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Christianity

He Has Risen!

  • 1 Cor 6:9
  • the cross and the resurrection go hand in hand
    • cross without resurrection is just another dead person
    • resurrection without cross is an accomplishment of nothing
  • without the cross, we were defined by sin
  • we were once lost but now we’re found in Christ
  • 3 metaphors to describe God’s transforming grace, with “but” underscoring everything
    • but you were washed
    • but you were sanctified
    • but you were justified
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Christianity

Good Friday: I Once Was…

  • 1 Cor 6:9-11
  • a sober reminder/remembrance of the gruesomeness of the cross, but glory is available because of it
  • why is the cross necessary?