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He is risen! He is not here. The resurrection embodies the power of God available to humanity. The resurrection is God’s imprimatur on the cross-work of His only Son Jesus. The resurrection is something unique to Christianity and something many fail to experience the full effect of because they do not understand its significance. Let’s look at the power of the resurrection and pray God uses it to have its full and powerful impact on your life. In the Gospel of Mark it states: Mark 16:6 – “But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.” The angel calmly comforted those who were learning of the resurrection of Jesus for the first time. The resurrection is powerful and awesome and must have been shocking to those first witnesses. Jesus wasn’t there, “He is risen, as He said.” Those are powerful words. Why are they powerful? It was extremely important that the stone be moved from the tomb entrance and these women learn of the resurrection of their Savior Jesus Christ. Over three hundred (300!) verses are devoted to Jesus’ resurrection in the New Testament. It is extremely important for believers to grasp and recognize the import of the resurrection because without it our faith is futile. The resurrection is the linchpin, the power of the Christian faith. The resurrection is God’s exclamation mark on the work of His Son Jesus Christ. The resurrection is the evidence of the completion of Christ’s work and that it was acceptable to God for atonement and forgiveness of sin. Therefore, what place and purpose does the resurrection have in the life? What power does the resurrection manifest? First, the Resurrection is a Powerful Sign For Unbelievers. The resurrection is a powerful sign for unbelievers. This means that in light of the resurrection, there is no excuse to not come to Jesus for salvation. Jesus stated: - Matthew 12:38-41 – “Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”39 But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.40 “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.41 “The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.” The resurrection is one of the most well documented and provable events in history and as such unbelievers should take it to heart and come to the Lord. If any skeptic truly seeks out the truth of the resurrection, they will come to see the truth of it. Many have sought to study the resurrection in an effort to refute it only to find that it truly happened just as He said it would and ultimately came to faith in Christ (Matthew 28:6). (See Who Moved The Stone by Frank Morison, a skeptic who came to Christ when he investigated the resurrection). Before you forget about the resurrection and whether or not the gospel is for you, you need to check it out and see for yourself. If you fail to do so, you will not only miss out on the meaning and purpose you were created for, but you will miss out on eternal life. Second, the Resurrection has the Power to Destroy Doubt. Jesus gave the ultimate answer to anyone who would antagonistically say to Him, “Show me!” His answer was His power over death displayed in the resurrection. Read what Jesus said to those who doubted: - Luke 24:38-43 – “And He said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts?39 “Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have.”40 When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.41 But while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to them, “Have you any food here?”42 So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb.43 And He took it and ate in their presence.” The reality of the resurrection destroys doubts because if Jesus is raised from the dead, than any and all other obstacles to belief in Him are eliminated. Third, the Resurrection is a Declaration That Jesus is The Son of God, God. While those who follow God are often called “sons of God,” Jesus was referred to uniquely as, “the Son of God” (Mark 1:1; 3:11; 15:39; Matthew 8:29; 26:63-64; John 10:36). Don Stewart explains the significance of Son of God” as a title of Jesus when he states: The title “Son of God” indicates the relationship the Father had with the Son. The Son was equal to the Father [John 