Do We Believe in the Holy Spirit? (LD 20; Galatians 3:14)

Christians can struggle with assurance. We can struggle with whether or not we really have the Holy Spirit. Some people say that we need to have an experience similar to pentecost to know that we have the Spirit. Others say that is a one time event. We look at the Spirit working in our salvation. We see that the Apostle Paul teaches us that the Spirit applies Christ's blessings. If we take hold of Christ by faith we have the Spirit.

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Easter Fools (1 Corinthians 15:45)

The resurrection of Christ is a difficult doctrine for us to defend.  I mean the absurdity of this is when recognize that we are coming together on April Fools day to talk about the resurrection of some guy who clearly died on the cross.  How can this be possible?  More importantly is it really that important to talk about the Resurrection of Christ?

Resurrection and Incarnation (1 Corinthians 15:45; BC 19)

We talked last time about the incarnation of Christ being something that is challenging for us to understand because it is a doctrine that is difficult to grasp.  It does not make sense that the second person of the Trinity would take on flesh like our flesh.  It does not make sense that He would submit to death and then be raised up again.  Why all this drama?  What is the purpose of Christ taking on the flesh and then dying?  How does this have a meaningful impact right now instead of at the end of our 80 years of walking this earth?