Focus: Resurrection of the Dead
Part 2: Resurrected Lifestyle
Greetings Sons of God:
James 26:11 says the body is dead without the spirit. Now this is consistent with our faith. When
you were born you were condemned to death (no Holy Ghost). But when you became a Kingdom citizen and a
believer (Holy Spirit living in your spirit) now you will live eternally upon
the return of the Lord. How do we live
the resurrected life?
Romans 8:11: But if the Spirit of Him that raised Jesus from
the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also
quicken you mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Therefore brethren we are debtors not to the
flesh to live after the flesh for if you live after the flesh ye shall die: but
if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live
First we know that we are resurrected because of Spirit of
Christ that quickens or gives life to our mortal body by the dwelling of His
Spirit within us. Now Paul admonishes us
to live after the Spirit and not the flesh.
To live after the Spirit is to yield your body and soul to the voice and
rule of the Spirit. If we do not then we
will die.
Romans 6:4: Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into
death: that like Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father,
even so we also should walk in the newness of life.
The newness of life is as the new creature in Christ, a son
of God. There is a new image and
likeness that we put on display but in putting that on display we put on
display the Creator in the Earth and in reflecting that glory the true order
and government is restored to the Earth.
The creation no longer groans but rejoices. When we were ouside of the House of God
(Ephesians 2:2-6) we walked according to the order of this world according to
the rule of Satan that works disobedience within mankind but being resurrected
and seated in Christ, we now walk after the Spirit and not the flesh.
Romans 6:5,6 – The Likeness of His Resurrection
Now when we look at the word likeness it simply means we
will be like him in the resurrection.
The same way Jesus was raised, so shall we. So how was Jesus raised from the dead? First, you have to understand the when you
lost the Holy Spirit in the garden, the body became subject to time and space
and was no longer eternal. This was
punishment for disobedience because the Kingdom of Heaven has no sin and knows
no unrighteousness because it is Holy itself.
Now because your body is now subject to time and space and sin, your
body is subject to death. This is why
Ecclesiastes 12:7 testifies to the body being returned to the dust of the earth
and the spirit returning to God. But
when we look at Jesus it says that God raised Him from the dead and put Him
back in the body and raised him in immortality.
Now here is the kicker! He proved
it was the same body because he asked His disciples to touch and feel the scars
from the crucifixion. But what was
unique about the body was now the body was able to function in two realms, time
and space and eternity. Please
understand this point. In other words,
the body can function in Heaven and on Earth.
This is why Jesus was on the Earth functioning AFTER the resurrection
for over 40 days. And remember in Acts 1
it said then a cloud received him out of their sights. This was the ascension of Christ back to the
Father in the same risen body. So just
like Christ, when we who are in Christ, born again believers, are resurrected
from the dead our spirits and souls will return to a body that is
incorruptible, immortal and can function in both time and eternity. This is a very powerful concept. The body you have now will die because it has
been corrupted, but when God raises you, this same body will be raised in
immortality and incorruption.
This is why we have to understand the resurrection because
science and other religions will question this and try to disprove Jesus
resurrection but the only way that they will know He has risen is that your
life tells them. Because if He has been
raised in you and you have been baptized OF THE SPIRIT then you have power from
On High through the Holy Ghost to allow the good works of the Father to be made
manifest through you to the unbelievers.
Let’s live like we know Jesus is alive and start acting like we are dead
to sin.
Peace, Love and Grace,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.