1:1-3,14], yet He, unlike the Father, became a man. In doing so, He put Himself in a position of submission in which He obeyed the will of the Father. The sonship refers to His position as servant, not His nature as being less than God. We may say therefore that Jesus, though the same substance as the Father, took that relationship of Son upon Himself by submitting to the wishes of the Father. As the Son He is no less God, He is merely taking on the role of a servant to show us what God is like and what He requires of us. The resurrection is important to establishing and revealing that Jesus is the Son of God. The apostle Paul was inspired to say that through the resurrection, Jesus is declared to be the Son of God. We see this in Romans where it states: - Romans 1:1-4 – “Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God2 which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,3 concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,4 and declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.” The resurrection is the Spirit’s way of pointing unbelievers to take notice of who Jesus is, the Son of God, God in the flesh. As Son of God, Jesus is higher than the angels as shown in the following verses: - Hebrews 1:1-5 – “God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,4 having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. 5 For to which of the angels did He ever say: 1 “You are My Son, Today I have begotten You”? And again: “I will be to Him a Father, And He shall be to Me a Son”?” Jesus is higher than the angels AND IS EQUAL WITH GOD. We see this in the following verses. As the Son of God Jesus is the second Person of the Triune Godhead as the baptismal formula indicates: - Matthew 28:19 – “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” As the Son of God Jesus is God and should be honored with the same honor as the Father, as seen in the following verses: - John 5:22-23 – “For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,23 “that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.” Jesus the Son of God shares in the Father’s glory. We see this in the following verses: - John 17:1-5 – “Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You,2 “as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him.3 “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.4 “I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.5 “And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.” You can’t have the Father without the Jesus His Son and you can’t have the Son Jesus without the Father. You can’t see Jesus as less in nature and substance than God the Father; if you do, you lose both. The Scripture states this in the following verses: - 1 John 2:23-24 – “Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father either; he who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. 24 Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father.” It is through faith in Jesus the Son of God that a person is saved from their sins and given eternal life as seen in the following verses: - John 3:18,36 – “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 36 “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” - John 6:40 – “And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.” - John 20:30-31 – “And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.” Now all of this is declared and validated as true through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Fourth, The Resurrection Proves Jesus’ Teachings Are True, Authoritative and Powerful. Jesus’ resurrection validates and confirms that what He said was true. Jesus is faithful to His word. Not only that, but the resurrection demonstrates that Jesus has the power to fulfill His word. Jesus walked His talk; He backed up what He said by doing what He said He would do. In Matthew 16 it states: - Matthew 16:21 – “From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.” (Compare Mark 8:31-32) The promise of the resurrection was something emphasized by Jesus in His mission and ministry. Had He not risen from the dead, all of what He said would have been proven a lie. But since He did rise from the dead, all that He said is proven truthful. Without the resurrection Christianity would be relegated