The Transformed Life

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ ought to transform our conduct, our actions, our observable lives. Christianity is not what some people think it is. It is not a rigid set of moral rules to live by. Nor is it a set of beliefs that you merely need to give mental agreement to, things you can agree to in principle but stay unmoved and unchanged in practice. It is a life-changing, God-inspired, God-focused, God-dependent movement of God among people He has chosen who believe, trust and subsequently obey what He says. They do what He says and go where He leads. They look to Him to lead, guide, provide, protect, direct, correct and inspire them until He comes again or they go to be with Him, whichever comes first. Christianity is life transforming. It transforms who you are and how you live.

Those in the Corinthian church who were denying the resurrection were saying "let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die". They were deluded, like those today who say "It doesn't matter how I live, I have fire insurance". Yes it does. It is not justification by faithfulness, it is only by faith, all who are saved are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, as revealed in God's Word alone, for God's glory alone. But all who are truly saved will show faithfulness to God and scripture, they will persevere, or be shown to be false. Those who continue with Jesus show they belong to Him.