Why is the Resurrection Important?

Steve asked us to read several verses this week to answer that question. This week we'll check them out.

Read Romans 1:1-7

Context: This is the introduction of Paul's letter to the Romans. He is unable to travel to Rome at the time so this letter is an introduction to the message he wants to deliver as part of his ministry.

Text:

1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— 2the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David, 4and who through the Spirit[a] of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God[b] by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord. 5Through him and for his name's sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith. 6And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. (NIV)


Footnotes:

Romans 1:4 Or who as to his spirit
Romans 1:4 Or was appointed to be the Son of God with power

taken from www.biblegateway.com
The key verse Steve gave was verse 4. Look at it carefully...why is the resurrection so important to our Christian faith?

There are a lot of arguments about 'predestination'...to me it doesn't matter so much that I was predestined to be a Christian. It's much more important that I accepted Christ and I am one! We know that God doesn't want even one of us to fall into Satan's hands, so maybe we are all predestined, but he still gives us a choice to say yes or no.

To all in Florissant (or wherever you are!) who are loved by God and called to be saints:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.