to the scrap heap of all other religions. The power of the resurrection is indispensable to Chr9istiaintiy and is what sets Christianity apart from mere religion (i.e. mans’ pursuit of God) and puts it in the realm of relying on the finished work and power of Jesus Christ in death on the cross and resurrection from the dead. Without the resurrection, there is no redemption or acceptable atoning work because the resurrection is God’s stamp of acceptance and approval on the substitutionary sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. Without the resurrection, what Jesus said and taught are mere empty words. With the resurrection, the words of Christ are full and powerful. It was on the basis of the resurrection that Peter and Paul proclaimed the Gospel powerfully because the resurrection confirmed the truth of it: - Acts 2:22-24 – “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know—23 “Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;24 “whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.“ Peter preached the gospel fearlessly in Jerusalem, the very City where Jesus had been publicly executed on the cross. What the Spirit used powerfully was the fact of the resurrection. When Peter preached the gospel on Pentecost, the empty tomb of Jesus was just a stones throw away. There was no denying the power of Jesus to fulfill His promise to rise from the dead (Matthew 16:21; Mark 8:31-32; 9:10-11; Luke 9:21-22; John 2:19-22). Paul explained the power and indispensability of the resurrection to Christianity when he was inspired to write: - 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 – “Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.14 And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.15 Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise.16 For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.17 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.” The resurrection proves the authority and power of Jesus teachings. Fifth, the Resurrection Is the Power of the Gospel. The resurrection is central to the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ; you cannot accept Jesus without accepting the resurrection. You would not want to accept Jesus without the resurrection because without the resurrection Jesus becomes just another teacher. Worse than that, without the resurrection Jesus becomes a liar who misled people to think He would rise from the dead. And without the resurrection Jesus become just another impotent teacher. But with the resurrection, the gospel is infused with power over death, with the power of reality and truth. Peter said in his sermon at Cornelius’ house: - Acts 10:34-40 – “Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality.35 “But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.36 “The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all—37 “that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached:38 “how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.39 “And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree.40 “Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly,“ To the Corinthians the apostle Paul writes: - 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 – “Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,” The resurrection is central to the power of the gospel message. There is no gospel without the resurrection. The gospel has no power without the resurrection. Sixth, The Resurrection Demonstrates the Power For Life Available to the Believer. When the apostle Paul discusses the practical application of the righteous life he does so referring to the resurrection because if the resurrection is possible, all other obstacles in life pale in comparison. If God in Christ had the power to defeat death, every other obstacle in life pales in comparison. Read how Paul includes reference to the resurrection as demonstrating the power of God available to the believer: - Romans 6:4-14 – “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.5 For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection,6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.7 For he who has died has been freed from sin.8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him.10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.” (See