We were therefore buried with Christ through baptism into a state of death, in order that, as Christ was
raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we should walk in newness of life.
Not exact matches
Galatians 1:1 «1 Paul, an apostle (not sent
from men nor
through the agency of man, but
through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who
raised Him
from the
dead), 2 and all the brethren who are with me,»
I think we must admit that his disciples truly believed Jesus to have been
raised from the
dead, and were willing to die for Him, sure of their salvation
through His victory over death.
Romans 8:11 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 who dwells in you.
The apostle Paul told the believers in Rome that the one «who
raised Christ
from the
dead will give life to your mortal bodies also
through his Spirit that dwells in you» (Rom.
5:14 f.), so
through his resurrection all have been
raised from the
dead, though naturally this event is spread over a long period of time (1 Cor.
The scriptural witness of the prophecies should be enough as a basis for faith; Mary did not find the Lord
through her quest for his body, but only
through answering his personal call to her; she must not cling to his bodily presence, for his life is now on another plane, with the Father who is the Father of all those who follow Jesus because he is his Father who has
raised him
from the
dead; Thomas is offered sight and touch, as a gracious concession to his lack of faith; but he does not believe because of this, but because the risen Lord addresses him; and the happiness of those who have faith without sight is greater.
«But if the Spirit of Him who
raised Jesus
from the
dead dwells in you, He who
raised Christ
from the
dead will also give life to your mortal bodies
through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Acts 17:31 «31 because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness
through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by
raising Him
from the
dead.»
Their way of thinking was in terms of the older Jewish belief in «resurrection of the body» — and hence the only manner in which they could proclaim that Jesus had not been put out of the way
through death was to say that he had indeed been «
raised from the
dead», that he was in and with God, and that those who belonged to him were granted a share in the risen life which was properly his own.
Death is swallowed up in the victory of Christ who stands against such an insensible, dying world and,
through our ambassadorship,
raises it
from the
dead.
Nor, however, have I seen much in any of the foregoing writings (other than Kitchen's) that suggests a strong belief in the power of the Creator; or in the necessity for coming to Him
through confessing Jesus as Lord and believing God
raised Jesus
from the
dead (Romans 10:9).
Colossians 2:11 - 13... by the circumcision of Christ, 12 buried with Him in baptism, with Him
through faith in the working of God, who
raised Him
raised Him
from the
dead.
Romans 6:4 Therefore we were buried with Him
through baptism into death, that just as Christ was
raised from the
dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
My point is this: there is a God, and he
raised Jesus
from the
dead, brought salvation to mankind, and spoke directly to us
through his revealed Word.
So Paul writes in Romans 8:11; «If the Spirit dwells in you, then will He who
raised Christ Jesus
from the
dead call to life your mortal bodies also
through the Spirit dwelling in you.»
Through baptism, Paul tells us, «we were indeed buried with him so that, just as Christ was
raised from the
dead... we too might live in the newness of life» (Rom 6:4).
In this totality there is, of course, included the story of Jesus» remembered teaching, acts, and relationships, as well as his death and the way in which
through death he was believed to have been «let loose into the world» (as John Masefield once put it) as he was also believed to have been «
raised from the
dead» and received by God into the divine life.
They believed this to be possible for them because,
through their conviction that he had been
raised from death, they did not simply look back in memory to Jesus, a
dead preacher.
One reason, therefore, for the «absolutely new atmosphere» in the New Testament is to be found in this vivid apprehension of eternal life as a present possession, so real that he who has it has already received Christ's second coming, passed
through the judgment, and been
raised from the
dead.
Therefore we were buried with Him
through being fully identified with death, that just as Christ was
raised from the
dead by the glory of the Father, even so we should walk in newness of life.
Speaking to his Jewish readers, Peter says that Christ came for the Jews, «who
through Him believe in God, who
raised Him
from the
dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.»
The same supernatural power of God that
raised Jesus
from the
dead now blows
through our formerly timid, fearful personalities.
And that He would do this
through suffering as a servant, dying on the cross, and then
raising from the
dead.
This salvation had already been proclaimed by Jesus of Nazareth and the proclamation had been ratified and authenticated by the «mighty works» which God wrought
through him — chiefly now by the mightiest work of all, when God had
raised him
from the
dead and installed him in glory as the Messiah - who - is - to - come.
Just as the sign of Jonah was in Jesus being
raised from the
dead, so is the sign of Jonah in our being born again
through the waters of baptism, and
through those waters rising to new life in Christ.
Our «faith in Christ Jesus» (Col. 1:5) is our way of articulating faith in God, out of the conviction that God has revealed, in Christ, the perfect pattern of faith and that «he who
raised Christ Jesus
from the
dead will give life to [our] mortal bodies also
through his Spirit which dwells in [us]» (Rom.
That same power that
raised Jesus
from the
dead is is in every believer and it is our privilege and responsibility to not snuff it out
through unbelief and legalism.
I must say that this was one of the worst movies I've ever watched, «Evil
Dead» was better than this mound of shit... Gareth Edwards should be banned
from directing hence forth, and now I hear he's directing the new Star Wars spin - off... I'm not one to talk down to others but let's be honest, you have to be retarded to like this movie... It made absolutely no sense, the script (the most important piece to any movie) was terrible, the plot was stupid, the acting was horrible and it seemed that the actors who were chosen were acting for a different movie all together... Where was the sense of urgency, I mean there were 300 foot tall behemoths walking
through buildings and all you could show us was who was going ride with the little boy on the school bus... Maybe if all the main characters died and they just let Godzilla do his thing
from there on out an eyebrow could've been
raised but unfortunately, there isn't one good thing to say about this movie... I'm shocked the WB handed over one their biggest names to Legendary Pictures... Let's not forget what they've done with Superman Returns... This is shameful...