Resurrection

By David Maas
{THE BODILY RESURRECTION}

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  1. A Vanishing Hope?- {PDF Copy} - (Central to the future hope of the apostolic faith is the bodily resurrection of the dead at the end of the age when Jesus arrives)
  2. Paul's Gospel -{PDF Copy} - (In Romans, Paul presents his gospel from humanity's plight due to sin to the resurrection of the dead and the New Creation)
  3. The Death of Death - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus at the end of the age will mean the termination of the Last Enemy - Death)
  4. The Redemption of Our Body - {PDF Copy} - (Paul links the bodily resurrection of believers to the New Creation, and both events are part of the promised redemption – Romans 8:1-23)
  5. Firstborn of the Dead - {PDF Copy} - (To the Colossians, Paul emphasized the exalted position of Jesus that he attained following his death and resurrection – Colossians 1:18-19)
  6. The Dead in Christ - {PDF Copy} - (Paul reassures the Thessalonians regarding the participation of dead saints in the arrival of Jesus from heaven)
  7. Sorrow Not - {PDF Copy} - (Foundational to the hope of the church is the bodily resurrection of believers that will take place when Jesus arrives from heaven)
  8. He Abolished Death - {PDF Copy} - (Paul reminded Timothy of Christ’s resurrection since false teachers were denying the future resurrection of believers)
  9. Perfection in Resurrection - {PDF Copy} - (Paul expresses his goal of going on to perfection, a process that will culminate in our physical resurrection when Jesus arrives)
  10. Era of the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (The gift of the Spirit is part of the New Covenant and the first fruits of the New Creation, the gathering of the nations, and the resurrection)
  11. His Arrival - {PDF Copy} - (The arrival of Jesus will mean the resurrection of the dead, the commencement of the New Creation, and the final judgment)
  12. The Spirit and Resurrection - (The Gift of the Spirit is the foretaste and guarantee of the bodily resurrection and of the coming New Creation) - {PDF Copy}
  13. Final Events - {PDF Copy} -(In explaining the future resurrection, Paul lists key events that will precede or coincide with the arrival of Jesus at the end of the age)

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