In today’s passage of scripture (1Cor. 15:1-32) Paul first tells us what is most important. Paul spells out the gospel of Jesus Christ for us. He says Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and He was raised on the third day. He says Christ then appeared to Peter, to the twelve, and to 500 brothers, to James, and then to Paul himself (1Cor. 15:3-8). People this is the gospel. This is what we are grateful for. This is the greatest picture of God’s magnificent grace to us. This is it. Of course there are so many doctrinal issues we can disagree on and debate over, but this is not up for debate. And amazingly the gospel in itself is very, very understandable to just about anyone who hears, or reads.

Paul goes on to explain to the Corinthian church that if there is no resurrection then pretty much everything we are doing is in vain and not only that we are in big trouble. He says: “Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise if in fact the dead are not raised” (1Cor. 15:15). Paul says if Christ wasn’t raised then we are still in sin, our faith is worthless. The resurrection of Jesus Christ if the very crux of our faith. Without it we have nothing, nothing at all; and as Paul stated: “we are still in sin. Think about that for a minute. This is what we should hear more of, not less. We should hear and be reminded of the gospel on a daily basis or at least weekly. Our very lives should revolve around the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  Sure getting a new car, or being blessed with a new house, becoming prosperous, and all of the other “getting” lectures are good and dandy, but in comparison to the gospel how important are those things. When we really get a hold of the gospel and understand the compassion and the grace God the Father has shown us it changes our perspective on life. The entire “I want God to bless me ” perspective changes to “I want to be a blessing to someone else.” I want to give my stuff, I want to give my life. I want my life to be given to those who have not come to the knowledge of what the God has done for us. This is what the Gospel does to us and in us. This what why we the resurrection should be taught and explained more than on Easter or Resurrection Sunday. Paul says: : “If the dead are not raised, Let Us Eat and Drink, For Tomorrow We Die.” I say the same if Christ hasn’t been raised from the day lets stop waisting time being religious, Let Us Eat and Drink, For Tomorrow We Die.

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