Does the Resurrection matter?
That is the question tackled by Albert Mohler, both on the Newsweek On Faith dialogue and also on his radio show. It seems like a simple question, but unfortunately we live in a world full of liberalism, cults and other false teachers. Dr. Mohler does a great job in defending the importance of the Resurrection and rebuking those who discount it.
Speaking of cults, when asked the same question, Michael Otterson (a spokesman for the mormon church) ended his answer with the following quote:
To take the resurrection out of Christianity is to gut the Christian faith of much of its hope and promise.
As Dr. Mohler pointed out, that is quite an understatement. If Christ is not risen, then we are fools for following Him and we are still lost in our sins. His comment is a subtle, but valuable, look at the mindset of mormonism which devalues the cross of Christ.
1 Cor 15:14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.
1 Cor 15:17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.
1 Cor 15:19 If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
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