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The Resurrection: New Life, New Identity

The cross was never the end — it was the doorway to new life. When Yeshua (Jesus) rose from the grave, He didn’t rise alone. In Him, we too were raised into a new identity — no longer bound by the old nature, but alive in the power of resurrection. The same Spirit that rolled away the stone now lives in every believer who has placed their faith in Him. As Paul wrote, “Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Messiah was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection” (Romans 6:4-5).

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The Cross: The Great Exchange!

At the heart of redemption stands the cross — not merely a symbol of suffering, but the place of divine exchange where heaven met humanity. On that hill, everything that separated mankind from God came face-to-face with His holiness and love. Our sin, our shame, our striving, and every false identity we ever carried were nailed there. In that sacred moment, the broken reflection of humanity was exchanged for the radiant image of the Son. As Paul writes, “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).

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The Word Became Flesh: The Perfect Image Revealed

When humanity lost its reflection of the divine, the world grew dim. The image of God — once radiant in mankind — became blurred by sin and separation. Yet God’s purpose never changed. From the beginning, His desire was to dwell among His creation and reveal Himself fully. And in the fullness of time, that eternal plan was fulfilled: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).

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The Redeemer’s Seed: God’s Plan to Restore His Image in Us

Even in humanity’s darkest moment, when sin fractured the image of God and separation entered the human story, hope was not lost. The same God who pronounced judgment also spoke redemption. The instant Adam and Eve fell, the voice of grace broke through the curse, declaring a promise that would echo through all generations: “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel” (Genesis 3:15). In that single verse, God revealed His plan of restoration — the coming of a Redeemer who would crush the power of the deceiver and restore the identity and fellowship humanity had lost.

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The Fall: When Identity Was Lost

In the beginning, humanity walked in perfect harmony with God — clothed in His glory, at peace with His creation, and secure in His image. Adam and Eve knew who they were because they knew the One who formed them. There was no striving, no insecurity, no question of worth. Their identity flowed from unbroken fellowship with their Creator.

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Created in His Image: The Original Identity

As a believer and pastor in Israel for over twenty years, I’ve watched many lose their way in their walk with God—not because they didn’t love Him, but because they never truly understood where their identity lies. Many try to define themselves by their Jewishness, their work, their calling, or even their ministry position. But if we truly desire to understand who we are, that search must begin and end in the Messiah — the One through whom all things were made and for whom all things exist.

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The Eternal Sabbath — From Creation to the Eighth Day

When we read the creation account in Genesis, every day ends with the same rhythm: “And there was evening, and there was morning — the first day… the second day…” But when we come to the seventh day — the Sabbath — something extraordinary happens. The pattern breaks. There is no mention of “evening and morning.” The text simply says, “God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which He had created and made.”

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