by Julie Turner | Sep 22, 2016 | What's Happening
The final section we looked at on Thursday (1 Cor 15:29-34) contains some of the most puzzling verses in the whole Bible (e.g. the reference to the baptism of the dead, described by Leon Morris as ‘a notorious difficulty’, with many interpretations possible.) The main...
by Julie Turner | Sep 22, 2016 | What's Happening
In 1 Cor 15:20-28, Paul moves away from ‘unreal speculation’ about what the consequences would be if Christ had not been raised from the dead to declare unequivocally the consequences of His resurrection! The ‘BUT’ at the beginning of this section is vital, showing us...
by Julie Turner | Sep 22, 2016 | What's Happening
When I was a child, one of the games my family used to play at Christmas was called ‘Consequences’. This involved a set of questions, with each person answering one, folding over the paper and passing to the next person to answer the next. The answers were put...
by Julie Turner | Sep 22, 2016 | What's Happening
Many believe that the Christian message is illogical and irrational, based only on fuzzy feelings and invisible instincts. Paul, in 1 Cor 15:12-19, refutes that idea, using logical statements to show the Corinthians the fallacy of their belief that there was no such...
by Julie Turner | Sep 20, 2016 | What's Happening
Don’t forget the Macmillan Coffee Morning at GPCC on Saturday 24th September from 10 a.m. until 12 noon, when we will be raising money for the Macmillan cancer charity. Home baking appreciated for this event! If you enjoy going to the cinema, you might be...
