The Mission to Live and the Call to Die
February 28, 2016
Many people in America today would describe life as anything but “abundant.” And yet, that is exactly what Jesus promises. So if all of our wealth, health and technology isn’t giving us what Jesus has been offering for two millennia, why aren't more people responding to His offer? The answer may be one of the life’s great paradoxes: without death there can be no life. Jesus has come to raise us to life, but first we must be willing to die.
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One of life’s great paradoxes:
Without death there can be no life
It is the glory of God that results in the salvation of His people.
What is the Glory of God?
It is best understood in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
It is the glory of God that results in the salvation of His people.
How is Jesus’ unwillingness to heal Lazarus evidence of His love?
Love is demonstrated by doing whatever you have to do to help people see and experience the Glory of God.