The film “The Resurrection of Christ

2026)

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us,

in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us,

in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

What is emphasized?

The love of God. Verse 5 says that God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. In the Greek original, God’s love is denoted by the word ‘agape’, unlike human love which is denoted by the word ‘philia’. There is a difference between these two kinds of love. God’s love is a gift and is intrinsically linked with the Holy Spirit! We can say that if we have fully received the Holy Spirit, this love is within us and we are ready to be ‘martyres’ (witnesses, martyrs). We must not quench the fire of love of the Holy Spirit by indifference or disbelief! God’s love – agape – on our part is connected with a willingness to lose everything for Christ.

“And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts

through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”

“And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts

through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”

What is emphasized?

Hope. Christian hope has its model in the hope of Abraham, who against hope believed in hope (Rom 4:18). So Abraham believed that God is almighty, and facing Him in powerlessness he trusted that God was able to work a miracle.

Practical application:

In time of hopelessness, realize God’s presence and His almightiness, and repeat several times in faith, “Jesus, I trust in You.”

“Therefore, brethren, we are debtors – not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.

If by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.“

“Therefore, brethren, we are debtors – not to the flesh,

to live according to the flesh.

If by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”

Question: According to Rom 8:12a, what are we not debtors to?

Answer: ………………

Question: What follows from this according to Rom 8:12b?

Answer: ………………

Question: According to Rom 8:13a, what will happen to those who live according to the flesh?

Answer: ………………

Question: According to Rom 8:13b, how are we to put to death the deeds of the body?

Answer: ………………

Question: According to Rom 8:13c, what will happen to those who put to death the deeds of the body by the Spirit?

Brief reflection on the Descent of the Holy Spirit

We are now in the 40 days’ Easter period, commemorating the glorious victory of Christ over death and sin. The Word of God points out a deep relation to the mystery of the Resurrection of Christ through the Holy Spirit: “The Spirit of Him who raised Christ from the dead dwells in you…” (Rom 8:11f).

New life – the life of the risen Christ should be manifested in us through the Holy Spirit. The condition is to walk by faith and to give all our plans, worries and everything to Jesus. Let us not cling to anything, be it our thoughts, hurt feelings, doubts about God and His Word, or self-pity. Let us give our all to Him. He will then work through us in power, maybe in secret only, but our union with Him in faith will bear fruit for eternity.

At the end of May, we will celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit. May the Holy Spirit fill you again and endow you with the true divine joy and His gifts. It is not enough to receive gifts; we need to receive the Giver! Let us do our best to live in the presence of God, seeking His will, so that our decisions, words and acts would not be our own but of God. To abide in and walk with God, we need practical faith. Indeed, we need to walk by faith like Abraham. And we need to revive our faith ever anew in all trials. No manifestation of a living faith is in vain or without response!

“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth.“

“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth.”

The Spirit of God brings light. This enables you to realize a truth that you previously did not see at all, or saw only in a distorted way. For example, He reveals that what seemed like a coincidence in your life was not a coincidence at all; now, after several years, you recognize this. What you saw as a loss was actually a gain. The harm that troubled you turned out to be ultimately beneficial. What you saw as misfortune was merely a barrier that prevented an even greater misfortune. At the time, you couldn’t understand this.

The Spirit of God gives us understanding, particularly with regard to spiritual matters. He convicts us of sin. He opens up the Scriptures. Certain previously incomprehensible passages in Scripture suddenly touch your heart deeply, leading you to a personal awareness of sin and of God’s forgiving love.

The Spirit of God brings us into an intimate relationship with our Saviour, so that we may come to know Him better and love Him more. The greatest obstacle to loving God is original sin within us – our tendency to believe lies and commit evil. Without the Spirit of God, all truths, whether from Scripture or the catechism, are merely a letter that kills, as God’s Word says. But the Spirit gives life! (2Cor 3:6) Jesus said to the apostles, and He says to us as well: “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth.” (Jn 16:12-13)

