Category: Resurrection

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

This is the last broadcast as Basic Gospel. We are grateful for the love and support of our listeners and we thank God for each and every one of you. Today’s message is the Great I Am. Our Christian life begins and ends with Jesus. He holds everything together. Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” John 8:58. Jesus is always going to be the Great I AM in your life. Rejoice in the truth that he will never leave you or forsake you. Open the door of your heart and say “yes” to Jesus Christ.

Categories: Jesus Christ Resurrection Faith Hope Love

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

He is alive! This is the greatest message ever told. This gospel message is a message of life. We see that through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:17 says “And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.” But, thanks be to God, Jesus was raised and in him we have eternal life.

Categories: Jesus Christ Resurrection Faith Hope Love

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

Before we got new life we had to go through death. The story of the Gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. God had to take us though death to bring us to life in Him. "What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! ... We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life." Romans 6:1-4

• Are most professing Christians today saved, or is there only a remnant that is truly saved?
• Freida struggles with the aftermath of a bad dream and asks how she can overcome it.

Categories: Resurrection Salvation Emotions/Depression

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

Christianity hinges upon a single event two thousand years ago. The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And it's the resurrection that causes many pause. Paul addresses Jesus' resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15:14,17 "and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, your faith also is in vain. ... and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins."

• Sharon calls to say how great the UNITED conference was and how much the celebration of The Lord's Supper meant to her.
• Is Satan the prince of this world?
• https://basicgospel.net/youtube
• How can I get closer to God?

Categories: Resurrection Testimonies/Thanks Bible

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

The resurrection impacts our daily lives. The first impact is that the resurrection means we have eternal life. The resurrection is God's pronouncement that Jesus is the Son of God. Because of this, we can be assured that He has power over death and that he can raise us to new life... eternal life. Once we have eternal life, then we will begin to experience freedom and change in our daily life. The next impact is assurance. Life is in Jesus Christ. If you have Jesus, you have eternal life. That is assurance. It's not just a hope, but a steadfast assurance.

• This is from the teaching series: The Power of 8. Please visit: https://basicgospel.net/radio/teaching-edition/power-of-8 for the complete teaching series.
• UNITED: https://basicgospel.net/united/

Categories: Jesus Christ Resurrection

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

The story of Jesus is the death, burial, resurrection and ascension. The resurrection of Christ Jesus is where we experience new life. In the book of Romans 1:3-4 Paul makes a point to mark the resurrection as God's stamp of approval that what Jesus claimed about himself was true. But the resurrection is so much more than just an apologetic; it is the power of the Gospel.

• This is from the teaching series: The Power of 8. Please visit: https://basicgospel.net/radio/teaching-edition/power-of-8 for the complete teaching series.
• UNITED: https://basicgospel.net/united/

Categories: Jesus Christ Resurrection

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

The resurrected body of Jesus was immortal - never to face death again. And that's what the Apostles were teaching. The resurrection in the heart and soul of Christianity. "And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, 2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead." Acts 4:1-4

• How do I find the strength to answer God's call?
• When Jesus raised someone from the dead, where was their spirit, in Paradise?
• A friend has brought messages from my recently deceased father-in-law. I'm concerned for my husband regarding future "messages".
• "I say to you, among those born of women, there is no one greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." Luke 7:28 NASB Are not all born of women? It stands to reason that the "yet he" would also have been born of a woman as well.

Categories: Resurrection Christian Living Bible

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

There has been a life-change because of the resurrection. And the message of the resurrection is our message to the world. When Jesus started to tell the disciples this message, they didn't understand. Before the foundation of the world God had this plan that included Jesus. It was all a part of God's plan. What was the first message that Peter gave? It was the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Acts 2:14-40

• Raquel asks for clarification concerning chanting. Is it biblical?
• How does one gracefully set boundaries with in-laws?
• 1 Peter 4:17-18 has me anxious. What does this mean?

Categories: Resurrection Christian Living Marriage Salvation

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Andrew Farley

The resurrection isn't just some facts to believe. It impacts us today in the here and now. "His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, ... through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire." 2 Peter 1:3-4

• Is it wrong to pray every night that the Lord would take me home to be with Him? I mean what greater thing is there than to be face to face with the Lord Jesus?
• In what ways are teachers judged more strictly?
• What is your take on "grace" teachers gravitating toward false doctrine - such as Trinitarianism and Universalism?

Categories: Resurrection Prayer Bible Apologetics

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

We have many things to be grateful for and in light of the celebration of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ we have the opportunity to experience the power of new life. We were stuck in our death and we need something to set us free. In Romans 6 Paul writes: "Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? ..." Romans 6:3-4

• Why is there a need for Jesus to continually intercede for us if God already desires the best for us?
• Raquel asks about Puritan teachings being shared in a Bible study.
• What is it then, when people stand up in church and proclaim a message from God (usually in an unknown language, followed by an "interpretation")?
• Do you think that this [speckled and spotted goats in Genesis 30:32] was something supernatural from above, or do you think this is something about the power of imagination?

Categories: Resurrection Theology Holy Spirit Bible

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Andrew Farley

What does the resurrection mean to us? We just celebrated the most important date in human history. The resurrection moved us from Adam and placed us into Christ. We have the teacher within. And the resurrection makes it possible. We are born into a living hope. And his name in Jesus.

