The gospel on which you take your stand
In the book of 1Corinthians the apostle Paul writes,
“Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.
By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance : that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.
After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,” 1Corinthians 15:1-7.
Hear Paul makes it clear that he believed that,...
1/ That Christ died for our sins,
2/ That Christ was buried,
3/ That Christ was raised from the dead on the third day.
4/ That Christ appeared to Peter and the Twelve apostles.
5/ That Christ appeared to more than 500 believers at the same time.
Then Paul notes that most of those who saw Christ after the resurrection were still alive.
This in my mind makes it clear Paul is not making things up. Jesus did in fact died for our sins, was buried and rose from the grave.
What do you think?
Please think about it.