Philippians 3:10) The power of God demonstrated in the resurrection is the same power that is made available to the believer to live life. The apostle Paul wanted every believer to know this and said so through Divine inspiration when he wrote: - Ephesians 1:15-21 – “Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.” Indeed Paul was inspired to write that knowing this power was of the utmost importance for people: - Philippians 3:7-11 – “But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,11 if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.” The resurrection is not simply a theological truth or something that happened millennia ago. The resurrection shows us the power of God that is at our disposal in life now! Disciple, you need to know and apply the power of the resurrection to your lives! Seventh, The Resurrection Gives the Believer Power by Giving Them Hope for The Future. The resurrection empowers the believer to encounter the unknown future and the unknown of death because Jesus has conquered death and gone one before us to prepare a place for the believer. The resurrection gives the believer hope at the point of death and beyond as the following verses state: - John 11:25 – “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.” - 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 – “So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”55 “O Death, where is your sting? 1 O Hades, where is your victory?”56 The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” - Philippians 3:20-21 – “For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.” The resurrection of Jesus is the proof that He is able to remove any stone in your life that is keeping you from Himself. That gives us hope. Peter said it best when he was inspired to write: - 1 Peter 1:3 – “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” Eight, the resurrection is God’s stamp of approval that the atoning sacrifice of Jesus was, is and always will be sufficient to fully and completely satisfy His just and holy requirement of the Law as it pertains to the forgiveness of sins. This is a truth of pure and limitless grace. IN John’s inspired account of the crucifixion of Jesus it states: - John 19:30 – “So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.” “It is finished!” Theses words indicate that Jesus declared that all of the Father’s just and holy requirements of the Law were satisfied so that on the basis of His cross-work and only on the basis of His cross-work, a person could come to God and by trusting in Jesus’ redemptive work, seek forgiveness for their sins and receive forgiveness justly. God doesn’t just overlook sin when He forgives, He forgives on the basis of the just and satisfactory work of His only Son Jesus. This is what Jesus declares when He says, “It is finished!” But there is more to this story. Jesus’ words, “It is finished!” are powerful and packed with truth and substance. But it is the resurrection that validates His claim. Jesus said, “It is finished!” and it is the resurrection that proves the words true. The resurrection of Jesus declares the work necessary to make salvation possible is completed; God’s justice is satisfied. That’s important because it also means, there is no more work to accomplish, there is no more outstanding debt of sin to be paid for those seeking salvation. The sinner does not have to work their way into God’s good graces, they merely have to plead the blood of Jesus, they merely have to come by God’s grace through faith in Jesus and receive the gift of salvation based on the cross and resurrection of Jesus. Glory! