Summary: - Chris' story - Because He died - I am forgiven (Isaiah 53:1-12) - transgressions - rebellion - iniquities - guilt, depravity, our inherent propensity to sin - Emily's story - Because He rose - I can see (John 20:1-9) - 3 types of seeing: - blepi - a partial viewing from the entrance. It means to acknowledge. He simple acknowledged what Mary saw was true. (John 20:5) - theorei - to behold something astounding, perceive and look with scrutiny (John 20:6) - ho-ra-o - to see with the eyes or the mind, to perceive, know, to become acquainted with by experience, to the point of belief. - 3 responses: acknowledgement, scrutiny, and perceive and believe - the stone was rolled away from the tomb not to permit Christ to come out, but to enable the disciples to go in. - the question for each of us today is how do we respond to the resurrection? The resurrection did not produce the same thing in everyone present: some fled in terror, some were bribed to lie, some doubted, and some worshipped and believed - Because He lives - I have hope (1 Cor. 15:12-26)
