August 21, 2024
St.Paul, who wrote several letters to churches he planted and to young leaders he appointed to pastor them, had two key messages that have stood the test of time. The foremost of the two was his gospel (in four points):
Christ died
Christ was buried
Christ rose from the dead
He appeared to many witnesses.
His 15th chapter of the first letter of Corinthians stresses the resurrection, “if Christ be not risen our faith is in vain”. Indeed, Christian faith is rooted in history. The tomb is empty.
The second was his quotation from the Old Testament prophet Habakkuk 2:4, “the just shall live by...