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A check that won’t bounce

Posted on September 26, 2015 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Blank Check

During a recent Bible study where we were discussing the resurrection of Jesus I thought of the analogy of writing a check. Jesus claimed to have power over death, he claimed that he would die and then rise again. Using the analogy of writing a check, Jesus wrote a large check to us when he promised that we could be raised to new life.

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