Wednesday, April 28, 2010

What if we hope in Christ in this life only?

A comment from today's Bible reading blog:
1 Corinthians 15:19 - Have you ever heard someone say that even if our belief in Jesus isn't true, it still makes our life better and is worth believing? But what does Paul say? "If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men most to be pitied?" Why? Because hope in Christ involves self-denial and suffering. What would be the point of those things if Christ has not been raised? How would we be "better off" in that case? Doesn't this prove that the main way that we benefit from believing in Christ is in eternity, rather than in this life?

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