If I had been Paul, I think I would have ended my writings on resurrection with 1 Cor 15:57 – ‘But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.’ That’s a fantastic verse, reminding us of the help God gives us because of the resurrection....

In our Bible study we looked at 1 Cor 15:50-58, the final verses in Paul’s triumphant chapter on the resurrection. Here, he speaks of Christ’s ultimate victory over death (see 1 Cor 15:26, 1 Cor 15:55-56) and the glorious hope we have because of Christ’s resurrection....

There are days when we wonder how we are going to get through all that lies before us. Weariness, discouragement, exhaustion, fear and anxiety may well be lurking, ready to trip us up (sin crouching at the door, as God told Cain.) What do we do on days like that? The...