The explanation of Christ
death on the cross raises other question as well.
Not exact matches
That said, there are eye witnesses that went to their
deaths saying that they saw Jesus die
on a
cross, and saw him again days later alive, then later still saw him
raise up into heaven, all the while proclaiming he is the Son of God sent to do that for others sins so they could be saved.
In response to the central point of Romans 3, which is that God freely justifies those who trust his faithfulness, as he vindicated the righteousness of Jesus» trust of him, even unto
death on a
cross, by
raising him from the dead, the question that arises is: «Is God righteous to justify simply
on the basis of trust in his faithfulness?
I may agree with you there to some degree, but I do think 1 Cor 15 makes a definite distinction), as the means of Justification salvation (I would quantify belief here, as the agreement of the fact of Jesus
death for ones own personal sins (Understanding one is a sinner and needs a savior)
on the
cross, That he was buried, and was
raised to life
on the third day).
Wasp you are right in away It did all come from the point of a spear, stuck into a man
on a
cross to ensure his
death, this scenario set up a scene where within 3 days many folks were talking about this same dude
raising from the dead healed of all wounds.
By this he meant he must be
raised up
on his
cross in
death in order for the people to receive the full benefit of his ministry.
Although I had been
raised a Christian and had understood that Jesus had died
on the
cross to save me from sin and
death, I had never heard in quite the same way that redemption in Christ is cosmic in scope and extends to the entire creation.
The biblical account of Jesus»
death on the
cross, or crucifixion, his burial and his resurrection, or
raising from the dead, can be found in the Scriptures.