Offering Hope: The Christian Hope

Romans 6: 4  “… we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up 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 planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection:…”

Co-Resurrection.

The proof that I have been through crucifixion with Jesus is that I have a decided and noticeable likeness to Him. With the infilling of the Holy Ghost in my life, HE, Jesus re-adjusts my personal life to God. With the resurrection of Jesus the Holy Ghost has imparted the life of God to me and in me.

Paul said it this way in Galatians 2: 20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

My natural life must be constructed on the basis of His life. I can have the resurrection life of Jesus now, and it will show itself in holiness.

The Holy Spirit cannot be located as a Guest in a house, He invades everything. The resurrection life of Jesus invades every bit of my human nature.

The Resurrection is now a fact of history. He lives!

HOPE is here! HOPE is real. Hope is relevant. HOPE IS NOW!

-Pastor T.H. Sheppard