March 12th - The Results of the Death, Entombment, and Resurrection of Jesus

The Apostle Paul suffered much from both his fellow Jews and the Roman government for teaching about what the cross of Christ Jesus has done for humanity. Most of his teaching is still rejected nevertheless, in a nutshell, here is what Paul taught about the results of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.

FIRST:  All humanity will be saved.

"Faithful is the saying and worthy of all welcome, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, foremost of whom am I." 
(1 Timothy 1:15-16)

“Faithful is the saying and worthy of all welcome (for for this are we toiling  and being reproached), that we rely on the living God, Who is the Savior of all humanity, especially of believers.” (1 Tim. 4:9-10) 

"He chooses us in Him before the disruption of the world, we to be holy and flawless in His sight, in love designating us beforehand for the place of a son for Him through Christ Jesus; in accord with the delight of His will, for the laud of the glory of His grace, which graces us in the Beloved." (Ephesians 1:3-6)

"God, being rich in mercy, because of His vast love with which He loves us...rouses us together and seats us together among the celestials, in Christ Jesus, that, in the oncoming eons, He should be displaying the transcendent riches of His grace in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For in grace, through faith, are you saved, and this is not out of you; it is God's approach present, not of works, lest anyone should be boasting." (Ephesians 2:4-9)

SECOND: All humanity will be ransomed from death and graciously justified (made righteous). 

"Being justified gratuitously in His grace, through the deliverance which is in Christ Jesus." (Romans 3:24)

“...our Savior, God, Who wills all humanity be saved and come into a realization of the truth. For there is one God, and one Mediator of God and mankind, a Man, Christ Jesus, Who is giving Himself a correspondent ransom for all..." (1 Tim. 2:4-7)

"Surely, He Who spares not His own Son, but gives Him up for us all, how shall He not, together with Him, also, be graciously granting us all?" (Romans 8:31)

FOURTH: The whole creation will be reconciled to God.

"...God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself, not reckoning their offenses to them, and placing in us the word of reconciliation. For Christ then, we are ambassadors, as of God entreating through us. We are beseeching for Christ's sake, Be reconciliated to God!. For the One not knowing sin, He makes to be a sin offering for our sakes that we may be becoming God's righteousness in Him."  (2 Corinthians 5:18-19)

“And He is the Head of the body, the ecclesia, Who is Sovereign, Firstborn from among the dead, that in all He may becoming first, for in Him the entire complement delights to dwell, and through Him to reconcile all to Him, making peace through the good of His cross, through Him, whether those of the earth or those in the heavens.” (Colossians 1:18-20)

"For the premonition of the creation is awaiting the unveiling of the sons of God. For to vanity was the creation subjected, not voluntarily, but because of Him Who subjects it, in expectation that the creation itself, also, shall be freed from the slavery of corruption into the glorious freedom of the children of God." (Romans 8:19-21)

"God highly exalts Him, and graces Him with the Name that is above every name, that in the Name of Jesus every knee shall bow, celestial and terrestrial and subterranean, and EVERY tongue shall acclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord, for the glory of God, our Father." (Philippians 2:9-11)