Death of Christ (29)
  1. This is an excerpt from “Crucifying Religion” written by Donavon Riley (1517 Publishing, 2019).
  2. We already know how the war will conclude. Jesus wins.
  3. At Christmas, we hear the story of our salvation, but it’s not pretty.
  4. So long as we entrust death to Jesus, new life is ours. He has lunch ready and he is waiting for us in the power of his resurrection.
  5. Forgiveness, not love, can restore a relationship that’s top-heavy with negative emotions.
  6. Rather than validate our selfish, self-serving choices, he justifies us by giving us new life and baptizing us into his death and resurrection.
  7. Jesus doesn’t talk about God’s love for us; he embodies it.
  8. Death can make us feel like tourists or strangers traveling across the landscape of someone else’s life.
  9. Original sin produces violent fruit.
  10. When we brag about what Jesus does for us, we win the battle.
  11. The Holy Spirit keeps us in faith and pours us out into the world so others may also hear and believe.
  12. Where Jesus says, “She’s not dead, she’s sleeping,” death dies.
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