ROMANS 1:4c

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Sunday Morning:  September 26, 2004

Read Romans 1:1-7

Text: Romans 1:4  "And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:"

"RESURRECTION": 

RAISED A SON

Acts 13:33  "God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee."

OUR HIGH PRIEST

Hebrews 5:5-6  "So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. 6. As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec."

WITH MIGHTY POWER

Ephesians 1:19-20  "And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe [present active], according to the working of his mighty power, 20. Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,"

FOR OUR JUSTIFICATION

Romans 4:25  "Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification."

HIS RESURRECTION

Romans 1:4  “. .  by the [ejk, out from] resurrection from the dead [ones]:”

OUR RESURRECTION

Luke 20:35-36  "But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world [age], and the resurrection from [ejk, out from] the dead [ones], neither marry, nor are given in marriage: 36. Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children [sons] of God, being the children [sons] of the resurrection."

CHRIST RESURRECTION

Acts 26:23 "That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people, and to the Gentiles."

INSIGHT

Acts 26:23  "That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first [best, chief] that should rise (not in text) [resurrection is in the text] from [ejk, out from] the dead [ones], and should show light [to declare, present active infinitive, in the Greek text] unto the people (Israel), and to the Gentiles." (those in the family that have eyes to see and ears to hear)

HE KEEP’S OUR HOPE ALIVE

1 Peter 1:3  "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from [ejk, out from] the dead [ones],"

GIVEN GLORY

1 Peter 1:21  Who by him do believe [present active participle] in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope (that God would raise you from the dead and give you glory) might be in God.

GIVEN A THRONE

Acts 2:30-32  Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;  31.  He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.  32.  This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

MAY BE RAISED?

John 6:39-40  And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth [present active (looking unto)] the Son, and believeth [present active] on him (the Father), may have everlasting [agelasting] life: and I will raise him up at the last day (7^th day, the millennium).

PAUL'S DESIRE

Philippians 3:11  "If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection [out resurrection, ejk + anastasiv, one word, exanastasiv] of [ejk, out from] the dead [ones]."

OUT RESURRECTION

Philippians 3:14-15  I press toward the mark for the prize of the high [above] calling of God in Christ Jesus.  15.  Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: . . .

ABOVE CALLING TO GLORY

Luke 14:10  But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher [high + above]: then shalt thou have worship [glory] in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

"FROM THE DEAD": 

The word “dead” is plural, dead ones.

THEY DID NOT BELIEVED

Luke 24:9-11  "And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. 10. It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. 11. And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not."

THE LORD GAVE THEM EVIDENCE

Luke 24:39  "Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have."

THEY SAW THE LORD AND WERE GLAD

John 20:20  "And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord."

THOMAS SAW AND BELIEVED

John 20:25-29  "The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. 26. And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. 27. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. 28. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 29. Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed."

CHRIST HAD RISEN FROM THE DEAD

1 Corinthians 15:4-8  "And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 5. And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6. After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time."

 

THEY PREACHED THE RESURRECTION

Acts 4:2  "Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from [ejk, out from] the dead [ones]."

THE APOSTLE GAVE WITNESS

Acts 4:33  "And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all."