This reading focused heavily on the resurrection of Christ and the resurrection of the body, with the speaker emphasizing that if Christ did not physically rise, the faith of Christians would be futile.
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordan...
— Episode: Day 338: Death Defeated (2025)
Episode: Day 338: Death Defeated (2025)
This reading focused heavily on the resurrection of Christ and the resurrection of the body, with the speaker emphasizing that if Christ did not physically rise, the faith of Christians would be futile.
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures...
Now if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised. If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith is in vain.
If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile, and you are still in your sins.
The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
Behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed in a moment in the twinkling of an eye at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall all be changed.