At this time of the year the words, He Is risen, may be heard here and there. One may hear these words only at an Easter Sunrise Service or casually among believers. I find myself wondering how many individuals hearing or saying these words truly understand the importance of HE IS RISEN!
The belief of a risen Christ is paramount to eternal salvation with Christianity. You may hear of other requirements, but the only way is from 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 or in Romans 10. That is to believe in the gospel as presented through the Apostle Paul. Those verses, as well as others, simply state: one has to believe in the death; burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ! There are no works attached to this fact! This is simple enough that a young person can read and understand.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 states: Now I remind you brethren, in what terms I preached to you the gospel, which you received , in which you stand, by which you are SAVED, if you hold it fast unless you believed in vain. For I (Paul) 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 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCRIPTURES.
Romans 10:9.. IF YOU CONFESS WITH YOUR LIPS THAT JESUS IS LORD ANDÂ BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART THAT GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, YOU WILL BE SAVED!
Again, to be saved spiritually is to: BELIEVE TOTALLY IN THE DEATH, BURIAL AND RESURRECTION OF CHRIST!!!!!
Note in Galatians 1:6-9; Paul  realizing some of his converts were turning to a false doctrine wrote: BUT EVEN IF WE, OR AN ANGEL FROM HEAVEN SHOULD PREACH TO YOU A GOSPEL CONTRARY TO THAT WHICH WE PREACHED TO YOU, LET HIM BE ACCURSED!  Paul goes on repeating that statement to emphasize the importance!
So yes, if you have truly believed that Christ was buried and was raised you will be saved!
HE IS RISEN!
Larry A. Smail's Blog 
Preach it brother!! He is alive and because He lives…so do we who believe! Gary Adams funeral tomorrow. I reached out and explained the gospel to him via email while he was going through a two year battle with cancer. Gary didn’t respond back to my emails but I believe that our prayers of intercession and our merciful God turned Gary’s heart towards Jesus and His salvation. Gary was a beloved librarian at Dayton Elementary school and an awesome guy…though never professed the faith. Please keep the family in your prayers. You and Laurie have an awesome Easter basking in the glory of our Lord and Savior. Be blessed, Dana
Thank you Dana!! Hope you and the family are doing well and have a glorious Easter!
I don’t respond very often but thought your comments in “He is Risen” were so true. I also know the Lord likes a little humor—so here goes—-A minister was greeting his parishoners in the church narthex on Easter Sunday. A well dressed gentleman in a suit approached, and as they shook hands, the minister said “I want you to be in the army of the Lord”. The man was taken back by the comment but recovered and said “I am already in the army of the Lord”. The minister stated, “Well then how come I only see you on Christmas and Easter.” The man leaned close to the minister and whispered: “That’s because I am in the secret service”.
Happy Easter—He Is Risen Indeed!!!
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Clever little joke. Thanks for sharing!