Hold Firmly To The Word
Now,
brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you,
which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you
are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you
have believed in vain.
For what I received I
passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins
according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the
third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to
more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then
he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to
me also, as to one abnormally born.
For I am the least of
the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I
persecuted the
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Corinthians 15:1-11
Think about eternity.
Then think about your own life. Finally, think about a sunny, warm summer
Sunday morning. As the day stretches out, you never want it to end. That’s
eternity. But from our own context we know that Sunday morning turns to the
middle of the day, the clouds might roll in, and the rains might begin, and
then we go to sleep. That is our life on this earth. Eternity is more like that
magic Sunday morning that seems to stretch out. Live it,
spread the word about it.
We will be separated
from our loved ones by death, until we meet them on the other side, and see
them again.
We live in a broken
world. Our bodies are ruined. We face poverty and hardship. We face loneliness,
heartache, and pain. There is a second birth for us, and Jesus provides that to
us.
The
resurrection is the foundation of our faith.
Our Daily Bread –