Pentecostal<\/a> church (a lot of zeal, with a lack of depth!). But, solely due to the grace of God, a deep hunger for the Word of God was always present in me. When confronted with God\u2019s call to preach (twice a week!), I started to realize how little I knew the gospel, and how little I knew my Savior and his work. One of my main concerns was my utterly lack of understanding of the implications of the resurrection. I simply did not know what to do with it, and much less how to preach about it! For the past 4 Easters I preached solely on the power and meaning of the cross, with the aid of such great works like R.C.Sproul\u2019s \u201cThe Truth of the Cross\u201d, J.Stott\u2019s \u201cThe Cross of Christ\u201d and J.I.Packer\u2019s \u201cKnowing God\u201d. For our fifth Easter I really wanted to explore the resurrection, so the publication of Adrian Warnock \u201cRaised with Christ\u201d was God\u2019s gift to me.<\/p>\n\u201cRaised with Christ\u201d is a thoughtful, readable, non-technical, comprehensive exploration of the biblical background, story, meaning, actual implications and practical applications of the miracle of the resurrection (I read it in a handful of week nights and air travel time going to and from the T4G-10 conference). The resurrection is not a \u201cbonus track\u201d of the gospel song, but actually the single movement that gives every part of the gospel symphony its actual meaning, the \u201chinge\u201d that makes all of Christ\u2019s work revolves and function. \u201cJesus our Lord\u2026 was raised for our justification\u201d (Romans 4:24-25) claims Paul, justifying first the work of our Christ, justifying second ourselves that are \u201cin Him\u201d, and then raising us up in the power of the Holy Spirit, to live a new life according to the new covenant that now we are part of (Jeremiah 31:27-40). Raising our awareness of this fact is not only \u201ca nice to have\u201d theological mussing, but uttermost essential to understand \u201cthe hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe\u201d (Ephesians 1:18-19). Simply put, if you don\u2019t understand the resurrection, you don\u2019t understand the gospel.<\/p>\n
One of Warnock\u2019s book welcomed feature is the link between the resurrection theology and its meaning for our personal and corporate revival. Since the resurrection has \u201cconnected us\u201d with the power of the Holy Spirit (through the new birth, as exceptionally explained by John Piper\u2019s \u201cFinally Alive\u201d), we are supposed to live in a constant, utterly dependent relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ, firing our zeal for prayer, worship, holy living, missions and evangelism in a world gone mad (with a church barely noticing!).<\/p>\n
For me, this past Easter was profoundly affected by the reading of this great book. My preaching was forever changed in a more beefed-up, rounded-up, improved knowledge of the grace of God toward us in His gospel. I strongly suggest you (especially lay people and lay pastors like myself) to get a copy of this book because it will help you grapple the significance of this holy event that enabled God to save us completely, perpetually and finally.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amazon.com: Gadiel Rios\u2019 review of Raised with Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The following review was recently posted on Amazon: \u201cI\u2019m a pastor of a recently planted church in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. As with many other church planters down here in Latin America, I lack a formal theological education. My little Bible background was acquired through Sunday school in a classical Pentecostal church (a lot of zeal, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1268,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,121],"tags":[561,483],"class_list":["post-19543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-raised-with-christ","tag-john-piper","tag-raised-with-christ"],"yoast_head":"\n
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