Bible Reading 1 Corinthians 15 verses 12 to 22
If you like to listen to politicians and world leader interviews the journalist interviewing the leader will sometimes ask the leader a question around what he or she would do if faced with a certain situation.
The political leader in most cases dismisses the question with this response ‘that is a hypothetical question and I do not want to answer it’.
That is because the politician does not want to be led into making a public statement that could hold him or her accountable in the future.
But today we are going to consider and seek answers to a hypothetical question a question that is extremely critical to our Christian faith.
Last Sunday we celebrated Easter which is also resurrection Sunday. We celebrate the rising of our Lord from the dead never ever to die again.
The question is: what if there was no Easter? What if there were no resurrection?
Most people would refuse to consider that possibility and like the politician, put it down as a hypothetical question.
But even though it may be a hypothetical question it is a question that must be considered and the answers contemplated, because if there were no Easter, we, you and I, will be irrelevant!
This question is critical and was important enough for Paul to have addressed it in our bible passage today.
what if there was no Easter? Where would we be today? What hope would we have had for our own future? If there was no Easter would not the entire word of God be irrelevant? Would not our own faith be in vain?
All these questions may very well be hypothetical, but they are extremely critical for our faith and, most of all, our hope.
So let us look carefully at how Paul dealt with this question in these eleven verses, over the next two days.
But even though it may be a hypothetical question it is a question that must be considered and the answers contemplated, because if there were no Easter, we, you and I, will be irrelevant!
This question is critical and was important enough for Paul to have addressed it in our bible passage today.
what if there was no Easter? Where would we be today? What hope would we have had for our own future? If there was no Easter would not the entire word of God be irrelevant? Would not our own faith be in vain?
All these questions may very well be hypothetical, but they are extremely critical for our faith and, most of all, our hope.
So let us look carefully at how Paul dealt with this question in these eleven verses, over the next two days.
God Bless you.
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