Where is the power of our salvation brought to its crescendo?
The power of our salvation is brought to its crescendo at the resurrection. Scripture teaches that the power of Christ's resurrection makes salvation possible; without it, people remain dead in their sins. This resurrection power is the climax of redemption, just as Israel had to wait on God's power at the Red Sea.
Les explains that the power of our salvation is epitomized, meaning it is brought to its crescendo, at the resurrection. It is the power of the resurrection of Christ that makes our salvation possible; otherwise, the Scripture says, we are yet dead in our sins. This mirrors Israel at the Red Sea, where they could not throw up a pontoon bridge or requisition ships but had to wait on the power of God. In 1 Corinthians 5:7, Paul writes that Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us, and believers are now unleavened because their sin problem has been removed by forgiveness and salvation.