The Beginnings of Saving Faith

This particular Sunday morning ought to have been a time of great expectation for the disciples of our Lord, but it was not. His closest disciples we are told here, did not believe in Christ’s resurrection when they were told of it. The Lord Jesus during the time of His earthly ministry predicted that He would rise from the dead at least three times; telling them that He would be crucified and rise again. (Matthew 20: 19, Mark 8: 31, and Matthew 17: 9 and 23) This truth holds 2 great lessons for us about our own faith which I would like to speak about now, for a few minutes.