in the presence of God – 1287

but if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. we are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised...

in the presence of God – 1286

blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! according to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, [1 peter 1:3]   do you have hope? what do you put your hope in? are...

in the presence of God – 1285

now i would remind you, brothers, of the gospel i preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word i preached to you—unless you believed in vain. for i delivered to you as of first importance what...

in the presence of God – 1284

but mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. they said to her, “woman, why are you weeping?” she said to...

in the presence of God – 1283

now after the sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, mary magdalene and the other mary went to see the tomb. and behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. his...

in the presence of God – 1282

but felix, having a rather accurate knowledge of the way, put them off, saying, “when lysias the tribune comes down, i will decide your case.” then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but have some liberty, and that none of his friends...