Pastor Toby Sumpter nails it in his blog post entitled “Resurrection for the World. Among my favorite quotes from the post:
Jesus did not rise from the dead in order that you could go to heaven when you die. He could have accomplished that without rising from the dead. If the point is merely going to heaven or having some kind eternal, happy existence then Jesus could have gone straight on up to heaven from His death, with no need to rise from the dead.
No, the resurrection of Jesus occurred so that we might rise from the dead.
As I mentioned yesterday in my sermon (jumping off of Galatians 2) we should not only say to each other “He is Risen!” but also “We are Risen!” If I am crucified with Christ I am risen with Him on Easter morning and the hope of the resurrection is mine.
Read the rest of Pastor Sumpter’s article here.
