[In 1 Corinthians 15] we get a taste of the lawyer side of Paul. His legalistic tendencies come out, as he makes a case for the people of Corinth to believe in not just Jesus’s own death and resurrection, but also their own resurrection. Like so many people before them, and people after them, the Corinthians are unsure about just what happens when perhaps the one common human experience finds us—death… But believing in their own resurrection—that one was harder to hold on to.
Read MoreNow, as we sit here on Reformation Day, 502 years later, we may be able to celebrate these theological doctrines to be true, but something else has happened over the same course of time that has had an even greater influence on humanity as a result of Martin Luther’s reforming acts. We can think of this as the unintended consequences of the reformation.
Read MoreThe significance of the story this week is the focus on God’s ability to provide love, grace, and forgiveness, even to the black sheep of the family. For many who have caused great harm or pain to others, especially family members, the opportunity to reconcile or to atone for their mistakes can be incredibly powerful.
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