I Am The Resurrection and the Life

To grasp the power of Jesus's statement, we must understand the totality of who He is and what He has done. • Key Point 1: Jesus's Person is Necessary to Overcome Death. We cannot separate Jesus from His divine being. He is not just a good teacher or a moral example. He is the eternal Son of God, and only His divine person is sufficient to conquer death. • Key Point 2: Jesus's Message is Necessary to Overcome Death. The message is not simply "be a good person." The message is that Jesus Himself is the resurrection and the life. Believing in Him—as the Son of God who lived, died, and was raised for us—is the only message that has power over death. • Key Point 3: Jesus's Work is Necessary to Overcome Death. We cannot diminish the work of Christ, particularly the blood atonement. His sacrificial death was the necessary payment for our sin. Without His life, death, and resurrection, we have no hope of standing safely before God. When we read, "I am the resurrection and the life," we should be amazed not only that Jesus could call Lazarus from the tomb, but more so that He is the very power over death itself. He is the fulfillment of all God's promises and the only source of eternal life.