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          OUR DAILY BREAD                            Sunday, April 3, 1994
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          Read:  1 Corinthians 15:1-11

                                   PROOF POSITIVE

                             Jesus our Lord...was raised
                            because of our justification.
                                   Romans 4:24-25

          The  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ is one  of  the  most  well-
          established   events  in  history.  Paul  cited  as   irrefutable
          evidence  the more than 500 eyewitnesses who saw Jesus  after  He
          arose,  most of whom were still alive when the apostle  wrote  to
          the Corinthians.

          Just as certain is the fact that Christ's sacrifice on the  cross
          of Calvary fully paid the penalty for the sin of all mankind,  so
          that everyone who trusts Him as Savior receives forgiveness.  And
          it  is Christ's resurrection that guarantees this.  If  just  one
          sin  had been unatoned for, Jesus would not have come out of  the
          tomb.

          In  his  book "The Resurrection of Jesus the Christ",  Fred  John
          Meldau  underscores  the significance of Jesus'  resurrection  by
          describing  Israel's  annual  Day  of  Atonement  ritual.  Meldau
          writes, "If [the High Priest] offered correctly, he came forth in
          due time; but ... if he failed to offer correctly, he died  there
          behind  the veil.  In like manner, the coming forth of Jesus  the
          Christ, in His resurrection, after His atonement for our sins  on
          the cross, shows that His offering was accepted.  The empty  tomb
          is God's 'Amen' to Christ's 'It is finished.'"

          When  Christ emerged from the tomb, our sin was  completely  paid
          for.  His resurrection was proof positive!

          Author:  Richard W. De Haan

                          Jesus rose, and proved His power
                              By that rising glorious;
                           From the mighty grasp of death
                              He came forth victorious.
                                        Anon.

          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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          Christ's empty tomb guarantees our full salvation.

          THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:   1 Samuel 29-31




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