Christianity in a World of Religions

Sutherland Auditorium

So no matter how you slice it, Christianity stands out for among the great traditions in that it's testable...One of the most outrageous passages in all religious literature happens to come from the Bible. That's good. I think yesterday I went through the entire presentation of the story Memorial Bible Conference without actually opening the Bible today. I won't make that mistake. I'll actually open it, because if you want to find the most bizarre passage in all of religious literature, you have to turn to the Apostle Paul in First Corinthians, Chapter 15. He says something here that really sets Christianity apart and makes it such that Christianity really doesn't fit the concept of religion in general anymore at all, especially the way we think about it today. First Corinthians, Chapter 15.No doubt you've heard some of this before, but maybe not with this particular angle. Starting with verse 12 now, if Christ is preach that he has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead, but if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain.