The resurrection of Jesus
- serves as indisputable proof that the message the he is Judge and Saviour is true (Acts 17:31; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, 20).
- demonstrates his victory over death (Acts 2:24; 1 Corinthians 15:54-57).
- vindicates him as righteous (John 16:10).
- indicates his divine identity (Romans 1:4).
- guarantees the believer’s present forgiveness and justification (Romans 4:25).
- provides the basis of resurrection life in Christ for the believer here and now (John 11:25-26; Romans 6; Ephesians 1:18-2:10; Colossians 2:9-15; Colossians 3:1-4).
I’ve been doing research for my next post at Out of the Ordinary. While taking notes from the section on the resurrection of Jesus in J. I. Packer’s Concise Theology: A Guide to Historic Christian Beliefs
I changed things up a bit, formatting it as list and adjusting the wording to make the items parallel, but the info and prooftexts are all Packer’s.