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I Corinthians 15

Now if there is no resurrection, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized for them? And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour? I face death every day—yes, just as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Think about it.

If the basic truth of Christianity, that Jesus was raised from the dead, is not true, then why lay down our lives for a cause that is futile?  Why would Christians give their lives as martyrs, abandon all they have to stand up for righteousness?  How would they find the strength to endure hardships in life that are unspeakable and unthinkable?

Believing that Jesus was raised from the dead is one of those truths on which we cannot waiver.  The reason Jesus died and rose again was to conquer the evil plans that were sentenced to take place in our lives.   

Jeremiah 29:11 says the Lord has plans for us, plans full of hope and prosperity.  But did you know there’s another plan that Satan has for us?  It’s really no plan at all, it’s death and despair.

The only way out of that plan is to believe.  And how simple is that to do, in order to receive the gift of eternal life?

What an awesome God we serve!