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1 Corinthians 15:1-4  [AKJV]: "Moreover brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;  By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.  For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he arose again the third day according to the scripture."

Until one believes God is and that He is the answer to the human need nothing else matters.  Try as hard as we would it won't work until God is believed and is made first in all we say and do.  "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."  Proverbs 3:5-6.  God has said by all that "All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."  Romans 3:23  Also in Romans says: "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."  Romans 6:23.

God's will for man is to come to the truth of the gospel as presented by Paul.  "Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth." 1 Timothy 2:4 [see the context in verse 1 thru 7.  

Sidebar:  In verse 1 Corinthians 15:1 I see the word ye and you are used.  Do those two words have the same meaning?  No, check a good dictionary and see. " You" is a pronoun in the second person.  But when I read "ye" it is a plural pronoun in the second person, this explanation is multiplied also in John 3:3 through verse 7.  In verse 3, "thee" is as if one were to use the word "you".  But in verse 7 "thee" and "ye" are both used. Unfortunately in most new versions of the scriptures, this distinction is lost.  So then when one reads the verse a different understanding is taken.    

People will parrot what they have been told by others that sounded good at the time without checking what it means and how it is used.  Accept what God has given us in His "Word" the Authorized King James Version, is all that s needed for truth and Godly righteousness.  

I recommend a Bible-based fellowship online;  shorewoodbiblechurch.org.  There are many sermons listed for Sunday mornings, evenings, and Wednesday evenings, plus other programs conducted by that feellowship.        

      


  

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