Mes Témoins

Le Don de l’Esprit équipe l’Assemblée pour rendre témoignage à Jésus, en particulier en ce qui concerne sa Résurrection d’entre les morts

Au début du Livre des Actes, Jésus dit aux disciples qu’ils seront “baptisés dans le Saint-Esprit dans peu de jours” et qu’ils “recevront une puissance” leur permettant de devenir “Mes Témoins à Jérusalem, dans toute la Judée et la Samarie, et jusqu’aux extrémités de la Terre.” Recevoir le Don de l’Esprit équiperait ses saints pour proclamer son message “à toutes les nations.”

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My Witnesses

The Gift of the Spirit equips the Assembly to bear witness to Jesus, especially concerning his Resurrection from the dead

At the start of the Book of Acts, Jesus tells disciples they will be “baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence,” and they will “receive power” enabling them to become “My Witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the Earth.” Receiving the Gift of the Spirit would equip his saints to proclaim his message “to all the nations.”

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Resurrection Power

In the opening thanksgiving of his Letter to the Philippians, Paul prepares his readers for one of its key themes: Going on to perfection in Jesus. The bodily resurrection of the believer is necessary for the consummation of this process, and its goal. It is an integral part of the salvation that believers will receive when Jesus appears, and a glorious hope as the past resurrection of Jesus demonstrates.

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Identified by Resurrection

Paul began his Letter to the Romans with a lengthy introduction in which he identified himself and his mission. In doing so, he makes several declarations about the identity and victory of Jesus, more specifically, that he was “marked out as God’s Son” by the “spirit of holiness” that characterized his life, and by his resurrection “from among the dead.” By raising him, God validated all that the Nazarene had said and done.

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