Easter's Importance

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Of the two-- forgiveness vs. acquittal --I prefer acquittal because forgiveness leaves traces on the books, whereas acquittal leaves no traces.

For example: files are to be opened at the scene depicted by Rev 20:11-15. I've no doubt that quite a few of the "works" in those files are forgiven works; yet there they are to be reckoned with because the offender, though forgiven, wasn't acquitted-- roughly defined as an adjudication of innocence due to lack of sufficient evidence to convict.

• Rom 4:25 . . He was delivered over to death for our sins, and was raised to life for our justification.

The Greek word translated "justification" roughly pertains to a verdict of innocence which, in my estimation, is a whole lot better than a pardon.

* Note that Jesus' crucifixion alone wasn't sufficient to gain folks an acquittal, viz: had his crucified dead body not been restored to life, we'd all remain in very grave danger of facing justice at the great white throne event.

• 1Cor 15:17 . . If Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless, and you are still under condemnation for your sins.
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Christ's followers are counted as joint participants in his crucifixion. (Rom 6:3, Rom 6:6, Gal 2:20)

They are also counted as joint participants in his resurrection. (Rom 6:4-5)

So then, seeing as Christ will never again be put to death for sin, and from now on be permanently immortal (Rom 6:9-10) then the same is true for his joint participants, i.e. never again will they be in danger of the wages of sin, and should make an effort to accept that they have immortality in the bag. (Rom 6:11)
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● Job 14:14 . . If a man dies, will he live again?

Back in ancient times; men like Job were attuned to nature. In point of fact, Job was a very successful rancher; a guy who made his living working outdoors.

Every year he watched things die in the Fall and come back in the Spring. If only human life were like that; but alas, when people die they typically don't regenerate like the new leaves on a dormant maple tree-- a thought shared by just about everyone familiar with nature: but Christ trumps nature.

● Acts 2:24 . . . God released him from the pains of death, and raised him back to life again, for death could not keep him in its grip.
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FAQ: So; how would an interested party go about obtaining this acquittal about which you speak?

REPLY: It's available upon request.

Find a quiet place, anywhere will do. Cover you face with your hands for a sense of privacy and tell God you have never yet measured up to His standards and you're pretty sure you never will. Tell Him you would like to take advantage of His son's death and resurrection; and thank Him for His time.

Buen Camino
(Pleasant Journey)

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● Gen 2:7 . . The Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

The miraculous process that gave the first man life and existence is not all that different from the process that restored Jesus' crucified dead body to life.

I should think that if someone can believe in the creation of Man, then believing in Jesus' resurrection would be even easier to accept 'cause God had to first construct a body for Adam whereas Jesus' body was completed; all set to go, ready and waiting in the tomb.

Jesus' soul already existed too, plus God had custody of his spirit per Luke 23:46, so it was a simple matter for God to recombine those three elements in order to bring Jesus back from death per Ps 16:8-10 & Acts 2:25-31.
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● Mark 15:43-45 . .Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph.

Even if Jesus had somehow managed to survive crucifixion, he would've certainly died from suffocation later during the preparation of his body for burial.

They first cocooned him with a paste made from a mixture of myrrh and aloes; and not just a thin film of it, but seventy-five pounds of the stuff. Then put a towel over his face and secured it by wrapping his head with strips of cloth. Then they wound his entire body with the same materials; and then wrapped him all up like a burrito in a large linen sheet. In other words: Jesus wasn't just buried, he was packaged.
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Along with the justification discussed in post No.1 is the opportunity for our own resurrections.

● 1Pet 1:3-6 . . Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade-- kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

The salvation ready to be revealed in the last time is most likely the resurrection that Paul spoke of in Rom 8:23-25, 1Cor 15:12-57, and 1Thess 4:13-18. In other words; had not Jesus' crucified dead body been restored to life, his followers would've had no hope of bouncing back from death, i.e. his made theirs possible.
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