What We Need To Know!

For Thursday, January 27, 2022

1 Cor. 15:3 NLT: “I, Paul, passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said.”

John said it would be impossible to document every little thing about the life of Jesus. The resulting book would be far too large! So he freely admits that his Gospel is key points, essential principles, a “best of” book about Jesus.

I’ve often wondered the extent of what Paul was shown when he was struck blind on the road to Damascus. Here he admits that there may be more, but that he’s sharing only the most important things, a summary of what we need to know. We call these pillars of faith “redeeming ordinances.” It’s what we need to know to be saved. It’s “hope” in a short paragraph!

Christianity is pretty simple: Everyone has sinned at some point in their life; there’s a price for that sin; and Jesus himself stepped up to pay that penalty. Because of his work on the cross, believers get to see heaven from the inside, and that’s a promise straight from the Bible!

Your Redeemer’s name is Jesus!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406