Witness to Resurrection (David Gore • 1 Corinthians 15:1-11)

The other apostles walked around Palestine with Jesus before he was crucified. Paul only met Jesus after Jesus was risen. Paul’s first question to Jesus was, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ Paul learns about Jesus as the risen Lord, and this shapes the way he learns. 2000 years later, our experience - while not identical to St Paul’s - is closer to Paul’s experience than it is to the experience of the other disciples. We only know Jesus after he is risen. Had Jesus not risen, he would have been forgotten like so many healer/teachers before and after him. You may not be sure what (or how) to believe about the resurrection. Even so, the resurrection already shapes more of what you believe than you realise.