What Did Raphael Warnock Say About Jesus?

Easter and the Claim That We Can Save Ourselves

Over Easter weekend, the Reverend Dr. Raphael Warnock said the following, The meaning of Easter is more transcendent than the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Whether you are Christian or not, through a commitment to helping others, we are able to save ourselves.

Ugh, no. This is heresy to believe we can save ourselves by our works. Romans 4, 5 says, To the one who does not work, but believes upon him who justifies the ungodly. His faith is counted as righteousness.

Isaiah, John Lewis, and the Atoning Sacrifice of Jesus

But we shouldn't be surprised by Warnock's Easter statement. This came from the guy who said of Representative John Lewis, By his stripes we have been healed. Yeah, that passage in Isaiah about the atoning sacrifice of Jesus.

The Resurrection and the Meaning of Christian Faith

We read in 1 Corinthians 15, If Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless. You are still in your sins. But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

For since by a man came death, that is by Adam, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead, that is by Jesus Christ. How can the meaning of Easter be more transcendent than that? It is the very meaning of our Christian faith.

Justification by Faith and Peace with God

We are saved not by our works, but Christ's work. Romans 4, 25 to 5, 1 says, He was delivered over on account of our transgressions, and was raised on account of our justification. Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God.

That is, we are saved. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. When we understand the text.