What is the
significance of Jesus' resurrection for Christians? And, what does it mean that
Jesus is "sitting at God's 'right hand'"? – I took the liberty of
answering both at the same time.
Unlike many other world religious
figures, Jesus is alive! We as Christians serve a real, true, and alive Savior.
No other major religion in the world can say that their figure head is still
alive; Muhammad – dead; Russell – dead; Smith – dead; Gautama – dead; other
world religions don’t even have founders, they were created in the minds of man
to find within themselves the thing only God can give them through Jesus Christ
– freedom. In addition, Bock says the resurrection shows Jesus is alive, but
more importantly, it shows where He is positioned (at the right hand of God)
and what He is doing from there (giving the gift of the Spirit)[1].
I would add,
in Romans 8:34b it says, “Christ Jesus, who died--more than that, who
was raised to life--is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.”
Christ is alive, pouring out His Spirit on His beloved sheep, and He makes
intercession for us – making sure that we, the Father’s children, are
constantly in the right because of Christ’s blood. He sits at the Father’s
right Hand, pleased, satisfied; waiting for the time of His triumphant return.
[1] Darrell L. Bock, Acts: Baker
Exegetical Commentary of the New Testament (Baker: Baker Publishing Group, 2007), 133.
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