Life's Most Crucial Question
Larry Wynn
Romans 1:4
Introduction
A. ''When you die will you live again?''
1. This is the question of the ages.
A. Ill. Socrates, renowned greek scholar and philosopher, Drank the hemlock and lay down to die. ''Shall we live Again,'' asked his friends. The dying philosopher answered, ''I hope so, but no man can know.''
B. Theodius: on an occasion opened the prison doors and Released all the prisoners. He is reported to have said, ''Now, would to god, i could open all the tombs and give life To the dead.''
C. Job: (job 14:14) ''if a man dies shall he live again?
2. This question haunts many people.
A. Hebrews 2:15 ''..release those who through fear of death Were all their lifetime subject to bondage.''
B. Easter is the good news that answers this question.
B. Romans 1:4 tells us christ was risen in power.
1. As the heart pumps blood to every part of the Body the truth of the resurrection affects Every aspect of gospel truth.''
2. R.a. torrey said of the resurrection, ''it is the Gibraltar of christian evidence; the waterloo of Infidelity.''
C. The heart of the gospel is the resurrection. Today, We will look at:
1. The proof of it.
2. The power of it.
3. The point of it.
I. The proof of it.
Ill. Skeptics have aimed their biggest guns at the Resurrection.
There are several theories that have been given for The resurrection.
The swoon theory: jesus simply passed out on The cross. The cool damp air of the tomb Awakened him. He then walked out. Believed in The 18th century. If that happened that would Have been a greater miracle than the Resurrection.
The theft theory: the guards were asleep, so Someone stole the body. If asleep how did they Know someone took it? That would have signed Their death warrant.
The hallucination theory: people never actually Saw jesus; they just thought they did. How do 500 people hallucinate at one time, unless, of Course, they were particip ...
Larry Wynn
Romans 1:4
Introduction
A. ''When you die will you live again?''
1. This is the question of the ages.
A. Ill. Socrates, renowned greek scholar and philosopher, Drank the hemlock and lay down to die. ''Shall we live Again,'' asked his friends. The dying philosopher answered, ''I hope so, but no man can know.''
B. Theodius: on an occasion opened the prison doors and Released all the prisoners. He is reported to have said, ''Now, would to god, i could open all the tombs and give life To the dead.''
C. Job: (job 14:14) ''if a man dies shall he live again?
2. This question haunts many people.
A. Hebrews 2:15 ''..release those who through fear of death Were all their lifetime subject to bondage.''
B. Easter is the good news that answers this question.
B. Romans 1:4 tells us christ was risen in power.
1. As the heart pumps blood to every part of the Body the truth of the resurrection affects Every aspect of gospel truth.''
2. R.a. torrey said of the resurrection, ''it is the Gibraltar of christian evidence; the waterloo of Infidelity.''
C. The heart of the gospel is the resurrection. Today, We will look at:
1. The proof of it.
2. The power of it.
3. The point of it.
I. The proof of it.
Ill. Skeptics have aimed their biggest guns at the Resurrection.
There are several theories that have been given for The resurrection.
The swoon theory: jesus simply passed out on The cross. The cool damp air of the tomb Awakened him. He then walked out. Believed in The 18th century. If that happened that would Have been a greater miracle than the Resurrection.
The theft theory: the guards were asleep, so Someone stole the body. If asleep how did they Know someone took it? That would have signed Their death warrant.
The hallucination theory: people never actually Saw jesus; they just thought they did. How do 500 people hallucinate at one time, unless, of Course, they were particip ...
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