Page 67 - Easter

So as we read through the book of Acts

and as we begin looking at the epistles, we

find that the resurrection of Christ is the

heartbeat of the church; it is the center, it is

the foundational message of Christianity

because you cannot have Christianity

without the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It's

so important that we understand this and

we believe this — it's very important. I hope

that you will not call good evil. I hope you

will not doubt this Book that you have in

your lap this morning. I hope you'll believe

every word of it. I hope that you'll not add

anything to it and incorporate anything else

in the text, and I hope that you'll not take

anything away from it. I hope that you'll not

doubt it, and I hope that you'll never cast

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