LSQ Podcast Faith Is Foolish Without Easter
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Apr 9, 2023 A sermon unpacks why the resurrection matters to faith and witness. The speaker uses the ‘first fruits’ image to link God’s promises to present life. Topics include guilt and grief transformed by resurrection, the ‘already and not yet’ balance for personal and societal change, and how hope gives steadiness amid sorrow.
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Resurrection Is The Logical Foundation Of Faith
- Paul uses a chain of seven if-then statements to show the resurrection's historicity is crucial for faith's validity.
- If the dead stay dead then Christ remains dead, faith is futile, sins remain, and believers are pitiable, per Michael Keller's exposition.
Historic Reality Makes Resurrection Effective
- Keller argues the resurrection must be a real historical event for it to carry power and proof, not merely a symbol.
- He compares it to 9/11's tangible evidence: visible reality (holes, eyewitnesses) anchors belief and its effects.
Christ As First Fruits Connects Past Promises And Future Hope
- Keller explains Paul's image of Christ as 'first fruits' proves past promises and points toward future fulfillment.
- The raised Christ is proof the promises are true, like releasing a prisoner shows the debt was paid.