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Hosanna in the highest! The resurrection makes good works for salvation unnecessary. The resurrection makes purgatory unnecessary. The resurrection makes it possible to come freely, as we are to receive forgiveness for our sins, always. Not Permission to Sin; but Power to Not Sin A word of caution and correction; even in Paul’s day people were inclined to abuse and misinterpret this great provision of God (Romans 6:1ff.). While good works and a holy life are not necessary for salvation, that does not mean we have a license to sin. Quite the contrary, God’s grace does not provide us with permission to sin; God’s grace provides us with power not to sin. God in Christ does not save us to indulge our sinful self or be sinfully selfish, carnal and fleshly. God in Christ makes a way to overcome enslaving sin and the sinful self (2 Corinthians 5:14-21). God’s provision of grace in Christ’s cross and resurrection should so impact us with the love of God that we no longer live for ourselves but live lives of loving appreciation shown in the offering of good works and selflessness to God for His glory. This is God’s plan (1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Ephesians 2:10). Getting Rid of That Heavy Stone Burden of Sin We have said that the religious leaders of Jesus’ day heaped religious burdens on those who they ruled. Life is filled with burdens that weigh us down. These burdens keep us from soaring with the Lord. How can we rid ourselves of the heavy stony burden? We need to first realize that no matter the form our burden takes, it is sin. Either our burden is the result of sin generally or it is the result of sin in particular that we have done. The Bible states: - Psalm 38:4 – “For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.” Once we accept that we are weighted down by sin, we need to bring our sinful burden to the LORD: - Psalm 55:22 – “Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.” Jesus is the One who bore our burden of sin for us and when we put our faith in Him, give Him our burden by faith, and believe in Him, He has the power and will remove our burdens from us. As Isaiah wrote: - Isaiah 53:4-6 – “Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.6 All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned, every one, to his own way; And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” (See also 1 Peter 2:21-24) We need to receive the gift of salvation offered in Christ (John 1:12; Romans 6:23) and by faith trust Jesus to take away our burdens of sin. The heart of the gospel is the resurrection of Jesus because when you believe in the resurrection of Jesus, you are saying you believe everything else he said. Paul put it this way: - Romans 10:8-9 – “But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach):9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” What is it to believe in your heart that God has raised Jesus from the dead? Is it not to trust in faith that the stone meant to shut Him up in that cold hard tomb has been rolled away? It is to believe that Jesus really is able; He has the power to take away your burdens of sin. Confess then that Jesus is Lord for having done this, and that by the power of the resurrection He is able to forgive sin. [1] Don Stewart, What Everyone Needs To Know About Jesus, (Orange County, CA: Dart Press) p. 83-84
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मुक्ति पाउन मैले के गर्नुपर्छ? मुक्ति पाउन मैले के गर्नुपर्छ? बाइबलले बताएको मुक्ति प्रिय मित्र, तपाईं र मेरो निम्ति अनन्त मुक्तिको प्रबन्ध गरिएको छ। सृष्टिकर्ता परमेश्वरले, प्रेम र अनुग्रहले अभिप्रेरित हुनुभएर, यो महान् मुक्तिको प्रबन्ध गर्नुभएको कुरा पवित्र शास्त्र बाइबलले बताएको छ। यो नै मुक्तिको एउटै मात्र उपाय भएको हुनाले यसलाई बेवास्ता गर्नु भनेको आफ्नो अनन्त नोक्सानी हुनु हो। मुक्ति पाउन तपाईंले पहिले सत्यको ज्ञानलाई ग्रहण गर्न आवश्यक छ। पहिलो, हामीलाई यो जान्न खाँचो छ — परमेश्वर को हुनुहुन्छ? परमेश्वको वचन बाइबलमा यसरी लेखिएको छ, सेनाहरूका परमप्रभु, पवित्र, पवित्र, पवित्र हुनुहुन्छ (यशैया ६:३)। जिउँदो परमेश्वर पवित्र हुनुहुन्छ। उहाँ सृष्टिकर्ता हुनुभएको हुनाले सृष्टि गरिएका सबै थोकदेखि उहाँ अलग हुनुहुन्छ। साथै उहाँ सबै पापदेखि पूर्ण रूपमा अलग हुनुहुन्छ। यसैकारण एकजना प्राचीन अगमवक्ताले यसरी घोषणा गरे, तर तिमीहरूका अधर्महरुले तिमीहरूलाई तिमीहरुका परमेश्वेरबाट अलग पारेका छन्, अनि तिमीहरूका पापहरुले उहाँको मुख तिमीहरूदेखि लुकाइदिएका छन्, र उहाँले सुन्नुहुन्न। (यशैया ५९:२)। साथै बाइबलले यो सिकाउँछ, मैले मुक्ति पाउन सकूँ र म सत्यको ज्ञानमा आउन सकूँ भनेर आफ्नो सिद्ध पवित्रतामा र अचूक कृपामा परमेश्वरले मेरो निम्ति सारा प्रबन्ध गर्नुभएको छ! परमेश्वरको पुत्र येशूले भन्नुभएको छ, बाटो सत्य र जीवन म नै हुँ; मद्वारा बाहेक कोही पनि पिताकहाँ आउँदैन (यूहन्ना १४:६)। बाइबलको अर्को ठाउँमा लेखिएको छ, सबै मानिसहरूले मुक्ति पाऊन्, र सत्यको ज्ञानमा आऊन् भन्ने