The apostle Paul stated categorically what the first most important points were regarding the Christian faith and life: That Jesus came to Earth, lived, was crucified, and rose again, being witnessed to personally by those who told it in the Bible.

All of it, grounded in the reality of space and time.

In 1 Cor 15:1-8, which is situated after the well-known verses about spirtiual gifts, worship in the church, and love, Paul sums up his message:

“Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.” And he concludes this by saying in verse 11, “Whether, then, it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.”

These verses are very pertinent to those of us who wish to understand WWJD in the world we are living in today. Though the planet Earth has many wonderful and beautiful things, Earth is a hard place to live. We as Christians remember that Jesus broke into space and time from heaven, and we today (if we, as Paul states, “believe” it) show his present reality on the Earth through our lives, words, and actions.

We must press in to know what that means and how we each can individually live that out!