We are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Romans 6:4
Therefore, my dear brothers
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58
He is not here
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Matthew 28:6
He is despised
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isaiah 53:3-5
It’s better to lose your life
It is better to lose your life than to waste it. -John Piper
Let us hold
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23
