Apostle Paul states, if only in this
present life (world) we have a hope resting on Christ, and nothing more, we are
more to be pitied than all the rest of the world (1 Cor.15:19). The idea is
that if this hope in Christ which the believer has is a delusive hope, with no
prospect of fulfilment in the future, the Christian is indeed in a sad state.
He has chosen a life of self-denial; he will not indulge in the pleasures of
the world, and if there are no pleasures in the darkness into which he is about
to enter, then he has mis-calculate, he has chosen a life that shall end in
self-obliteration. If he has no home to go to, no God to welcome him, no King
to say, "Well done, exchange mortality for life," then he is indeed
in a pitiable plight. But such is not the case. The hope of the Christian
enters beyond the veil, into the very presence of God Himself, and endures
throughout all eternities.
Therefore, this
part of study tends to highlights some of the rewards the righteous gets when
He lives His life in total commitment and worship to the Almighty God through
Christ our Lord.
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