Knowing Christ and his resurrection power - share in his sufferings
Appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene after resurrection, Alexander Ivanov, 1835 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) “That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.” Philippians 3:10 The doctrine of a risen Savior is exceedingly precious. The resurrection is the cornerstone of the entire building of Christianity . It is the keystone of the arch of our salvation. It would take a volume to set forth all the streams of living water which flow from this one sacred source, the resurrection of our dear Lord and Savior Jesus Christ . But to know that he has risen, and to have fellowship with him as such—communing with the risen Savior by possessing a risen life—seeing him leave the tomb by leaving the tomb of worldliness ourselves, this is even still more precious. The doctrine is the basis of the experience, but as the flower is more lovely than the root, so is the experience of fellowship with the risen Savior more lovely t