Perish the Thought!
DeVries expounds on 1 Corinthians 15:17-20 to explore the crucial importance of Christ's resurrection for Christian faith and hope. Through a contemplation of the hypothetical horror of Christ remaining dead, the author demonstrates how the resurrection validates our faith, secures our salvation, and transforms our response from despair to joy and gladness.
And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins…. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. I Corinthians 15:17, 20 Our lives are filled with uncertainty. So many changes take place, many of them unexpected. So many of our plans fall to pieces. So many of our hopes are dashed. And, frequently, we are considering and pondering different possibilities and scenarios. What if…? What if…? All sorts of hypothetical situations --...
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