What is at the core of Christian belief and Bible teaching?
The doctrine of resurrection is at the core of Christian belief and Bible teaching. Everything Christians believe and everything the Bible teaches rests on resurrection, which is unique to Christianity. This life does not end at the grave; eternal life exists, and believers must experience a biblical resurrection.
Les explains that this whole chapter deals with resurrection and stresses that practically no other religion has resurrection as the very basis of its beliefs. He says this is unique to Christianity: at the very core of everything believers believe and everything the Bible teaches is the doctrine of resurrection. Les clarifies that biblical resurrection is not simply someone being brought back to life, like the widow's son or Lazarus, who were called back from the dead and later died again. Resurrection began with the Lord Jesus Himself, who was the first to be resurrected, died, arose from the dead, and will never die again. Les says this is the same eternal life believers experience the moment they believe the Gospel.