“And if she dies, what would you tell her mother? God killed her”
Probably not in those terms but when my first son died during the second trimester my wife’s report was “the Lord took him, blessed be the name of the Lord”. See, unbelievers can’t say that since their only consolation is here and now.
Paul sums it up pretty well: 1Cr 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
I am sorry for your loss. And for the insensitivity of my question.
The discussion has become to personal for me to continue in this vein.
I can note that the closer it comes to our personal experience, the more it changes.
Towards the Gospel and for the good.
thanks for your posts..
1 Co 15:
12
But if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead?
13
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then neither has Christ been raised.
14
And if Christ has not been raised, then empty (too) is our preaching; empty, too, your faith.
15
Then we are also false witnesses to God, because we testified against God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if in fact the dead are not raised.
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For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised,
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and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.
18
Then those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
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If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are the most pitiable people of all.
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But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
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For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead came also through a human being.
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For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life.
Context, context, context. I am sorry for your loss; but this passage refers to what Jesus opened up for us. All shall be brought to life.