@archie_lochie He didn't. The Jewish chief priests conspired and paid people not to tell the truth. He appeared to 500 other witnesses.
These disciples were so afraid before his death and suddenly, we hear them preaching boldly and dying to defend. It means something changed in-between.
@Gmeister7 As long as you don't go back to thinking "I am an awful sinner" rather than "I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus".
Saying this cause a lot of reformed Baptists dwell on their past identity "oh what a wretched sinner.."
Nah
That is like going backwards again.
@thatchapfella I really don't get why people bother to add to what is already there. Christ is enough. If the believer doesn't learn his identity in Christ, he will keep looking for it everywhere.
@UgoCannon The meaning we speak about is belonging. We were created for God. We can't find satisfaction except when united with God. By that I mean when God indwells you by His Spirit.
Else, we keep chasing all manner of things for satisfaction which doesn't.
@God_Questioner Atleast you now believe God exists. So now we have to answer why he exists. I think some questions are best left for the afterlife. Just believe in Jesus and get your questions ready so you can ask him when you meet him.
@TeaDaDeveloper@mothjrn God's foresight doesn't mean he interferes. It just means he knows the future. By the way, what has his foresight to do with that event? Is that all you learnt from all I explained?
@Wfchris042@EclipseNine@archie_lochie I think if you want answers you must learn to ask politely and not throwing insults about. You can rephrase your question appropriately then I can answer you. If not, please ask Google gemini.
@daRosaJo@thattradgal In summary:
1. The believer is a saint
Saint.
2. The believer has authority of Christ.
3. The believer is in union with Christ.
4. The believer does not need anyone to intercede because Christ already did that.
@daRosaJo@thattradgal The final
Ephesians 2:6 NIV
[6] And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
You see where you are now? Now if you are there you do not need anyone to go between you and Christ. You are united with Christ.
@daRosaJo@thattradgal Then secondly, know your identity so you can know the will of God. Ephesians 2:4-6 NIV
[4] But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, [5] made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressionsβit is by grace you have been saved.
Then...
@daRosaJo@thattradgal The saints I know that the bible describes is every believer. Let me correct that first so don't go about looking down on yourself when God has placed you in authority.
@EclipseNine@Wfchris042@archie_lochie The law was to make men conscious of what sin was. It also brought condemnation which was not what God intended in the first place. Hence, he made a way for better in himself through Jesus.
@EclipseNine@Wfchris042@archie_lochie The issue was about promiscuity before marriage. Those laws were for people to believe and to live by. Anyone doing otherwise was breaking out of the agreement and covering of God.
The law was to prove to men why they needed a better option because it was full of condemnation.