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Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied (1 Corinthians 15:18-19). Wow What fools we would be if … Continue reading
Category Archives: 1 Corinthians
For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins (1 Corinthians 15:16-17). Your faith is futile. You are … Continue reading
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be … Continue reading
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith (1 Corinthians 15:13-14). I doubt that anyone has ever … Continue reading
But if it has been preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead? (1 Corinthians 15:12) The Spanish Inquisition had at least something right. You probably … Continue reading
Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed (1 Corinthians 15:11). Who’s your favorite apostle? Do you go for Peter? Are you Team Paul? Maybe you’re a Bartholomew guy. Personally, … Continue reading
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them–yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me (1 … Continue reading
For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to … Continue reading
Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born (1 Corinthians 15:7). Well, I mean, I guess it’s true. It was a bit of a … Continue reading
Then he appeared to James… (1 Corinthians 15:7). This is one of those bits that I have read numerous times but only recently stopped to think about. My trusty NIV Study Bible identifies this James as the brother (well, technically … Continue reading