HE IS RISEN
1 Cor. 15: 3-24
By
Abraham Philip, Ph.D.
In 1960, the famous Protestant theologian Paul Tillich visited Japan to meet with some Buddhist scholars. During a conversation with them in Kyoto, he asked: “If some historian should make it probable that a man of the name Gautama never lived, what would be the consequence for Buddhism?” The Buddhist scholars replied by saying that it did not matter if Gautama Buddha lived or not. They added, “According to the doctrine of Buddhism, the dharma kaya [the body of truth] is eternal, and so it does not depend upon the historicity of Gautama.” In essence, these Buddhist scholars maintained that the teachings ascribed to Buddha can stand on their own merit even if Buddha had never lived or taught.
This is not the case with Christianity. In his letter to the church at Corinth, Apostle Paul categorically …show more content…
Moody is dead. Don’t believe a word of it. I will be more alive than I am now. I will be in the presence of my Lord. Just before he died, during one of those brief moments of consciousness, he said, “I see the heavens open and the earth receding. I see the faces of the dear children. Oh! This is my triumph. This is my coronation day.”
But for those who are not in Christ, resurrection from the dead is for judgment and consignment to eternal punishment. The Bible teaches that God has set a day to judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead(Acts 17: 30-31).
Do you know this resurrected Christ? If you do not know Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, NOW is the accepted time to make peace with God. Let the living hope that only Christ who rose from the dead can give rule your heart. I pray that on this this Easter you will enter into a personal relationship with the resurrected Christ and begin a new journey with
1 Cor. 15: 3-24
By
Abraham Philip, Ph.D.
In 1960, the famous Protestant theologian Paul Tillich visited Japan to meet with some Buddhist scholars. During a conversation with them in Kyoto, he asked: “If some historian should make it probable that a man of the name Gautama never lived, what would be the consequence for Buddhism?” The Buddhist scholars replied by saying that it did not matter if Gautama Buddha lived or not. They added, “According to the doctrine of Buddhism, the dharma kaya [the body of truth] is eternal, and so it does not depend upon the historicity of Gautama.” In essence, these Buddhist scholars maintained that the teachings ascribed to Buddha can stand on their own merit even if Buddha had never lived or taught.
This is not the case with Christianity. In his letter to the church at Corinth, Apostle Paul categorically …show more content…
Moody is dead. Don’t believe a word of it. I will be more alive than I am now. I will be in the presence of my Lord. Just before he died, during one of those brief moments of consciousness, he said, “I see the heavens open and the earth receding. I see the faces of the dear children. Oh! This is my triumph. This is my coronation day.”
But for those who are not in Christ, resurrection from the dead is for judgment and consignment to eternal punishment. The Bible teaches that God has set a day to judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead(Acts 17: 30-31).
Do you know this resurrected Christ? If you do not know Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, NOW is the accepted time to make peace with God. Let the living hope that only Christ who rose from the dead can give rule your heart. I pray that on this this Easter you will enter into a personal relationship with the resurrected Christ and begin a new journey with