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Acts 3:15, " And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. " The early disciples who became the apostles of Jesus were all witness of his life, ministry, death, burial, and resurrection. They knew these facts to be true because they saw it with their eyes and heard it with their ears. They touched him with their hands. They heard him, they saw him, th...

John 11:43-44, " And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44, And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. " When the Lord speaks even death itself cannot hold us down. God can raise us up, no matter how hopeless or far gone we might appear o...

John 11:25-26, " Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26, And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? " Jesus is alive! He is the living God. He is an ever present help in our time of need. He is not just a God of past history, but he is with us today. He will never leave us or...

John 5:25, " Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. " The Lord will speak and the dead shall hear his voice and they will live. Jesus like Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead with his word of command, so he will speak again and all those who are dead will be raised up. Death cannot stand be...

Luke 24:46, " And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: " Prophecy foretold the Christ would suffer, die for our sins, and be raised again from the dead. These prophecies are in the book of Psalms, in Isaiah, and also depicted in stories like Abraham sacrificing his only son Isaac and then receiving him back from the dead...

Luke 7:14-15, " And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. 15, And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. " When Jesus raised this man from the dead it says that the dead sat up and began to speak. He raises us up from the dead also. When we are filled with the Holy Spirit and born...

Matthew 28:6-7, " He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 7, And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. " The Lord is risen from the dead. This is the foundation of our faith. Without this fact there is no salvation, no forgiveness, no...

Matthew 10:7-8, " And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8, Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. " The Lord Jesus gave his disciples the authority to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and cast our devils. Religious leaders today try to deny that the Lord Jesus gives his disciples this aut...

Matthew 9:24-25, " He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. 25, But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. " Jesus demonstrated his power over death in his ministry. He raised this young girl from the dead. He is the Lord of both the dead and the living. God proved that Jesus Christ is t...

1 Thessalonians 4:14, " For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. " When Jesus returns he will bring with him all those who have died in Christ. There will be a huge crowd of God's people coming back to this earth with him. When Christ appears we shall also appear with him in glory. Colossians 3:4. Heavenly Father, I look forw...

2 Corinthians 5:14-15, " For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: 15, And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. " The Lord Jesus did not die just for some people. He died for all. He died for every man, woman, and child that has ever...

1 Corinthians 15:3, " For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; " The suffering of Christ and his death was described in the Bible before it ever happened in real time. There are plenty of examples in the Old Testament that describe the crucifixion of the Lord and how he died for our sins. Read Psalm 22 and Isai...

Romans 14:9, " For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. " Through his death, burial, and resurrection God showed that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and he is Lord of all. He is before all things, and in him all things consist. Jesus is Lord of all. Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Philippian...

Romans 5:8, " But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. " God has demonstrated the great love that he has for us. While we still his enemies and living in rebellion against him, he died for us. He gave his life to save people who hated him and were in rebellion against him. At Calvary we see a full demonstration of the great love that God has fo...

Romans 5:6, " For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. " When I was out there living in sin and completely ignoring God God reached out to me, came and found me, and saved me. I was ungodly, I was in sin, I was throwing my life away. But God intervened. Jesus died for me on the cross. The Holy Spirit came and got me, showed the truth in Jesus, and set me free...

Proverbs 11:2, " When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. " God's wisdom is given to the man who is lowly. God gives grace to the humble. Jesus rejoiced that God hid himself from the "wise and prudent" and instead revealed himself to the lowly people who followed Jesus. Pride brings shame and destruction. It invites the opposition of God to a person. But when we humble o...

Proverbs 2:7, " He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. " Here wisdom is connected with a righteous life. God's wisdom will produce right living. When a person receives true wisdom from heaven it will produce the fear of God and a lifestyle of obedience to God's word. God's wisdom will also protect the believer. It is like a shield around us, to pr...

Proverbs 2:6, " For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. " Wisdom is a gift from God. The Lord is willing to give us wisdom if we ask him for it. The Lord Jesus is our wisdom. Wisdom is truly the person of the Lord Jesus. In him are hidden all the wisdom we need. The Lord revealed true wisdom to those who were humble. Jesus rejoiced that the heavenly Father...

Proverbs 2:2, " So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; " Our goal is to listen to God's wisdom and apply our heart to understanding. This will take dedication and discipline to read, and study, and memorize, and meditate upon the word of God. However, you won't find many things in this life that are more worthy of your time and effort. The Lord constant...

Psalms 111:10, " The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. " Before a person can have the wisdom of God he must first have the fear of the LORD. This fear of the Lord is the beginning of true wisdom. Anyone who does not reverence God will never have the true wisdom from heaven. Obedience to God's word...

Job 28:28, " And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. " Wisdom and the fear of the Lord are tied together. True wisdom will produce a reverence for God, for his word, and a desire to obey the Lord. True wisdom comes from having this deep, reverential respect and awe of the presence of God. People who speak foolish words show they...

James 3:17, " But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. " Make sure the wisdom you receive into your heart is the wisdom that is from above and from God. How can you know? God's wisdom is pure, peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruit, with...

James 3:15, " This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. " I've heard some people who were infected with man-made psychology and philosophy make the statement "all truth is God's truth", or "all wisdom is God's wisdom", but the Bible contradicts these people. The Bible clearly warns us about a kind of wisdom or "truth" that is not from God but is of the earth, sensua...

James 3:13, " Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? Let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. " When you are filled with God's wisdom it will produce the fruit of God's kingdom. The fruit of the Spirit flows from the person who is filled with the Holy Spirit. By their fruits you can know people. This is not judging for the purpose of condemning peo...

James 1:5, " If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. " God promises to give us wisdom if we ask him. It is God's desire for us to be filled with wisdom. Paul prayed the church would be filled with the knowledge of God's will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. Colossians 1:9. We cannot obey God in this w...