The meaning of life

I recall one of the books by W. Busch. He describes World War II. He was against fascism and was in prison therefor. He says: “5 million young boys died in the war. There are practically 5 million girls who want to get married but cannot. They say: ‘No one married us!’ And these young women ask: ‘What shall we do? Shall we now break other marriages?’ No! Think of Dorcas in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 9). What’s the point of lamenting: ‘No one married me!?’ Jesus married you! So serve Him! Life is short. Jesus married you, He paid for your soul, He paid for you at Calvary! Dorcas was single too but she helped others as best she could by making garments or by acts of charity. When her dead body was laid out in the house, many people came, and widows showed Peter the garments which Dorcas had made for them, saying: “She made this for us, and this, and this…” They were weeping because they were aware of how very helpful she had been to them. Maybe some children came there too, snotty-nosed little kids, to whom she had helped, devoted her time, doing good to all. She had no family and so she cared for the poor, sacrificed herself as best she could – she lived by faith, by faith in Jesus and by love for Him. And when she died, Peter came, sent everyone out of the room, prayed for her and raised her to life. God worked a miracle. But the most important thing is this – the attitude to life. No one married you? Jesus did!

“We were buried with Him through baptism into death,

that just as Christ was raised from the dead…,

even so we also should walk in newness of life.“

“We were buried with Him through baptism into death,

that just as Christ was raised from the dead…,

even so we also should walk in newness of life.”

The verse speaks not only of Christ’s death but also resurrection. Again, it draws our attention to baptism, saying that we are buried with Christ through baptism into death, which means renunciation of our own will at the present moment. The consequence is that we live a new life, or rather that Jesus lives in us. He then works in us through the power of His resurrection.

One reality is Christ’s historical resurrection in Jerusalem 2000 years ago, and the other reality is our union with His resurrection in baptism. Baptism itself is not enough. In order for you to have light in your house, you need electric wiring in the walls, a switch and a bulb. You are connected to the source of energy. But if you don’t switch the light on, your house will be in darkness. Only when you do, the bulb will shine. We can compare baptism to the wiring and the switch to active faith. Christ lives in me in power through baptism and active faith.

“Jesus was delivered over to death for our sins

and rose again for our justification.“

“Jesus was delivered over to death for our sins

and rose again for our justification.”

What is the focus of this Word of Life? It is on the resurrection. The previous verse says that the Father raised Jesus from the dead (We believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead /v.24/), but we also read in the next verse that Jesus Himself rose again by His own power. Jesus said, “I and the Father are one.” (Jn 10:30) Jesus shares the same divinity as the Father. So does the Holy Spirit. We read in Romans 8:11, “But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.” It tells us that the whole Holy Trinity – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit – is involved in the resurrection. The three of them are one, one God in three Persons – God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The resurrection is a manifestation of God’s power. His almighty power created the universe, millions of galaxies, and billions of stars. He sustains it all. He also created our earth. He is the Supreme Lord and Lawgiver. He has the power to intervene in the laws of nature, and we call such an occurrence a miracle.

13 April 2026

The renewal of the Church begins with the renewal of the spiritual life of the family. This renewal is deeply connected with keeping the third commandment: “Six days you shall labour… but the seventh day is a day of rest, a holy day.” (Deu 5:12-15) God reminds us to stop from our everyday work on the seventh day. Why? Not only so that we can rest, but also so that we remember how He freed His people from slavery in Egypt. Today, many people live as slaves of a modern Egypt – the system of this world. It traps them in many kinds of addictions and distractions. But most of all, it keeps them from pausing, from stepping out of the slavery of their own ego and the spirit and system of this world.

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Jesus appears to Peter by the Lake of Gennesaret

When the Scripture speaks about Peter’s first encounter with the Risen Lord by the tomb, it makes no mention of a dialogue. It was a mere glance… But now Jesus asks Peter: “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” My prayer should not be just a reflection on Peter’s encounter with Jesus. During prayer, I should realize the presence of Jesus – Jesus is here now; He sees me and knows me. Jesus is here, the same Jesus as by the Lake of Gennesaret. With an aching heart, I confess together with Peter: “I betrayed You, I denied You.” Looking back on my life from early childhood, how many times I have denied Jesus! I have denied Him by every single sin, be it a weakness when sin was stronger, or fear, or pride, when I was afraid to confess Jesus.