1 Corinthians 15:1–8 (ESV) — 1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I
preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I
preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received:
that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance
with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most
of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.
NOTE: The
resurrection of Jesus Christ is a historical fact attested to by many
eyewitnesses, and was written down during the time that the eyewitnesses lived
so that it could be refuted. This is one of the strongest arguments of our
faith which Peter also emphasizes in his first letter, the eyewitnesses. Unlike
Islam which has no eyewitnesses to its only miracle, the flight in the night
from Medina to Jerusalem, Christianity is historically based, attested to, and
consequently historical fact. Disbelief is a choice of faith for the evidence
is strongly against any other view. The logical or scientific view is that
Jesus Christ rose from the dead. The illogical and emotional view is that the
events did not happen. Good luck with that on judgment day.
PRAYER: Father, give
us boldness to share with others their weak position. That their unbelief is a
belief of faith. The evidence against Christianity is not there. Rather we
choose to not believe because we don't want to accept you as our Lord, period, dot.
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