The Gospel Clarifies the Second Coming (6 of 6)
Series: Gospel Clarity
Bob Ingle
1 Corinthians 15:50-58
Take your bibles and turn to 1 Corinthians 15. The Corinthian Christians were scared to death of death and what may or may not be on the other side of the grave. So the Apostle Paul spends an entire chapter of Scripture painstakingly clarifying the reality of death and the hope we can still have in spite of it.
Ecclesiastes 7:4 says, ''A wise person thinks much about death, while the fool thinks only about having a good time now.'' Those who are so caught up with the here and now that they don't think about the there and after are being unwise and foolish. You can't really appreciate good news without the backdrop of bad news. It's the bad news that makes the good news so incredibly good. If I called you and left a frantic message that I just have to speak to you because I have an emergency message for you. And you call me back and say, ''Pastor what's the emergency? What's going on?'' And I say, ''I just wanted to tell you that your house is NOT on fire.'' Let me ask you, ''Is that good news?'' Of course. But is that what you're going to think or say to me? Probably not. You're going to say, 'Ok? Thanks for the update Bob.' Why? Because without the backdrop of possible bad news the good news isn't nearly as good. But if your doctor calls you and says, 'You know that lump you have under skin you're so concerned about? It's benign. It's not a problem at all.' Whew!! That's good news!! Why? Because the possibility of bad news magnified the reality of the good news that much more.
The Corinthians were being told death swallows up your life, and then you're done. That's it. It's over. There's nothing beyond your grave. You just cease to exist. That's really bad news. So Paul writes and says, ''No way Jose! Death does not get the last word. Death is not last one standing. Death is not the victor with arms raised high gloating over every dead body of ev ...
Series: Gospel Clarity
Bob Ingle
1 Corinthians 15:50-58
Take your bibles and turn to 1 Corinthians 15. The Corinthian Christians were scared to death of death and what may or may not be on the other side of the grave. So the Apostle Paul spends an entire chapter of Scripture painstakingly clarifying the reality of death and the hope we can still have in spite of it.
Ecclesiastes 7:4 says, ''A wise person thinks much about death, while the fool thinks only about having a good time now.'' Those who are so caught up with the here and now that they don't think about the there and after are being unwise and foolish. You can't really appreciate good news without the backdrop of bad news. It's the bad news that makes the good news so incredibly good. If I called you and left a frantic message that I just have to speak to you because I have an emergency message for you. And you call me back and say, ''Pastor what's the emergency? What's going on?'' And I say, ''I just wanted to tell you that your house is NOT on fire.'' Let me ask you, ''Is that good news?'' Of course. But is that what you're going to think or say to me? Probably not. You're going to say, 'Ok? Thanks for the update Bob.' Why? Because without the backdrop of possible bad news the good news isn't nearly as good. But if your doctor calls you and says, 'You know that lump you have under skin you're so concerned about? It's benign. It's not a problem at all.' Whew!! That's good news!! Why? Because the possibility of bad news magnified the reality of the good news that much more.
The Corinthians were being told death swallows up your life, and then you're done. That's it. It's over. There's nothing beyond your grave. You just cease to exist. That's really bad news. So Paul writes and says, ''No way Jose! Death does not get the last word. Death is not last one standing. Death is not the victor with arms raised high gloating over every dead body of ev ...
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