April 6, 2 ways to remember Jesus.

Remember Jesus Christ risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my Gospel,

2 Timothy 2.8.

Paul mentions two specific ways to remember Jesus.

Remember him as risen from the dead, and remember him as the offspring of David.

Why these two things about Jesus?

Because if he is risen from the dead, he is alive and triumphant over death, including our death.

If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you,

he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies

through his Spirit which dwells in you, Romans 8.11,

which means that no matter how serious the suffering becomes,

the worst that it can do on this earth is kill you.

And Jesus has already taken the sting out of that enemy, he's alive, and you will be alive.

Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul, Matthew 10, 28.

But more than that, the resurrection of Jesus was not a random resurrection.

It was the resurrection of the Son of David.

Remember Jesus Christ risen from the dead, the offspring of David.

Why does Paul say that?

Because every Jewish person knew what that meant.

That meant that Jesus is the Messiah, John 742.

And that meant that this resurrection was the resurrection of an everlasting king.

Listen to the words of the angel to marry Jesus' mother.

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