• A caller is struggling with her salvation and asks, "will God ever give up on me?"
• I have a participant in my Bible study who is really believing in Christ yet cannot give up on his Catholic religion. What is the proper way to deal with him?
• Stanley asks about the Gospel of the Kingdom.

Categories: Resurrection Salvation

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

All of Christianity stands upon the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Without his resurrection we are without hope. But what does that event 2,000 years ago mean to us today? Paul spells out the Gospel here: "For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day ..." 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 And we learn in Ephesians "And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience... God made us alive together with Christ..." Ephesians 2:1-4

• How could Jesus be without sin if he was born of Mary?
• Kevin asks for a Scripture to refer to when he's struggling with patience.
• The New King James includes Acts 9:5-6 which are not in other versions. What's going on here?

Categories: Resurrection Jesus Christ Christian Living Bible

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

What if Christ had not been raised from the dead? Download the PDF https://basicgospel.net/download_file/1648 1 Corinthians 15 If Christ has not been raised we are without hope. But Jesus has been raised and therefore we will be raised with him.

• Martin is concerned that we are being led by a man who does not see the New Covenant and walks instead in the Old Covenant and wonders if it's time to leave this church.
• Martin is concerned that we are being led by a man who does not see the New Covenant and walks instead in the Old Covenant and wonders if it's time to leave this church.

Categories: Resurrection Christian Living

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

The Easter story is the most compelling and powerful one that's ever been told. The truth of Jesus' death, burial and resurrection is what all of Christianity depends on. If Jesus didn't die and wasn't raised from the dead, then Christianity has no meaning. From "It is Finished" to "He is Risen", Easter is the culmination of our story as believers.

Categories: Jesus Christ Resurrection

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

Bob shares the events of Jesus' last days as he was betrayed, condemned, crucified, and buried. On the third day they came back to the tomb and found it empty. He was risen. But they didn't know it yet. What is the benefit of the Gospel? Romans 5:10 states: "For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life." and John wrote: "Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life." John 5:24

• God bless. Did Jesus really descend into hell after his death? I don't believe it.
• Larry asks about those that rose from the grave upon Jesus' death on the cross.
• We are taught that when we die, our souls go to Heaven, but our earthly bodies stay in the grave. But Jesus' earthly body did NOT stay in the grave. What really happens?
• What is the difference between our present bodies and Jesus' resurrected body?

Categories: Salvation Jesus Christ Bible Resurrection

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

This week we celebrate the event that changed everything. Jesus Christ is the solution to the needs of the human heart. Scientists across the world are trying to solve the problem of death. But Jesus solved the problem of death 2,000 years ago by overcoming the grave. Only God has the power over death. And because Jesus lives we live.

• Please explain Matthew 16:28 - "Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
• Do I have to pray for what God already wants?

Categories: Resurrection Bible Prayer

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

It's Easter Week. We celebrate the most important event in human history. We started with Palm Sunday yesterday remembering how Jesus road triumphantly into Jerusalem on a donkey. We can also celebrate the day that Jesus road triumphantly into our own life. The resurrection is the single most important event we celebrate. As Paul stated: "and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, your faith also is in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:14

• Mary Jo asks where the Scripture records that God's wrath is poured out upon Jesus?
• So, since we trust Jesus, and we have asked him to come into our hearts ... we are already forgiven. Is it unnecessary to ask for forgiveness? What if you do? Is it okay to ask for forgiveness?
• Is everyone forgiven whether or not they repent and believe?
• Do all SPIRIT filled believers speak in tongues?

Categories: Resurrection Bible Forgiveness/Repentance Holy Spirit

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

S. M. Lockridge preached a powerful evangelical sermon years ago. The tagline is "It's Friday, but Sunday's coming". For Christians, Friday represents the death of Christ on the cross and his burial But, thanks be to God, Sunday is coming! Jesus Christ is raised from the dead. For those of us who have to come to Christ, it is always Sunday ... just was he was raised from the dead, we too have been raised to newness of life. We live in a "Friday" world, but, as Christians, our reality is in Sunday...new life in Christ Jesus.

Categories: Resurrection Grace

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Andrew Farley

Hope is only found in Jesus Christ and in the promise of God. Hope is our anchor and the power is what shapes our day to day lives. Our hope is steadfast and sure and far exceeds anything the world can provide.

• God the father made a new covenant with Jesus Christ, through his sons perfect sacrifice and sinless blood.
• How does one get their name written into the book of life?
• At what point in time does God know your name is going to be written in the book of life?
• What then is the purpose of Resurrection if we are already in the presence of the Lord? What is there to resurrect?
• Are we in a sleep state until the second coming or are we with God?

Categories: New Covenant God's Will Bible Resurrection

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

We're going to look 1 John today and how we stand out in this world today. John narrows it down to one topic. "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world." 1 John 4:1-3

• What does Matthew 15:24 mean? "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
• Clay calls to comment on 1 John 4:2 and Jesus Christ's resurrection.
• Kat wants to know how to experience peace.

Categories: Jesus Christ Resurrection Emotions/Depression