“MOST PITIED?”
Who in this life is to be most pitied?
- Is the most pitied the orphan from the slums of this world, without family, without support, without hope?
- Is the most pitied the extremely affluent of our world with no desire to use his or her riches to better the lives of mankind?
- Is the most pitied the person who has never loved nor been loved?
NO! According to the Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 15:12-19), IF THERE IS NO RESURRECTION, then those of us who have risked everything to believe in the scandal of the cross and the mystery of an empty tomb are to be most pitied! IF THERE IS NO RESURRECTION:
- Our preaching is vain!
- Our faith is vain!
- We are false witnesses of God because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise!
- The dead are not raised, and if that’s the case, not even Christ has been raised!
- Our faith is worthless and we are still in our sins!
- Those who have died before us have all perished!
- And all of us who have put our absolute hope in Christ – are to be most pitied!
ON THE OTHER HAND, IF THERE IS A RESURRECTION, THEN:
- All who have lived and now live as if there is no resurrection ARE TO BE MOST PITIED!
- All who have risked everything for this world’s goods ARE TO BE MOST PITIED!
- All who deny the Father and the Son are antichrists (1 John 2:22-23) and ARE TO BE MOST PITIED!
“BUT NOW CHRIST HAS BEEN RAISED (1 Corinthians 15:20)!” Praise God! HE HAS RISEN!
God is good. Mr. Steve
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