Essay On Resurrection Of The Dead

The resurrection of the dead is an important concept for Christians today. Without it, we would have no hope for the future if it were just as nihilism says where we are buried and that it the end there is no meaning to death or life. Yet the concept of the resurrection in the Old Testament is only mentioned only a few times yet it is an important in our daily lives. The concept of the resurrection gives us hope for the future after death; a future to be with God, which provides meaning for this life and how we live.
The resurrections main point is that we will have a future with God a future with God is something we can look forward too. In Revelation, it tells us that being with God means there will be no more tears, pain, sorrow, or sin. Most importantly we will be with the creator and have the perfect unblemished relationship that we would have had, had
John 14:15 says, “if you love Me, keep My commandments” (NKJV) and “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it” (Matt, 16:25, NKJV). Yet many do not live by these commands nor the two greatest commands. In Ezekiel 36 when God tells Ezekiel he will give his people a new heart, this new heart should bring new actions. The heart and actions should reflect the one who gave them. This means that if we truly believe in the resurrection and the giver of the resurrection as it is said in the Old Testament, we need live like the one who has the power to resurrect us told us to.
The resurrection in the Old Testament should be a life changing idea. It should give us hope that one day we will be with God with the many good things that will come with it, but it should also transform the way Christians live in the here and now. The minds and hearts of Christians should be set on the things above and not the things