He is Alive

from It is Finished by Abe & Liza Philip

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Is there a better story than the one that actually happened?

A thousand plots of books and movies serve as distorted mirrors and imperfect signposts living in the shadows of our incomparable Savior.

The storyline often goes like this: there are ancient prophecies that tell of a Promised One and out of complete obscurity an unlikely character rises over insurmountable odds to unexpectedly lay claim to victory over all his enemies and save the world.

But unlike the world's myths, this one is true.

We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. (Romans 6:9)

Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. (Hebrews 2:14-15)

Christianity may be one of the only belief systems to clearly annouce its potential fatal flaw or hypothetical weakness: an unrisen Savior is no Savior at all, thereby disqualifying Christianity as a valid truth claim.

"...if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope[b] in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. (1 Corinthians 15: 17-19)

Many powerful works have been written from every branch of Christianity defending the literal, physical resurrection of Jesus from the dead. It is a surprisingly and overwhelmingly defensible as a historical fact and well worth exploring if you have the desire to learn more.

If you want some ideas of what to read, here are a few suggestions:

The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus
Gary Habermas and Michael Licona

The Case for the Resurrection: A First-Century Investigative Reporter Probes History’s Pivotal Event
Lee Strobel

Handbook of Christian Apologetics
Peter Kreeft and Ronald K. Tacelli

Did the Resurrection Happen?: A Conversation with Gary Habermas and Antony Flew
Edited by Daivd J. Baggett

Jesus’ Resurrection: Fact or Figment?: A Debate Between William Lane Craig & Gerd Ludemann
Edited by Paul Copan and Ronald K. Tacelli

The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach
Michael Licona

And if you're feeling especially ambitous!:

The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3)
N.T. Wright

But after you're done reading any and all of the above works, open to John 11:25-26 and hear Jesus ask you directly what he once asked of Martha:

“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

lyrics

VERSE ONE
The Father gave His Son
A dying world to save
They nailed Him to a cross
And laid Him in a grave

Darkness filled the sky
Every hope had passed away
But the angel of the Lord
Said, “Do not be afraid”

PRE-CHORUS
Death could not hold Him
Jesus is risen

CHORUS
He is alive
Never to die again
Let praises rise
His kingdom will have no end
He is alive

VERSE TWO
Now to live is Christ
And to die is gain
Lift your weary eyes
The Lord will come again

Through the breaking clouds
The Sun of Righteousness
Will come to bring us home
To everlasting bliss

PRE-CHORUS / CHORUS

BRIDGE
Let us wonder, love and sing
Glory to the Risen King!
(REPEAT)

ENDING CHORUS
He is alive
Never to die again
Let praises rise
His kingdom will have no end
He is alive
Never to die again
Let praises rise
His kingdom will have no end
He is alive
He is alive

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from It is Finished, released August 21, 2023
CCLI# 5665349
© 2009 Abe & Liza Philip
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Abe & Liza Philip Chicago, Illinois

Abe & Liza Philip are modern hymnwriters with a passion for lyrics that are saturated with Scripture and point to the Savior. Every line of their songs draw from the riches of the Bible.

They live in the Chicago suburbs and have raised three wonderful chidren! ... more