Paul argues that without the resurrection of Christ…

Paul argues that without the resurrection of Christ, missionary work would be meaningless.
That's absolutely right!!

The preaching, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved,"

if Jesus Christ is already dead, those words of preaching become completely meaningless.

...In other religions, the death of the founder of the religion is not a problem.

This is because they believe not in the religious founder, but in the teachings he expounded.
Islam doesn't teach, "Believe in Muhammad!"

...And Buddhism doesn't teach, "Believe in Buddha!"

However, Christianity believes in Jesus Christ himself!
Amen.

...The founder of the religion himself is the object of faith and worship.

Having a personal relationship with this person is the purpose of Christianity.

Therefore, to remove the resurrection of Christ from Christianity would be incredibly foolish. 😥

Paul says… “We are bearing false witness before God.”

This means we are lying.

…I think the most miserable… are the pastors…😨.

…Jesus Christ 100%… rose from the dead and is still alive!

One testimony of this is that sinners like me have been saved and transformed!

Shalom 😃

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.