1. Instead of a death sentence, those brothers hear the words of deliverance.
  2. The profound significance of Christ’s resurrection comes from the threefold justification it provides: it justifies the sinner, the sinner’s hope, and God himself.
  3. Five promises were seemingly all those apostles, staring into the sky, had to go on. Five promises that were more than enough.
  4. The Good Shepherd doesn’t leave the sheep to fend for themselves.
  5. In Israel today, it's still possible to witness the same scene the disciples saw 2000 years ago when the Bedouin shepherds bring their flocks home from various pastures at the end of the day.
  6. The price was really paid. Your sin remains buried in Christ’s tomb.
  7. Jesus continues to do the same for me and for you as he did for his disciples. He still shows up for us. He still speaks his peace to us.
  8. This article is written by guest contributor, Aaron Boerst.
  9. Defy the world with its “oughts” and “shoulds,” for in Christ, it is finished.
  10. The seemingly small, the particular, the previously overlooked, magnifies in importance.
  11. The death and resurrection did indeed really happen. They are accomplished historical facts, and by them, so too is the forgiveness of our sins and justification before God.