Raised to End All Restlessness | Romans 4:13-25

Title: Raised to End All Restlessness
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00:00 The Resurrection: A Story That Can Change You or Must Change You?
01:06 How Can We Tell if the Resurrection is Real?
02:03 1: Jesus Really Died by Crucifixion
02:25 2: Jesus's Followers Believed They Encountered the Risen Christ
02:38 3: Jesus's Followers Were Willing to Die Because of Their Belief
02:51 4. The Ressurection was Taught Early in Christianity
03:20 5. Christ's Brother, James, Began Following Jesus After the Resurrection
03:54 6. Paul Began Following Christ After Persecuting Christians
04:33 Three Beliefs Justified by the Resurrection
04:51 Belief One: Hopelessness is Never True
13:52 Belief Two: Jesus is Active for His People, and He Always Will Be
17:56 Belief Three: Infinite Power Guarantees God's Promises
23:18 The Resurrection Brings Peace
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Romans 4:13–25
For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression.
That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist. In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. That is why his faith was “counted to him as righteousness.” But the words “it was counted to him” were not written for his sake alone, but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. (ESV)
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In Raised to End All Restlessness, Jed Gillis draws from Romans 4:13–25 to show that the resurrection of Jesus is not just a story that can change you—it must change you. By pointing to strong historical evidence for the resurrection, Gillis challenges listeners to see that Jesus’ victory over death demands a response of faith. The resurrection proves three life-changing truths: hopelessness is never true, Jesus is active for His people now and forever, and God's promises are backed by infinite power. Like Abraham, who trusted God to bring life out of barrenness, believers are called to rest in the risen Christ. Because Jesus was raised for our justification, peace with God is possible, replacing all restlessness with true, lasting hope. Gillis closes by urging listeners to trust fully in the living Lord, whether for the first time or as a daily return to the peace Christ alone provides.
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