Reading 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
1Corinth 15:1 Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand,
Freud once said, “You cannot live in peace in a house that you think one day will crumble around your ears”
If you believe the world is going from bad to worse then you will never be at peace.
On which you stand? Do you base your life on the message from the media or to you stand on the message from the bible? Serious question.
Take your mind back 30 years.
Paul is recounting a record of eye witness accounts. He believed them so strongly that he was prepared to kill in order to suppress that information.
Now following his encounter with Jesus Paul is an Apostle. The church at Corinth was a result of his message.
His message is quite clear. He is reminding them of the essentials.
1] God is active in ways that we cannot comprehend.
Women accept the practical fact of death! (They attend to the body)
God has altered that! The dead in Christ will rise.for as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive 1 Corinth 15:2 (in Chris)
2]. God’s plan is already in place. It includes us. There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 .
3]. This gives us a future which is not measured in success .
So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!. 2 Corinth 5:17
“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness; for not by might does one prevail.1 Sam 2:9
A new order is coming.
4]. This means we begin with the understanding that God is already working, we need to help people see first that Jesus is risen and for what purpose. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away> Luke 21:33.
We are called to trust and not to lose hope.
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