Lacking faith? Read this!

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It's like a domino effect.  At least that's the way it is laid out by St. Paul in The First Letter to the Corinthians (Chapter 15), for people who deny the resurrection.

He preached that Christ was raised from the dead, and if you don't believe that, everything falls apart.

No resurrection means empty preaching; empty preaching means empty faith.  No resurrection means false witnesses and the dead not being raised.

If the dead are not raised, faith is in vain, and sins have not been conquered.

All of this leads to the dead, perishing, which makes us "the most pitiable people of all" if our hope in Christ was for this life only.

When I read his words, I thought how sad it would be to think that our earthly life is all there is and that our loved ones have perished.

Now, of course, we know that Jesus was raised from the dead, and none of the above is our path, but St. Paul was pointing out how dangerous it is to not believe in the resurrection.

St. Paul leaves us with this encouragement:

'Death is swallowed up in victory.'

". . . thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

" . . . be firm, steadfast, always fully devoted to the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain."

If you are struggling with faith, a deep dive into the resurrection and what that means might be a good place to start.  

A lack of faith isn't simply a philosophical exercise in following a culture that is turning away from God.  Faith is key to our very existence, both here and eternally with our Creator.

Janet Cassidy
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