Category Archives: Resurrection

I Give Thanks

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Uri Brito

Paul’s letter to the Philippians is filled with thanksgiving. Calvin writes that when Paul refers to things that are joyful he breaks forth in thanksgiving, which, Calvin observes, “is a practice we ought also to be familiar.” Thanksgiving is the … Continue reading →

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10 Things to Expect in a Federal Vision Church

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Uri Brito

I recently read a post by a frustrated woman on the outcome of some decisions made in different PCA Presbyteries. Among many things, this individual observed that she was deeply concerned for the well-being of the people who attend PCA … Continue reading →

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How I Have Changed

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Uri Brito

I spent a couple of hours today chatting with an old friend of mine. He is now a pastor of a Lutheran congregation. He is a fine fellow whom I long to re-acquaint face to face with a pipe and … Continue reading →

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The Ethics of Creation

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Uri Brito

When God made the world he made it in divine priority. He made all things with an agenda, and to use the oft-repeated line, “he saved the best for last.” He made man on day six, and at the end … Continue reading →

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It’s Worth Defending

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Uri Brito

Evangelicals overall do a fine job at defending the trivial but struggle to defend the hard things. Machen observed long ago in his monumental Christianity and Liberalism that “it appears that the things that are sometimes thought to be hardest to defend … Continue reading →

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The Ascension of our Lord: A Brief Introduction

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Uri Brito

The Church celebrates the Ascension of our Lord this Thursday. Since most churches are not able to have Thursday services, traditionally many of them celebrate Ascension on Sunday. The Ascension of Jesus is barely mentioned in the evangelical vocabulary. We … Continue reading →

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Bring Out the Champagne! The Party Has Just Begun!

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Uri Brito

Easter is gone, right? Actually Easter has just begun! The Easter Season lasts for 50 days. It is glorified in the PENT-ecost season. According to the Christian Calendar, Easter lasts until May 19th (Pentecost Sunday). But didn’t we spend ourselves … Continue reading →

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What is Holy Saturday?

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Uri Brito

The Passion Week provides vast theological emotions for the people of God. Palm Sunday commences with the entrance of a divine King riding on a donkey. He comes in ancient royal transportation. That royal procession concludes with a Crucified Messiah … Continue reading →

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Lent, Ligon Duncan, and Legalism

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Uri Brito

Collin Hansen wrote an article for the Gospel Coalition entitled Should You Cancel Good Friday? which has brought to the attention of many a conversation they have never had before. What is Lent? Why celebrate it? As a committed Protestant, I am committed to … Continue reading →

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Sermon: The Empty Threat of Death, Part VI, I Corinthians 15:42-49

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Uri Brito

People of God, we are persevering through this dynamic and theologically astute response of the Apostle Paul to the skeptical Corinthians. This is Pau’s third and final response to their inquiries. He treats them with a profound conviction that they … Continue reading →

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Sermon: The Empty Threat of Death, Part V, I Corinthians 15:35-41

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Uri Brito

People of God, we return to our series on I Corinthians 15. One of the great accomplishments of John Calvin was his preaching ministry in Strasbourg in 1539. Many of us today still look to find brilliant analysis of different … Continue reading →

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Being Human is Good

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Uri Brito

N.T. Wright presses this point in his outstanding The Resurrection of the Son of God. Paul contrasts the biblical view of the Resurrection with that of the ancients: The problem he faces is not the same as the one Plato and Cicero … Continue reading →

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Fourth Sunday of Easter: The Empty Threat of Death, Part III, I Corinthians 15:20-28

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Uri Brito

First Sermon Second Sermon People of God, this is the Fourth Sunday of Resurrection! We are still immersed in this season of joy and celebration. And we have chosen I Corinthians 15 as the background theme to this feast. Why? … Continue reading →

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The Significance of the Resurrection

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Uri Brito

N.T. Wright in his magnum opus The Resurrection of the Son of God discusses the different ways in which history is defined (12-14). Among the five senses of history, Wright argues that among scholars whatever-it-was-that-happened (referring to the resurrection) was “extremely significant,” … Continue reading →

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New Order to the World

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Uri Brito

Wright in his usual poetic brilliance encapsulates resurrection theology: It is because humankind was created with the purpose of bringing the creator’s order to the world that now, because Jesus is the truly human one, he is invested with the … Continue reading →

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Unbridled Rejoicing

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Uri Brito

We do not merely live out our length of days and then have the hope of the resurrection as an addendum; rather…Christ’s resurrection has set in motion a chain of inexorable events that absolutely determines our present and our future…That … Continue reading →

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Christ Jesus Lay In Death’s Strong Bands

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Uri Brito
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Easter Sermon: The Empty Threat of Death, I Corinthians 15:1-11

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Uri Brito

People of God, this is the day of Resurrection! From this day to May 20th, we will celebrate the Easter Season. It is a remarkable pity that most evangelicals limit the Easter celebration to one Sunday. The reality is: this … Continue reading →

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Glorified, Bodily Resurrection

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Uri Brito

From this Sunday’s sermon on Luke 24: Jesus is not some ghostly presence sitting at the right of the Father; He is the bodily, ascended Lord. Jesus is our resurrection model. For us, this means that any image we may … Continue reading →

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The Christian’s Greatest Response…

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Uri Brito

The greatest response to liberalism, pietism, Gnosticism, existentialism, and every other dangerous “isms” that exists today in the world is the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. –Sermon Excerpt

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Easter Proclaims the Death of Evil-Doers

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Uri Brito

There is a kind of symbolism in the death of bin Laden. bin Laden was a tyrant. His death penalty was postponed almost ten years. His death was announced on the 22nd hour of the day on May 1st, 2011. … Continue reading →

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Easter as Salvation that Good Friday Accomplished

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Uri Brito

Gerald Hiestand observes: Easter is not merely the proof — the “bill of sale” –  that Good Friday accomplished salvation, but rather is the salvation that Good Friday accomplished! Easter is the ultimate telos of Good Friday. A soteriology that too narrowly focuses on … Continue reading →

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