The resurrection is not the end but the beginning of God's work in our hearts. Jesus coming back to life begins the kingdom and the Holy Spirit’s presence. It is the decisive event demonstrating that God's kingdom really is the hope that nothing else provides.
“If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn't rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.” - Timothy Keller
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