12-07 - 1 Corinthians 15 9-17

N.T. in a year reading & study, verses R paraphrased [  ] references {  } thots

☀️ 9 -  For I (Paul) am the least of the apostles. Actually unworthy to be called an apostle! Because I persecuted the church/believers of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than anyone, though it wasn’t I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 So whether then it was I or they, so we preach [kérussó - proclaim, preach, herald] and so you believed.

     12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is useless and your faith is empty. 15 And so we are even found to be lying about God, because we testified about him, that he raised Christ, when if the dead are not raised [egeiró - raised, awakened, aroused] then Christ did not rise. 16 For if the dead [nekros - dead, death, deceased, literally - lacking life {the not living/the not alive}] aren’t raised, not even Christ has been raised.

     17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is without value! And you are still in your sins [hamartia - missing the mark/imperfection] {entropy is ruling and will rule. The worm that doesn’t quit - life as we presently know it as a ‘parable’ of the decomposing ‘apple’ and its worm, the decomposing, that does not quit. Entropy, this slow burning gehenna crucible {the onLy crucible} and sieve that separates the chaff from off the wheat, which continues until one of TWO vivifications - 1Thes.4:16-17, oR Rev.21:5, 1Cor.15:24-28. The dis-ease as - part - of the cure, and immunity!?}

Tomorrows verses - 1 Corinthians 15:18-26

Start the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)

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