1 Corinthians 15:3-5 (NIV). For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve.......
Our salvation is rooted in our faith and our participation in this simple, yet powerful Gospel.
Thoughts on This Verse...
Some things are''first importance'' things. They lie at the heart of the matter and are central to the issue at hand. For us as Christians, we don't have to doubt what those''first importance'' things are. The Gospel of our salvation is built on one simple foundation: Jesus died, Jesus was buried, Jesus rose from the grave, and Jesus appeared to his disciples who were never the same after witnessing their resurrected Savior. Let's not let anyone distract us from these core truths or crowd out their simplicity with other matters they may claim to be essential. |