इच्छा उहाँ गर्नुहुन्छ। किनभने परमेश्वर एउटै हुनुहुन्छ; अनि परमेश्वर र मानिसहरूका बीचमा एउटै मध्यस्त हुनुहुन्छ अर्थात् ख्रीष्ट येशू, ती मानिस – जसले सबैका लागि छुटकाराको दामको रूपमा आफैलाई दिहाल्नुभयो (१ तिमोथी २:४-६)। दोस्रो, हामीलाई यो जान्न खाँचो छ – म को हुँ? बाइबलमा मानिसको बयान यस्तो पाउँदछौं, मूर्खले मन-मनमा भनेको छ: “परमेश्वर छैन।” तिनीहरु भ्रष्ट भएका छन्, तिनीहरुले घिनलाग्दा कामहरु गरेका छन्; असल गर्न कोही छैन। बुझ्ने कोही छ कि? परमेश्वरलाई खोज्ने कोही छ कि? सो हेर्न परमप्रभुले स्वर्गबाट मानिसका सन्तानहरुलाई हेर्नुभयो। तिनीहरु सबै एकातिर लागेका छन्; तिनीहरु सबै एकसाथ फोहोरी भएका छन्; असल गर्ने कोही छैन; अहँ, एउटै पनि छैन। (भजनसंग्रग १४:१-३)। सबैले पाप गरेका छन् र परमेश्वरको महिमारहित हुनगएका छन्। धर्मी कोही छैन, एउटै पनि छैन (रोमी ३:२३,१०)। तसर्थ म एक बाटो बिराएको, हराएको पापी हुँ। त, म कसरी पापी बनें? बाइबलमा लेखिएको छ, हेर्नुहोस्, म अधर्ममा उत्पन्न भएँ, र पापमा मेरो आमाले मलाई गर्भधारण गरिन् (भजनसंग्रह ५१:५)। बाइबलले बताउँछ, मेरो हृदय दुष्ट छ… हृदय ता सबै कुराहरुभन्दा बढी छली हुन्छ, र त्यो असाध्य दुष्ट हुन्छ; कसले त्यो जान्न सक्छ र? हरेक मानिसलाई त्यसका चालअनुसार र त्यसका कामहरुको फलअनुसार प्रतिफल दिनलाई नै म परमप्रभु हृदयको खोजतलास गर्दछु, म अन्तस्करणलाई जाँच्दछु (यर्मिया १७:९-१०)। प्रभु येशू भन्नुहुन्छ, मेरो हृदय खराब छ… मानिसबाट जे बाहिर निस्कँदछ, त्यसैले मानिसलाई अशुद्ध पार्दछ। किनभने भित्रबाट नै अर्थात् मानिसहरूको हृदयबाट नै खराब विचार, परस्त्रीगमन, व्यभिचार, हत्या, चोरी, लोभ, दुष्टता, छल, कामुकता, कुदृष्टि, निन्दा, घमण्ड, मूर्खता निस्कँदछन्; यी सबै खराब कुराहरू भित्रबाट नै निस्कँदछन्, र मानिसलाई अशुद्ध पार्दछन् (मर्कूस ७:२०-२३)। तसर्थ, म सारा संसारको न्यायकर्ता परमेश्वरका सामु दोषी छु र पवित्र परमेश्वरको क्रोध र दण्डको आज्ञामुनि छु… हरेक मुख चुप रहोस् र सारा संसार परमेश्वरको सामु दोषी ठहरियोस् (रोमी ३:१९)। किनकि सत्यलाई अधर्ममा दबाइराख्ने मानिसहरूका सबै अभक्ति र अधर्मको विरोधमा स्वर्गबाट परमेश्वरको क्रोध प्रकट भएको छ… किनभने परमेश्वरलाई जानेर पनि तिनीहरूले उहाँलाई परमेश्वरलाई झैं महिमा दिएनन्, न धन्यवादी भए; तर तिनीहरू आफ्ना विचारहरूमा बेकम्मा भए, तिनीहरूको मूर्ख हृदय अँध्यारो भयो। बुद्धिमान् छौं भन्ने दाबी गर्दै तिनीहरू मूर्ख बने, र अविनाशी परमेश्वरको महिमालाई विनाश हुने मानिस, चराचुरुङ्गीहरू, चारखुट्टे जनावरहरू र घस्रिने जन्तुहरूको मूर्तिको रूपमा परिवर्तन गरे। तिनीहरूले परमेश्वरको सत्यतालाई झूटसँग साटे, र सृष्टिकर्ताको सट्टामा, जो साँच्चै सदासर्वदा धन्य हुनुहुन्छ, तिनीहरूले सृष्टिको पूजा र सेवा गरे (रोमी १:१८, २१,२२,२३,२५)। यसकारण हे न्याय गर्ने मानिस, तिमी जोसुकै भए तापनि तिम्रो कुनै बहाना छैन; किनभने जुन कुरामा तिमी अरूको न्याय गर्दछौ, त्यही कुरामा तिमीले आफैलाई दोषी ठहराउँदछौ; किनकि तिमी न्याय गर्ने आफैले ती कुराहरू गर्दछौ (रोमी २:१)। जसले उहाँमाथि विश्वास गर्दछ, ऊ दोषी ठहरिँदैन; तर जसले विश्वास गर्दैन, त्यो पहिल्यै दोषी ठहरिसकेको हुन्छ; किनकि त्यसले परमेश्वरका एक मात्र जन्माइएको पुत्रको नाममा विश्वास गरेको छैन। जसले पुत्रमाथि विश्वास गर्दछ, ऊसँग अनन्त जीवन हुन्छ; अनि जसले पुत्रलाई विश्वास गर्दैन, त्यसले जीवन देख्नेछैन, तर परमेश्वरको क्रोध त्यसमाथि रहन्छ (यूहन्ना ३:१८,३६)। तेस्रो, हामीलाई यो जान्न खाँचो छ – मैले पाउनुपर्ने दण्ड के हो? मेरो पापी र दुष्ट अवस्थाले मैले पाउनुपर्ने दण्ड मृत्यु-दण्ड हो। जुन मानिसले पाप गर्छ, त्यही मर्नेछ (इजिकिएल १८:४)। यस्ता-यस्ता काम [पाप] गर्नेहरू मृत्युदण्ड पाउन लायकका हुन्छन् भन्ने परमेश्वरको न्याय जानी-जानीकन पनि तिनीहरू ती काम नै गर्छन्। किनकि पापको ज्याला मृत्यु हो, तर परमेश्वरको अनुग्रहको वरदानचाहिँ हाम्रा प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टमा अनन्त जीवन हो (रोमी १:३२,६:२३)। यस मृत्यु-दण्डको तात्पर्य यो हो – परमेश्वरको उपस्थितिदेखि सदाकालका लागि बञ्चित हुनु र शैतान र त्यसका दूतहरूका लागि तयार गरिएको अग्निकुण्डमा परमेश्वरबाटको अनन्त दण्ड भोग्नु। परमेश्वरलाई नचिन्नेहरू र हाम्रा प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टको सुसमाचार पालन नगर्नेहरूलाई बदला दिनुहुनेछ; तिनीहरूले प्रभुको उपस्थितिबाट र उहाँको सामर्थ्यको महिमाबाट अनन्त विनाशको दण्ड पाउनेछन् (१ थेस्सलोनिकी १:८,९)। त्यसपछि उनले ती देब्रे हातपट्टि हुनेहरूलाई पनि भन्नेछन्: ‘हे श्रापिहरूहो, मदेखि त्यस अनन्त आगोभित्र जाइहाल, जोचाहिँ शैतान र त्यसका दूतहरूका निम्ति तयार पारिएको छ। अनि तिनीहरू अनन्त दण्डमा जानेछन् (मत्ती २५:४१, ४६)। तर डराउनेहरू, विश्वास नगर्नेहरू, घिनलाग्दाहरू, हत्याराहरू, व्यभिचारीहरू, टुनामुना गर्नेहरू, मूर्तिपूजा गर्नेहरू र सबै झूट बोल्नेहरूको भागचाहिँ आगो र गन्धकले जलिरहेको झीलभित्र हुनेछ; यो दोस्रो मृत्यु हो (प्रकाश २१:८)। चौथो, हामीलाई यो जान्न खाँचो छ – सुसमाचार के हो? उहाँको अचम्मको प्रेम र कृपाले परमेश्वरले आफ्नो प्रिय पुत्रलाई यस संसारमा पठाउनुभयो: किनभने संसारलाई दोषी ठहराउनका निम्ति होइन, तर उहाँद्वारा संसारले मुक्ति पाओस् भनेर परमेश्वरले आफ्ना पुत्रलाई संसारमा पठाउनुभयो (यूहन्ना ३:१७)। येशू ख्रीष्ट अद्भुत रूपमा एक कन्या स्त्रीद्वारा जन्मनुभई यस संसारमा आउनुहुने भविष्यवाणी यसरी दिइएको थियो, “अनि उनले पुत्र जन्माउनेछन्, र तिमीले उहाँको नाम ‘येशू’ राख्नू, किनभने उहाँले आफ्ना जनहरूलाई तिनीहरूका पापहरूबाट मुक्त गर्नुहुनेछ।” अब भविष्यवक्ताद्वारा प्रभुले भन्नुभएको कुरा पूरा होओस् भनेर यो सब भएको थियो: ‘हेर, कन्या गर्भवती हुनेछन् र एउटा पुत्र जन्माउनेछन्, अनि तिनीहरूले उहाँको नाम “इम्मानुएल” राख्नेछन्’ जसको अर्थ हो, ‘परमेश्वर हामीसित’ (मत्ती १:२१-२३)। किनभने मानिसका पुत्र हराएकोलाई खोज्न र मुक्त गर्न आएका हुन् (लूका १९:१०)। यो विश्वासयोग्य र हर प्रकारले ग्रहणयोग्य वचन हो — ख्रीष्ट येशू पापीहरूलाई मुक्ति दिनालाई संसारमा आउनुभयो (१ तिमोथी १:१५)। प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्ट, जो अनादिदेखिका परमेश्वर र सारा थोकका सृष्टिकर्ता हुनुहुन्छ, मेरोसट्टामा मेरो निम्ति क्रूसमा मर्नुभयो जुन मृत्युद्वारा उहाँले मैले भोग्नुपर्ने मृत्यु-दण्ड पूरै तिरिदिनुभयो। किनकि हामी कमजोर हुँदाखेरि नै, ठीक समयमा ख्रीष्ट भक्तिहीनहरूका निम्ति मर्नुभयो। किनकि धर्मी मानिसका निम्ति मुस्किलले कोही मर्ला; असल मानिसका निम्ति सायद कसैले मर्ने आँट गर्ला कि! तर परमेश्वरले हामीतर्फ आफ्नो प्रेम यसैमा प्रकट गर्नुहुन्छ – हामी पापी हुँदा-हुँदै ख्रीष्ट हाम्रा निम्ति मर्नुभयो (रोमी ५:६-८)। पवित्र-शास्त्रहरूमुताबिक ख्रीष्ट हाम्रा पापहरूका निम्ति मर्नुभयो (१ कोरिन्थी १५:३)। हामी पापहरूका निम्ति मरेर धार्मिकताका निम्ति बाँचौ भनेर उहाँ आफैले आफ्नो शरीरमा हाम्रा पापहरू क्रूसमाथि बोक्नुभयो; उहाँकै चोटहरूद्वारा तिमीहरू निको पारियौ (१ पत्रुस २:२४)। किनकि हामीलाई परमेश्वरकहाँ पुर्याउनलाई ख्रीष्टले पनि – धर्मीले अधर्मीहरूका निम्ति पापहरूका लागि एकपल्ट दुःख भोग्नुभयो र शरीरमा मारिनुभयो (१ पत्रुस ३:१८)। अनि उहाँ हाम्रा पापहरूका निम्ति प्रायश्चित हुनुहुन्छ; र हाम्रा निम्ति मात्र होइन, तर सारा संसारका पापहरूका निम्ति पनि (१ यूहन्ना २:२)। उहाँले हाम्रा निम्ति आफ्नो प्राण अर्पण गर्नुभएको छ; यसैबाट हामी परमेश्वरको प्रेम थाह पाउँछौं (१ यूहन्ना ३:१६)। प्रेम यसैमा छ – हामीले परमेश्वरलाई प्रेम गर्यौं भनेर होइन, तर उहाँले हामीलाई प्रेम गर्नुभयो र आफ्ना पुत्रलाई हाम्रा पापहरूका निम्ति प्रायश्चित हुनालाई पठाउनुभयो (१ यूहन्ना ४:१०)। तर, खुशीको कुरा, येशू मरेको मरै रहनु भएन! उहाँ मरेकाहरूबाट बौरेर उठ्नुभयो। यसबाट यो प्रमाणित हुन्छ, पुत्र-परमेश्वरको क्रूसको बलिदान पापीहरूको पापको मूल्य चुक्ता गर्न पर्याप्त छ भनी पिता-परमेश्वर सन्तुष्ट हुनुभयो। ख्रीष्ट हाम्रा पापहरूका निम्ति मर्नुभयो र गाडिनुभयो, अनि पवित्र-शास्त्रहरूमुताबिक उहाँ तेस्रो दिनमा बौराइनुभयो अनि उहाँ केफासकहाँ, त्यसपछि बाह्रजनाकहाँ देखा पर्नुभयो; त्यसपछि उहाँ एकैचोटि पाँच सयभन्दा बेसी भाइहरूकहाँ देखा पर्नुभयो जसमध्ये धेरैजसो अहिलेसम्म छँदै छन्, तर कतिचाहिँ सुतिसके। त्यसपछि उहाँ याकूबकहाँ देखा पर्नुभयो; त्यसपछि सबै प्रेरितहरूकहाँ अनि सबैभन्दा पछि मकहाँ (१ कोरिन्थी १५:३-८)। जुन प्रभु येशू हाम्रा अपराधहरूका निम्ति सुम्पिइनुभयो, र हाम्रा धार्मिकताका निम्ति बौराइनुभयो (रोमी ४:२५)। साथै उहाँको बौरिउठाइले यो पनि प्रमाणित गर्दछ, उहाँ (येशू ख्रीष्ट) ले आफू जो हुँ भन्नुभएको थियो त्यो सत्य सावित भयो, जसरी लेखिएको छ, पवित्रताको आत्माअनुसार उहाँ मरेकाहरूबाट बौरेर उठ्नुभएको कारणले सामर्थ्यसहित परमेश्वरका पुत्र ठहरिनुभयो (रोमी १:४)। यही नै हो हामी पापीहरूका निम्ति खुशीको खबर, अर्थात् सुसमाचार! मुक्ति पाउन मैले के गर्नुपर्छ? माथिका खण्डहरू अध्ययन गर्नुभई, येशू ख्रीष्ट को हुनुहुन्छ र उहाँले तपाईंको लागि क्रूसमा गरिदिनुभयो भनेर तपाईंले जानिसक्नुभयो भने अब तपाईंको जिम्मेवारी यो हो – प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टमाथि विश्वास गर्नु। निम्न बाइबल पदहरूलाई विचार गर्नुहोस्: “मुक्ति पाउनालाई मैले के गर्नुपर्छ?” अनि उनीहरूले भने: “प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टमाथि विश्वास गर्नुहोस्, र तपाईंले मुक्ति पाउनुहुनेछ” (प्रेरित १६:३०-३१)। किनभने परमेश्वरले संसारलाई यस्तो प्रेम गर्नुभयो, कि उहाँले आफ्नो एकमात्र जन्माइएको पुत्रलाई दिनुभयो – उहाँमाथि विश्वास गर्ने कोही पनि नष्ट नहोस्, तर उसले अनन्त जीवन पाओस् (यूहन्ना ३:१६)। जसले उहाँमाथि विश्वास गर्दछ, ऊ दोषी ठहरिँदैन; तर जसले विश्वास गर्दैन, त्यो पहिल्यै दोषी ठहरिसकेको हुन्छ; किनकि त्यसले परमेश्वरका एक मात्र जन्माइएको पुत्रको नाममा विश्वास गरेको छैन (यूहन्ना ३:१८)। जसले पुत्रमाथि विश्वास गर्दछ, ऊसँग अनन्त जीवन हुन्छ; अनि