If Christ Is Not Central, What Are We Doing?
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:1-10 In the name of Jesus. Amen. The Apostle Paul tells the Corinthian Christians that what he delivered to them was of first importance: “That Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.” Now, pay attention: when Paul says, “first importance,” he means first priority, first in rank, and first in time. That is to say, the most important thing in the church is the message of Christ crucified for sinners and raised from the dead. Indeed, you heard that correctly: that message of the Gospel is the most important thing that you can hear in this church. It is the most important thing that you can hear as a Christian. This is why we say that the Gospel must predominate. The Gospel must predominate in the church, in the Christian faith, in our sermons, in our music, in our liturgy, and in our conversations. Now, yes, we preach the Law. We preach the Ten C...
