tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post4412876629211539047..comments2024-01-29T14:24:46.852-05:00Comments on Wes Ellis: Just a Few Thoughts On "Proving" Things...wellis68http://www.blogger.com/profile/06087588494600746854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-54979636580239806412010-02-16T11:31:28.756-05:002010-02-16T11:31:28.756-05:00Lozeerose,
I'm not saying it doesn't matt...Lozeerose, <br />I'm not saying it doesn't matter if the resurrection happened. I am quite familiar with 1 Cor 15 (one of my go-to passages for understanding not only the resurrection, but the gospel itself). But if you look at the climax of the passage, Paul's primary focus is that this resurrection should empower Christ followers in their work, in partnering with God. The power of the resurrection is in that because of it "...your labor in the Lord is not in vain." <br /><br />All I am saying is that if you try to prove the resurrection as an historical fact you won't get nearly as far as you would if you try proving it as a present reality, something that actually changes you here and now. Who cares if it happened if it doesn't change anything?wellis68https://www.blogger.com/profile/06087588494600746854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-71006908384007074682010-02-14T13:44:41.189-05:002010-02-14T13:44:41.189-05:00It does matter whether the resurrection actually o...It does matter whether the resurrection actually occurred or not. This is one of the cruxes of the Christian faith. St. Paul details this in 1 Corinthians 15 (especially verses 12-23):<br />"12 Now if Christ be preached, that he arose again from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen again. <b>14 And if Christ be not risen again, then is our preaching vain: and your faith is also vain.</b> 15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God: because we have given testimony against God, that he has raised up Christ, whom he has not raised up, if the dead rise not again. 16 For if the dead rise not again, neither is Christ risen again. <b>17 And if Christ be not risen again, your faith is vain: for you are yet in your sins.</b> 18 Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, the first-fruits of them that sleep: <b>21 For by a man came death: and by a man the resurrection of the dead. 22 And as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive. </b>23 But every one in his own order: the first-fruits, Christ: then they that are of Christ, who have believed in his coming."<br /><br />What do you think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03567994112449781806noreply@blogger.com