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epouraniois
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.
WildB,
this touches upon a most excellent point, namely the love for all saints that lends to the strong speech for correction in Godly edification to that which by nature we are always in danger of being led away by the firey darts of that wicked.
And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage, as always is the rule, never the exception:
After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
1Co 15:6
Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
2Ti 1:13
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
Tit 1:9
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2Ti 4:3
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PAUL AND THE RESURRECTION
by Cornelius R. Stam
The Apostle Paul, in discussing the resurrection of the dead, came to the simple and valid conclusion: "If there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen" (1 Cor. 15:13).
But the Apostle does not stop here. Hear him as he presses a further argument home: "And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain" (Ver. 14). And this leads to yet another conclusion: "If Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished" (Vers. 17,18).
These are frank words about stern realities. If there is no such thing as the bodily resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised from the dead, and if such is the case we have no living Savior.
But granting all this, can we believe in what is palpably impossible? Ah, but is resurrection palpably impossible? Paul answers this question quite simply in this same discussion, in I Corinthians 15:
"But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?" (Ver. 35).
Mark well, this is not an interested inquiry, but a challenge, meant to prove that resurrection is impossible, and the Apostle answers it as such:
"Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened except it die" (Ver. 36).
What a devastating reply! We may point out all the reasons why resurrection is "impossible," but after all is said and done we are still surrounded by overwhelming evidence that it is a fact. Every blade of grass, every ear of corn, every beautiful flower bears witness to the fact of resurrection from the dead.
Yes, Christ is alive from the dead, and "able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him..." (Heb. 7:25).
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