I am the resurrection and the life. Jn. 11:25
Jesus Christ truly is who he claimed to be; then, he can give life to all. Just as Jesus raised Lazarus both physically and spiritually, and Jesus himself rose physically from the grave, in Christ, we too are reborn. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
(2 Cor. 5:17 ). Though dead in sin, we are raised to life spiritually. And one day, when Christ returns, we will be raised to new bodies, joining with our spirits in eternity. (1 Cor. 15:50-56).
Christianity is not about rituals and works, trying to earn God’s favor; instead, it’s about God’s grace poured out upon a sinful, undeserving people. We cannot repay the debt of our sin with any of our good works.
Jesus Christ gave his life on the cross for us all that we might be raised to spiritual life. And one day, we will be like him, no longer subject to the frailties of the flesh, assailed by sin and a sinful world. But made new in eternity. (1 Jn. 3:2)