Regarding our future, Jesus' resurrection is the precedent and pattern of our own: 'Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.' As his body was resurrected in complete health, so too will we rise and never experience pain, injury, or death ever again. This is because through the resurrection, Jesus has put death to death....
Because Jesus rose from death physically, we learn that God through Christ intends to reclaim and restore all that he made in creation and saw corrupted through the fall. Our eternity will be spent in a world much like the one enjoyed by our first parents in Eden, because the earth has been reclaimed and restored by God through Jesus' resurrection.
The full effects of Jesus' resurrection will be seen one day, following Jesus' return. The time between Jesus' resurrection and our resurrection is a lengthy season of love, grace, and mercy as news of the gospel goes forth, inviting sinners to repent of sin and enjoy the present and future salvation of Jesus Christ....
No one can remain neutral regarding Jesus' resurrection. The claim is too staggering, the event is too earthshaking, the implications are too significant, and the matter is too serious. We must each either receive or reject it as truth for us, and to remain indifferent or undecided is to reject it.
- Mark Driscoll, Doctrine
, pg. 303.
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Thanks for the helpful quotes from Mark Driscoll's new book! I'm also blogging through each chapter of Doctrine: What Christians Should Believe, so it's good to see what other people appreciate about the book. Any plans for a full review?
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