And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world. But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.

1 Corinthians 15:19-20 NLT

Paul has quite a go here at the church in Corinth - there must've been people saying that this life is all there is. 

Without Jesus resurrection there is no resurrection for any of us. 

Without Jesus resurrection Paul is saying following Jesus is just a bit sad. 

Easter is just around the corner, a time when we rightly remember the cross and all that means, Jesus not just entering into the story but becoming human, suffering as we do.

Paul reminds us here that it's the empty tomb that is just as critical for our hope as the cross. 

We have a hope for this world, and it's more than that. 

We hold hope for a new heaven and a new earth, where all injustice is dealt with, where all our aches and pains and tears are completely redeemed. 

There is more. 

#corinthians 

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