THE IMPACT OF CHRIST’S RESURRECTION ON HIS DISCIPLES (2)
HOME OF ARTICLES “For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” (2 Corinthians 5:14-15 NKJV) Even though the Lord Jesus had told His disciples several times about His fore-ordained suffering, crucifixion, and resurrection, they were completely shattered and devastated when Jesus was arrested and crucified. They all hid, seeing that their Master had been arrested, crucified, and buried. They were wholly driven into despair, unsure of what would happen next. Why? John reveals, “For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.” (John 20:9 NKJV)! However, the risen Lord Jesus’s appearance to His fearful and confused disciples in their hiding place ultimately and permanently revolutionized their lives and faith. They rose from their hiding place to shake the then ...
