Death: Defied, Defeated and Destroyed by Christ

Jesus was not merely revived, but He was ressurected. Jesus went through death and has gone out the other side alive, victorious, and in a new existence.

I. Jesus defied death
-He did not run from death or cheat death
-He went through death, faced it, and came out of it

II. Jesus defeated death
-Defeat is to render the enemy powerless in himself
-Jesus freed us from being enslaved by the fear of death
-Those who die in Christ will be raised up again in our future hope because of what He did on the cross--therefore we do not need to fear the second death
-Because of what Jesus has done, He has shown the power of ressurection over death

III. Jesus destroyed death
-During the great white throne judgment, death itself will be thrown to the lake

*based on Heb.2:14,15
by Dr. David Dean

Christ prevails over sin and death

1. Sin and death is Adam's race's biggest problem, giving people evil, untold pain and suffering. It is not just society, but an internal struggle of every individual.

Sin is contagious and powerfully propagates itself. Sin brings guilt. "Guilt is the cornerstone of all neurosis." The world offers wrong analysis of sin and thereby wrong solutions for it. Sin's inevitable consequence is death.

2. God's law gives us the right understanding of sin.

Sin is the deadly disease that w can properly diagnose through God's law. The result is death for sin, but Jesus is the vaccine or cure that can bring healing in the form of eternal life.

3. God's gift, Jesus Christ, overcomes man's problem of sin and death.

Romans10:14 confirms that Jesus completes the law for righteousness to everyone that believes.

4. God's grace overwhelms the domain of sin and death.

Jesus brings grace and eternal life, not death. Jesus brings healing, not condemnation.

*based on Romans 5:12-21
by Elder Andrew Chua