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  1. The issue is not the existence of so-called inner rings, but our desire and willingness to spend our lives in order to gain from an inner ring what is freely promised in Christ: hope, security, and identity.
  2. This is an edited excerpt from the conclusion of The Resurrection Fact: Responding to Modern Critics, edited by John Bombaro and Adam Francisco. (1517 Publishing, 2016).
  3. God comes to us through the flesh and blood and spirit of Christ precisely where he promised to be manifest to us and for us.
  4. If Jesus did not rise, then religion is just religion — a mere anthropological phenomenon.
  5. While we wait in tribulation for our white robes (or pants) to be washed in the blood of the Lamb, we confess to one another our seen and unseen stains.
  6. The resurrection of Jesus encompasses the total and comprehensive glorification of a human being, not merely his restoration.
  7. Caesar boasted: “I came. I saw. I conquered.” Christ can rightly say: “I came. I saved. I ascended.”
  8. Sing of Jesus’ Easter victory for you, and watch Satan flee with his worries and cares!
  9. This is the Christian word: grace. Such grace is found only with this Lamb who is also our Shepherd.
  10. May you believe, in this thin-line world, that this Jesus is for you, not against you.
  11. Christ's words of exclusive salvation are not just a warning but a sure promise for you.