of Home Affairs has an Australian Values Statement on its website. Visa applicants for residency/citizenship must sign this. And one of its key principles is that we are a ‘fair-go’ country. We would all agree with that. I suspect, too, that we would summarise our ‘fair go’ culture by stating that ‘you get what you deserve/what you work for’. In fact, many of us have established our relational, social and work ethics on this very principle. But is that what the ‘kingdom of heaven is like’? What is its value statement? What is the hallmark of such a kingdom, and its ruler, even its citizenship? Today, after Jesus has assured his disciples that the dependent will be provided for by their king, he now uses the same ideas to issue with them a warning not to abuse, misuse, ignore or become entitled in the face of the kingdom of heaven hallmark—which is grace.
Jesus deals with the question of ‘Who belongs in the kingdom?’ Is it children? Is it the good? Is it the godly? And, how and what does this look like? This question of ‘belonging’ is one that is constant in our lives – where do I belong, do I belong, what does belonging look like? And Jesus is very clear: the kingdom of heaven is made up of the dependent, the reliant, the weak – just like children.
The book of Esther recounts a period where God's people are in exile, aliens in a foreign land. Sounds like our time doesn't it? Even when God seems absent, He is at work. The great reversal of power at the heart of the universe has already taken place. Jesus won victory over death on the cross and in His resurrection. Satan the great enemy of God and His people, has been defeated. We wait in the now but not yet. Waiting for the Lord Jesus to return and give His people relief and rest. But as we wait, we share the good news of the gospel, call people to faith in Jesus, faithfully endure persecution, knowing that our deliverance is assured.
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