Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
NASB | 1 Corinthians 15:32 If from human motives I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, LET US EAT AND DRINK, FOR TOMORROW WE DIE. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 15:32 What good has it done me if, [merely] from a human point of view, I fought with wild animals at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised [at all], LET US EAT AND DRINK [enjoying ourselves now], FOR TOMORROW WE DIE. [Is 22:13; 2 Cor 1:8, 9] |
Bible Question:
Why do we say Easter, rather than Resurrection Sunday or someting like this? I am concerned that easter is so connected with candy and colored eggs, and baskets with goodies that the real meaning is all but lost in the world outside the church. I believe in our culture today most people have disconnected themselves from the Holy Day of Jesus Christ being alive as proof of His divinity. Anyone else finding this hard to deal with in the church they serve. I find this can be a real issue to not hand out "easter baskets either durring the service or afterwards. I am not a pastor, but in the church we were going to the pastor made a big issue of handing out baskets durring the serivce. Justme |
Bible Answer: Justme I can't speak for your pastor but if he is like every pastor I know he is faced with a two edged sword. How to make Resurrection Sunday special without commercializing it too much. Easter egg hunts and basket giveaways attract non regular attenders to church, that gives opportunity to share the Resurrection Story with people that might otherwise never hear it. What do you do? Stay high and holy and miss a world that might never hear the truth or offer a draw and take your best shot? Perhaps too blunt but I'm trying to contrast both edges of the two edged sword. Easter is what we make of it. If we focus our thoughts on candy colored eggs, Easter bunnies and such we are feeding our flesh. If however we reflect on the cross, the blood and resurrection we are feeding our spirit. Surely we can understand a little feeding of the flesh to see people become receptive to be spiritually feed. Even Jesus feed the thousands so they would stay and have their spirits feed. |