THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY FIRST CORINTHIANS FIFTEEN 1 Corinthians 15:1-58 provides us with a detailed description of Christ's resurrection from the dead and also of our own resurrection. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the foundation of the entire Christian system. "If Christ be not risen, t... [ Continue Reading ]
_CHRIST AND THE RESURRECTION GOSPEL 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-11:_ "Christ was raised to life" is the very heart of gospel preaching. Paul and all early gospel preachers proclaimed that Christ died for our sins, He was buried, and three days later He was raised to life again. The thing that made the death,... [ Continue Reading ]
_CONSEQUENCES OF DENYING THE RESURRECTION 1 CORINTHIANS 15:12-19:_ Paul asked, "If we preach that Christ was raised from death, how can some of you say that the dead will not be raised to life?" If there is no resurrection then Christ was not raised. If the dead were not raised the apostles told lie... [ Continue Reading ]
_CHRIST'S RESURRECTION AND OUR RESURRECTION 1 CORINTHIANS 15:20-34:_ Paul declared that Jesus had been raised from the dead. His resurrection assures us that we too will be raised to life after death. We die because of Adam, but life is our because of Christ. The contrast is that Adam brought death... [ Continue Reading ]
_CHANGES BROUGHT BY THE RESURRECTION 1 CORINTHIANS 15:35-58:_ Some were asking, "How will the dead be raised to life? What kind of bodies will they have?" They were taught that changes would take place. What sprouts up from the seed looks different from the seed. God gives everything the kind of bod... [ Continue Reading ]