How to live the victorious Resurrection life

What is the Victorious Resurrection Life?

The victorious Resurrection Life is the life that is Christlike, that is one that pleases God, honors God, and glorifies God. It is a life that does not enjoy sinning but enjoys in righteous living. It is a life that is always bearing the fruit of the Holy Spirit-love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). It is a life that is characterized by love for God and others (Matthew 7:12; 22:36-40; John 13:34-35: 15:12, 17). Furthermore, it is also a life that is characterized with obedience to the Great Commission of making disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8)

How to live the victorious Resurrection Life?

A person is nothing and can do nothing without their Creator, the Lord God in Christ Jesus (Psalm 39:5, 11: James 4:14; John 15:5). The very first condition to live the victorious Resurrection Life is to abide in Christ (John 15:4-9). How to abide in Christ? It is by keeping His commandments (John 15:10). What are Jesus’ commandments? They can be summed up in 

(i) The Golden Rule of doing unto others as we want them do unto us.

¹² “In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12 NASB.

(ii) The Greatest Commandment of loving God and others.

³⁷ And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ ³⁸ This is the great and foremost commandment. ³⁹ The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ⁴⁰ On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 22:37-40 NASB

(iii) The New Commandment of loving one another unto death.

³⁴ A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. ³⁵ By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” John: 13:34-35 NASB

¹² “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. John 15:12 NASB

¹⁷ This I command you, that you love one another. John 15:17 NASB and 

(iv) The Great Commission of making disciples of all nations.

¹⁸ And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 NASB

¹⁵ And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Mark 16:15 NASB

⁸ but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” Acts 1:8 NASB

To live the victorious Resurrection life is to believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and obey His commandments of love. To enable one to obey God’s commandments, one needs to be filled with the Holy Spirit through a consistent daily quiet time in prayer and Bible Study. 

In conclusion, a victorious Resurrection life will surely bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit and the fruit of saved souls and new disciples. What a blessed life!