Wednesday, April 10, 2013
1 Corinthians 15:17, 20 And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins ... But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
SATANIC LIE -- IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU BELIEVE THAT CHRIST ROSE FROM THE DEAD
Let's face it, we live in a spiritually lukewarm society. There are many who suggest such foolishness as, "It doesn't matter what you believe, so long as you believe something."
Have you ever heard someone say that it doesn't really matter if you believe that Jesus rose from the dead? There are those who suggest such things.
The Apostle Paul states it plainly in a negative way. If Christ is NOT risen then your faith is futile, empty, because you place all your hopes in a dead man who can neither help or save you. If Christ is NOT risen then you are still in your sins and you must stand before the judge and be condemned for your sins.
BUT Christ is risen from the dead, the first of many to rise. Thus the previous negatives are nullified. Since Christ IS risen, your faith is not empty. Since Christ IS risen, your sins are forgiven.
Does that sound to you like it doesn't matter? On the contrary, it matters a great deal. Jesus was raised again so that we could be declared "not guilty" of sin (cf. Romans 4:25).
Christ is risen!
Hallelujah!
