Have You Reached A Verdict?

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. (1 Corinthians 15:3–6, NIV 1984).

My Musings – “What I received I passed on to you.” A fundamental definition of discipleship. What I receive, I pass on to others, and so on. “As of first importance.”First, as in preceding or above all others. Importance, as is significance or superior worth. In other words, nothing is of greater significance that what Paul is about to say. “Jesus died for our sins…was…