Peacemakers
who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.
James
3:18
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Let's
All be an instrument of Peace!
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Everywhere
- In any condition
- At any time |
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The
meaning of Christ's resurrection
in our lives
"However,
Donaldson wants to be alive when they cut off his head so that his brain
can be frozen before it begins to deteriorate. 'I am my brain, and if
that goes, there's really not much hope of reanimating me in the future,'
he says. "Cryonic scientists say there is no
guarantee he can be revived from suspension. But Donaldson argues, 'I've
got more hope than if they put me in the ground and I turn to dust, don't
I?'" (100 Instant Discussion Starters, p. 71)
Obviously, Donaldson's
and his other fellow American's problem has emerged from their disbelief
on the resurrection. For them, there is no life after death. Therefore,
they had to live here as long as they can and they wanted it to be free
from any kind of sufferings. Unfortunately, death has already been introduced
because of sin, and fortunately, because of Christ's justification, it
has been defeated and destroyed once for all. St Paul puts this very clearly:
"It was by
one man's (Adam's) offence that death came to reign over all, but how
much greater the reign in life of those who receive the fullness of grace
and the gift of saving justice, through the one man, Jesus Christ."
(Rom 5: 17)
The deciding factor
here is receiving the life Jesus has given us freely. Those who think
there is no life beyond the grave cannot see the importance of belief
in the resurrection of Christ. But it is this belief that makes the greatest
difference in one's life. The difference is between life and death.
If there were no
resurrection, all our faith in God, our belief in life after death, everything
we hold as important, would have been futile. And if Christ were not resurrected,
Christianity would be pointless; life, meaningless. So, the saying, "if
the dead are not going to be raised, then let us eat and drink, for tomorrow
we shall be dead" (1Cor 15: 33) would be absolutely true and
even an ideal to live by.
No doubt, the person
of Jesus made all the difference in the world and history. Among His great
moments as a human person, His incarnation and resurrection can be held
as the most remarkable and important events of His earthly life. Nevertheless,
from the outset, Christ's resurrection has ever been the central message
of the Christian Church throughout history.
Based on the account
of 1Cor 15, let us now see the ten consequences if Christ
were not resurrected or if there were no resurrection from the dead.
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