{"id":1236,"date":"2022-04-18T12:43:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T16:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1236"},"modified":"2022-04-18T12:43:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T16:43:36","slug":"faith-in-the-resurrection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1236","title":{"rendered":"Faith In The Resurrection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 4\/17\/22 by Pastor Steve Shields. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen as Pastor Steve discusses some reasons to <strong>believe in the resurrection. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Resurrection.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Resurrection.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Resurrection-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Resurrection-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s unnecessary.  There are many religions without a resurrection narrative.  Since it is so unbelievable, the disciples would have been better off to not include the resurrection, if it were not truth.  It is unavoidable.<strong>  From the beginning to the end, the resurrection is in the<\/strong> <strong>Bible<\/strong>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Belief in the resurrection changes us.  <\/strong>The resurrection demonstrates <strong>Christ&#8217;s power. <\/strong> It <strong>gives us hope and confirms Christ&#8217;s atoning work<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A belief in the resurrection doesn&#8217;t look like an intellectual or mental assent.  It isn&#8217;t even a faith in the event of the resurrection because even the demons believe there is one God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, belief in the resurrection looks like <strong>faith in Jesus Christ,<\/strong> <strong>faith in being with Christ.  <\/strong>As well as <strong>faith in the journey of walking with Jesus.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5516\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1236-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20220417FaithInTheResurrection.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20220417FaithInTheResurrection.mp3\">http:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20220417FaithInTheResurrection.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20220417FaithInTheResurrection.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=1236-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20220417FaithInTheResurrection.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20220417FaithInTheResurrection.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 4\/17\/22 by Pastor Steve Shields. Listen as Pastor Steve discusses some reasons to believe in the resurrection. It&#8217;s unnecessary. There are many religions without a resurrection narrative. Since it is so unbelievable, the disciples would have been better off to not include the resurrection, if it were not truth. 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