The roundup record., 1912-03-29
Resurrection
OF JESUS
BY REV. G. EDWARD HUTT
Pastor First Methodist Episcopal Church
TEXT: "He is not here, but is
risen." Luke 24:6.

n n ORE than nineteen hundred years
M ago the greatest event in the history
AVA Of the world took place. A young
man, who had led very remarkable life tor
about three years in Gallilee and Judea in
healing all kinds of diseases, in restoring
sight to the blind, in giving life to the dead
and restoring them to their loved ones, and
befriending all who were in need. This
young man, although friend of men and
helper Of the needy, was accused Of treason,
tried and convicted and sentenced to death.
He was to die the most ignominious death
known-that of crucihxion. He was cruel
fled with two criminals. He was treated
better than the usual criminal, for his body
was given to his friends for burial whereas
most criminals were not given burial.
A strange thing occurred on the third
day after the burial. Some of the women
who loved this young man came early in the
morning of the first day of the week to finish
the preparation for burial, for when the body
was laid away the Sabbath drew near and
they did not have time to complete the burial.
When they arrived they found the tomb
empty. They were surprised. They were
disappointed. Jesus was not there. They went
away sorrowfully. But Mary Magdelene
saying, "Mary, why weepest thou?" Mary
knew that voice. She knew it was Jesus.
Hewas her Savior She worshipped Him.
that first day. All, what a privilege for
Peter We have no account of that meet
ing, but it must have meant much to Peter,
for Peter had denied Jesus on the night of
the betrayal not only had he denied Him,
but he cursed and sWore. But now Jesus is
favoring him with visit alone. No wonder
Peter could preach on the day of Pentecost
with such eloquence and power that three
thousand souls would give allegiance to
Jesus as their Savior He appeared to the
two disciples on their way to Emmaus; He
appeared to all the disciples save Thomas on
that first day; He appeared to all the dis
ciples on the next Sunday; then to the seven
while they were fishing; He appeared to all
the disciples in the mountains of Gallilee;
He appeared to five hundred people at one
time; then he appeared to His brother,
James, and lastly to the apostles at Pethany
on the day of the Ascension.
Why recall all of these appearances after
the resurrection? To show that the resur-
rection faith is based upon the resurrection
fact. The Christian church is built upon
the resurrection faith and if there is no resur-
rection fact to sustain the resurrection faith
then it is built upon foundation of sand and
cannot stand.
If Jesus did not rise, then we are preach
ing false faith and raising false hope. AS
Paul says, eff Christ hath not been raised,
then is our preaching vain; your faith also is
vain and we are of all men most miserable"
The whole plan of redemption, His miracu-
lous birth, His excellent life and beautiful ex-
ample, His crucifxion and death are all vain
if He "be not raised from the dead"
But, listen, Christ was raised from the
dead. This fact is as we'll attested too as
any fact in history. We believe not in a
dead Christ but in living Savior. We look
not into an empty tomb but to the throne of
the Father on high. Our hope is not in one
who was vanquished, but in one who tri-
umphed over every foe, even the last enemy
death and the grave.
This glad Easter time, when nature re-
minds us of the resurrection-the grasses,
the flowers and the trees returning to life
again-we look away to the skies and be-
hold the Risen Savior, and say, with the poet,
'Tis the spring of souls today:
Christ hath burst his prison,
From the frost and gloon, of death
Light and life haze risen.
I'LL the avinter of our sins,