The resurrection of Christ is the basement of our faith. We have many lessons to learn from the resurrection. The first powerful lesson from Christ’s resurrection is that we can have hope. The Apostle Peter tells us, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3). As Peter says in this verse, we have a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus. We no longer have to fear what is to come because of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead.
A second powerful lesson from Christ’s resurrection is that we will be resurrected in the future. Alike Jesus Christ’s resurrection, we also will be resurrected. The resurrection of believers will occur at the time of the joy. We get joy when it happens unexpectedly. At this time, present-day believers will be resurrected into their glorified bodies, and deceased believers will be resurrected to their glorified bodies (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). This will be a marvelous event in the future, which will only happen because of the Lord.
Another lesson from Christ’s resurrection is that He defeated death. At the cross, Jesus defeated death once and for all. Paul tells us, “The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:55-58). We have been given victory over death and sin because of Jesus’ resurrection. No longer does death have its hold on us because Jesus defeated it. While we will all still physically die (unless the rapture happens during our lifetime), we no longer have to live in fear of death. Through Jesus’ resurrection, we know there is life after death.
Through the resurrection, Jesus has defeated death. Christ defeated death on the cross and through His resurrection. There is no reason to be afraid of the future because Jesus will be meeting us on the other side.
A fourth powerful lesson from Christ’s resurrection is that we are given eternal life. The notion of eternity is exactly picturized with the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Through faith in Jesus, we are given not only eternal life but we are also given forgiveness of sins. Eternal life is only possible through Jesus’ death and resurrection. There is nothing we could or can do to merit salvation. Only God Himself could redeem mankind from our sins. This is why Jesus came down from heaven to save us from our sins and to give us eternal life by placing faith in Him.