~MEDITATION~ Romans 1:2-4 (NIV) the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy...

~MEDITATION~

Romans 1:2-4 (NIV)

2the gospel he promised the gospel he promised beforehand through his beforehand through his prophets in the Holy prophets in the Holy Scriptures Scriptures 33regarding his regarding his Son, who as to his earthly Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of life was a descendant of David, David, 44and who through and who through the Spirit of holiness was the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God appointed the Son of God in power by his in power by his resurrection from the resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.Lord.

Romanos 1:2-4 (NVI)

22que por medio de sus profetas ya había que por medio de sus profetas ya había prometido en las sagradas Escrituras. prometido en las sagradas Escrituras. 33Este Este evangelio habla de su Hijo, que según la evangelio habla de su Hijo, que según la naturaleza humana era descendiente de naturaleza humana era descendiente de David, David, 44pero que según el Espíritu de pero que según el Espíritu de santidad fue designado con poder Hijo de santidad fue designado con poder Hijo de Dios por la resurrección. Él es Jesucristo Dios por la resurrección. Él es Jesucristo nuestro Señor.nuestro Señor.

“No Resurrection, No Christianity”I Corinthians 15:12-34

I. If Christ Is Not Raised (15:12-19; 29-34) A. Our Faith Is Idiotic B. Our Practices Are Idiotic

C. Our Morality Is Idiotic

II. If Christ Is Raised (15:20-28) A. Death is Abolished B. Christ ‘s Reign Begins C. The End Becomes The Beginning

Rudolf Bultmann (1884-1976)

"If the resurrection were an historical fact, faith would become superfluous. What is decisive is not that Jesus came to life again but that he is <for you> the Risen One. The one who was crucified is alive again if you see him as such with the eyes of faith."




II. If Christ Is Raised (15:20-28) A. Death is Abolished

B. Christ ‘s Reign Begins C. The End Becomes The Beginning

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The Falling DominoesThe Falling Dominoes

1. If we will not bodily rise again, then Christ did not rise.

2. If you are right, then I and all the other apostles are wrong. The apostles always spoke of a bodily resurrection tied to the historical fact of Christ’s. The Greek could not understand how a body which decays can rise again. Paul later has to explain how our bodies are changed from corruptible to incorruptible.

3. Your faith is useless and futile, because nothing is accomplished by it.

The Falling DominoesThe Falling Dominoes(Continued)(Continued)

4. We are all liars and worse we are carrying out the lie in God’s name. We are giving false testimony that God raised Jesus from the grave.

5. You are still in your sins, still carrying guilt and condemnation. There is no justification or sanctification without bodily resurrection. You sins have not been forgiven and you are not moving towards glorification;

6. Those who have died in Christ are lost. There is no future. They have perished with the rest of humanity.

7. We are to be pitied because we have been persecuted for nothing, and we have no past, present or future.

~Benjamin Franklin~~Benjamin Franklin~wrote this mock Epitaph in 1728

"The Body of Ben Franklin, Printer is Like the Cover of an old Book, Its contents torn out, And stripped of its Lettering and Guilding, Lies in this grave, Food for Worms, But the Work shall not be wholly lost: For it will, as He believed, Appear once more In a new & more perfect Edition, Corrected and amended.” by the Author.

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