जसले पुत्रलाई विश्वास गर्दैन, त्यसले जीवन देख्नेछैन, तर परमेश्वरको क्रोध त्यसमाथि रहन्छ (यूहन्ना ३:३६)। विश्वास गर्नुको मतलब उहाँकहाँ आउनु हो: अनि येशूले तिनीहरूलाई भन्नुभयो: “जीवनको रोटी म नै हुँ। जो मकहाँ आउँछ, ऊ कहिल्यै भोकाउनेछैन; अनि जसले ममाथि विश्वास गर्छ, ऊ कहिल्यै तिर्खाउनेछैन…अनि जो मकहाँ आउँछ, उसलाई म कुनै रीतिले अफाल्नेछैनँ” (यूहन्ना ६:३५,३७)। विश्वास गर्नुको मतलब उहाँलाई आफ्नो व्यक्तिगत मुक्तिदाता र प्रभुको रूपमा लिनु अथवा ग्रहण गर्नु हो: जतिले उहाँलाई ग्रहण गरे तिनीहरूलाई उहाँले परमेश्वरको सन्तान हुने अधिकार दिनुभयो अर्थात् तिनीहरूलाई जसले उहाँको नाममा विश्वास गर्दछन् (यूहन्ना १:१२)। पापको ज्याला मृत्यु हो तर परमेश्वरको अनुग्रहको वरदानचाहिँ हाम्रा प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्टमा अनन्त जीवन हो (रोमी ६:२३)। साँचो गरी विश्वास गर्नेले निम्न कुराहरू महसुस र विश्वास गरेकै हुन्छ १) प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्ट नै एक मात्र मुक्तिदाता हुनुहुन्छ। उहाँबिना अरू कसैमा पनि मुक्ति छैन: न ता अरू कसैमा मुक्ति छ; किनभने स्वर्गमनि मानिसहरूको बीचमा अरू कुनै नाम दिइएको छैन, जसद्वारा हामीले मुक्ति पाउनुपर्दछ (प्रेरित ४:१२)। ढोका म नै हुँ; कोही मबाट भित्र पस्यो भने उसले मुक्ति पाउनेछ (यूहन्ना १०:९)। बाटो, सत्य र जीवन म नै हुँ; मद्वारा बाहेक कोही पनि पिताकहाँ आउँदैन (यूहन्ना १०:९)। (२) प्रभु येशू मेरो मुक्तिका निम्ति मर्नुभयो र बौरेर उठ्नुभयो: यदि तिमीले आफ्नो मुखले प्रभु येशूलाई स्वीकार गर्यौ भने, र परमेश्वरले उहाँलाई मरेकाहरूबाट बौराएर उठाउनुभयो भनी आफ्नो हृदयमा विश्वास गर्यौ भने तिमीले मुक्ति पाउनेछौ (रोमी १०:९)। (३) प्रभु येशू मलाई बचाउन सक्नुहुन्छ (हिब्रू ७:२५; यशैया ५९:१; मत्ती १९:२४-२६)। (४) प्रभु येशू मलाई बचाउन चाहनुहुन्छ (यूहन्ना ६:३७; १ तिमोथी २:४) (५) यदि मैले प्रभु येशूलाई, केवल उहाँलाई आफ्नो मुक्तिदाताको रूपमा भरोसा गरें भने उहाँले मलाई अहिले नै बचाउनुहुनेछ (यूहन्ना ३:१६)। साथै मैले यो पनि महसुस गर्नुपर्छ कि मुक्ति निम्न तरिकाले पाइन्न - असल कामले पाइन्न - आज्ञाहरू पालन गर्ने प्रयासले पाइन्न - पानीको बप्तिस्माले पाइन्न किनकि विश्वासद्वारा अनुग्रहले तिमीहरूले मुक्ति पाएका छौ; अनि यो तिमीहरू आफैबाटको होइन, यो परमेश्वरको दान हो; कामहरूबाट होइन, नत्र ता कसैले घमण्ड गर्नेछ (एफेसी २:८-९)। मुक्ति पूर्ण रूपमा परमेश्वरको अनुग्रह र कृपाले विश्वासद्वारा पाइने कुरा हो। विश्वास गर्नु भनेको आफ्नो पूरै भरोसा येशू ख्रीष्टमा राख्नु हो (उहाँ जो हुनुहुन्छ, उहाँले जे गरिदिनुभयो र उहाँले जे भन्नुभएको छ)। यो दिमागले स्वीकार गर्ने कुरा मात्र नभई हृदयदेखि गर्ने कुरा हो। मैले मुक्ति पाएँ भनेर कसरी जान्ने? परमेश्वरले झूट बोल्न नसक्ने भएको हुनाले (तीतस १:२) र येशू ख्रीष्ट सदा विश्वासयोग्य हुनुभएको हुनाले (हिब्रू १३:८), मुक्ति सम्बन्धी उहाँ प्रतिज्ञाहरूलाई म पक्कासाथ र खुशीसाथ दाबी गर्दछु र तिनमा भरोसा गर्दछु: मत्ती ११:२८; यूहन्ना १:१२; ३:१६;३:१८; ३:३६; ५:२४; ६:३५; ६:३७; ६:४७; १०:९; ११:२५; प्रेरित १०:४३; १६:३१; रोमी १०:९; १०:१३; १ यूहन्ना ५:११-१२। मैले मुक्ति पाइसकें! अब मैले के गर्नुपर्छ? ख्रीष्टमा म विश्वासी भएको हुनाले मेरो प्रभु र मुक्तिदाता येशू ख्रीष्टको अनुग्रह र ज्ञानमा बढ्दै जानु मेरो जिम्मेवारी हो (२ पत्रुस ३:१८)। एउटा स्वस्थ र बढ्ने विश्वासी हुनलाई मैले – - पानीको बप्तिस्मा लिनुपर्छ किनकि यो ख्रीष्टको आज्ञा हो (मत्ती २८:१९-२०; प्रेरित १०:४८; २:३८)। बप्तिस्मा, ख्रीष्टमा मैले पाएको नयाँ जीवनको सार्वजनिक गवाही हो (२ कोरिन्थी ५:१४-१७; रोमी ६:३-११; गलाती २:२०)। (यस बारेमा राम्ररी बुझ्न, पढ्नुहोस्: बप्तिस्माको अर्थ) - दिनहुँ मेरो बाइबल पढ्दै परमेश्वरको वचनरूपी आत्मिक भोजन खानुपर्छ (१ पत्रुस २:२; मत्ती ४:४; भजनसंग्रह ११९:९७)। - दिनहुँ परमेश्वरसित प्रार्थनामा समय बिताउनुपर्छ (हिब्रू ४:१६; १ थेस्सलोनिकी ५:१७; लूका १८:१)। - नियमित रूपमा बाइबल विश्वास गर्ने र बाइबल सिकाउने मण्डली (चर्च) सित सहभागी हुनुपर्छ (प्रेरित २:४२; हिब्रू १०:२५)। - दिनहुँ परमेश्वरसित आफ्ना पापहरू स्वीकार गर्नुपर्छ। मेरा विचार, काम, जीवनमा जुन कुरा उहाँको पवित्रतासित मेल खाँदैन, ती कुराहरूको बारेमा म परमेश्वरसित सहमत हुनुपर्छ अर्थात् आफूले गरेको उक्त काम उहाँको दृष्टिमा पापपूर्ण छ भनेर स्वीकार गर्नुपर्छ (१ यूहन्ना १:८-२:२ विशेष गरी १ यूहन्ना १:९; भजनसंग्रह ५१:३-६; भजनसंग्रह ३२:२-६; हितोपदेश २८:१३)। - अरूहरूका सामु ख्रीष्टलाई स्वीकार गर्नुपर्छ (भजनसंग्रह १०७:२; मत्ती १०:३२; रोमी १०:९-१०)। उहाँलाई आफ्नो मुक्तिदाताको रूपमा स्वीकार गर्न खुशी हुनुहोस्। - मौखिक रूपमा र व्यावहारिक रूपमा एउटा असल गवाही हुनुपर्छ (प्रेरित १:८; यशैया ४३:१०-१२)। दुवै जीवन शैलीको गवाही र मुखको गवाहीद्वारा मैले अरूहरूलाई ख्रीष्टप्रति आकर्षित गर्नुपर्छ (फिलिप्पी २:१५-१६; कलस्सी ३:१७; १ पत्रुस ३:१५; कलस्सी ४:५-६)।