Of First Importance

“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.” (1 Corinthians 15:3–8, NIV 1984).

My Musings – Author Stephen R. Covey lists “putting first things first” as one of “The 7 Habits of HIghly Effective People.”  What a simple concept.  Of course first things must be put first.  Hard to argue with that.  But concepts often break down…