If the most difficult thing to imagine is Jesus Christ rising from the dead, then the most important consideration, would be the purpose of Christ being made after the power of an endless life, ( eternal life) and the replacement of the devils power of death, through the death of Christ, ( for us, dying in our sins.) to deliver us from the power of satan, ( death) unto the power of God. ( life)
Who else delivers us from death, but the one who had victory over it. ( if a person believes in life, they no longer follow the ways that receive death, which is unbelief in unrighteousness, so now they believe in their heart unto righteousness, which is belief in Jesus Christ the righteous, rising from the dead.
A person knows immediately if anyone speaks right, or does right, or if they are instead pretending, and are not sincere, because the whole world right now is without faith, it is the end of the world, and only if a person loves Jesus Christ in sincerity, can anyone know perfectly to the dividing apart of soul and spirit, discerning all the thoughts and intentions of the hearts, which is what speaks to us on these forums, peoples hearts, and what it is out of it, that they speak )
Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
10 I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Ezekiel 33:31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they
shew much
love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers,
how can ye, being evil,
speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaketh.
John 17:3 And THIS IS ETERNAL LIFE, THAT THEY MAY KNOW THEE, THE ONLY TRUE GOD, AND JESUS CHRIST, WHOM THOU HAST SENT.
Acts 26:18 TO OPEN THEIR EYES, and to turn them from darkness to light, and FROM THE POWER OF SATAN UNTO GOD, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Hebrews 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might DESTROY HIM THAT HAD THE POWER OF DEATH, THAT IS, THE DEVIL;
15 AND DELIVER THEM WHO THROUGH FEAR OF DEATH, WERE ALL THEIR LIFETIME SUBJECT TO BONDAGE.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the
dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Hebrews 7:14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
16 WHO IS MADE, NOT AFTER THE LAW OF A CARNAL COMMANDMENT, BUT AFTER THE POWER OF AN ENDLESS LIFE.
17 For he testifieth, THOU ART A PRIEST FOR EVER after the order of Melchisedec.
Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
1 Corinthians 15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have PUT ON IMMORTALITY, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY.
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Titus 1:15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
1 John 2:29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even IN HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST. THIS IS THE TRUE GOD, AND ETERNAL LIFE.
As for prayers, it is the Spirit of the Son that prays in us, for us, to the Father.
Nobody can pray to the Father, but the Son.
Matthew 11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the
Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the
Son, and he to whomsoever the
Son will
reveal him.
Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the
Spirit of God, they are the
sons of God.
Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Galatians 4:6 And because ye are
sons, God hath sent forth the
Spirit of his
Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.