Easter Weekend Edition
Published: Fri, 04/02/10
- Easter Weekend Edition
A time for prayer and reflection on these sacred mysteries we
remember and celebrate, so we will have a "lite" version this
weekend.
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WEEKEND READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Saturday: Gn 1:1--2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12,
13-14, 24, 35; Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Lk
24:1-12
Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; I Cor
5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9
R. (24) This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be
glad.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his mercy endures forever.
Let the house of Israel say,
"His mercy endures forever."
"The right hand of the LORD has struck with power;
the right hand of the LORD is exalted.
I shall not die, but live,
and declare the works of the LORD."
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
By the LORD has this been done;
it is wonderful in our eyes.
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THEOLOGY NOTE OF THE WEEK
- Resurrection
Resurrection means to be raised from the dead (John 5:28,29). The
word is used in different contexts in the Bible. Lazarus was raised
from the dead (John 11:43). This is a resurrection, but it is not
part of the resurrection that occurs when we receive our new bodies
when Christ returns (1 Thess. 4:13-18), on the last day (John
6:39-44) when the last trumpet is blown (1 Cor. 15:51-55). Lazarus
died again. The resurrection of Jesus is promissory in that as we
know He was raised, so we will be raised also. In that context,
Jesus is the only one who has received a resurrected body. That is
why He is called the first-fruit from the dead (1 Cor. 15:20-23).
We will receive our bodies either at the rapture or when Jesus
returns to earth.
The resurrected body is not subject to death or sin. We know very
little about it except what was manifested by Jesus after His
resurrection; namely, that He was able to move about as He desired
-- in and out of rooms without the use of doors. Other than that,
the rest is conjecture. (See 1 Cor. 15).
- http://www.carm.org/f
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JESUS IS RISEN
- http://shalomplace.com/download/resurrection.pdf
Free pdf pamphlet from shalomplace.com is a reflection on the
evidence for the resurrection and the meaning of this revelation.
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