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  IF YE THEN BE RISEN
  by A.B. Simpson
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Summary: To experience the resurrection, we must be really dead to our
old life and seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on
the right hand of God.

Topics: "New Life in Christ", "Resurrection"
Scripture References: Colossians 3:1

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A.B. Simpson emphasizes the transformative power of being risen with
Christ, urging believers to seek higher spiritual realities and embrace
the new life that comes from resurrection. He highlights that Christ is
always present, ready to greet those who seek Him with open hearts, and
that true resurrection means a complete departure from the old life.
Simpson reminds us that our lives are hidden with Christ, and only by
fully dying to our old selves can we truly live in Him. The message
calls for a deeper commitment to spiritual growth and service,
encouraging believers to look beyond earthly concerns.

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CONTENT
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God is waiting today to mark the opening hours, for every ready and
willing heart, with a touch of life and power that will lift us to
higher pleasures and offer to our vision grander horizons of hope and
holy service. We shall not need to look far to discover our risen Lord.
He was in advance even of the earliest seeker that Easter morning, and
He will be waiting for us before the break of day with His glad "All
hail" if we only have eyes to see and hearts to welcome and obey Him.
What is His message to us this springtime? If ye then be risen with
Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the
right hand of God. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in
God (Colossians 3:1, 3).

It is not just risen with Christ, but resurrected.

It is not rising a little higher in the old life, but it is rising from
the dead. The resurrection will mean no more than the death has meant.
Only so far as we are really dead shall we live with Him.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ab-simpson/if-ye-then-be-risen/
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