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1 Corinthians 15:1-4

The Gospel Received By the Corinthians

Paul reminded the Christians at Corinth of the good news, or gospel, they had accepted. The resurrection served as the very foundation upon which their hopes were built. Because Jesus died for their sins and God raised him again, their sins were washed away. The apostle assured them that so long as they remained faithful, they would gain heaven through that faith in God's resurrected Son, unless their faith was empty, or founded upon a myth (1 Corinthians 15:1-2).

Paul's message was not of his nor any other man's invention. God had revealed the truth to Paul (11:23; Galatians 1:11-12). Christ's death was in behalf of all who would follow his will (Matthew 20:28; Acts 20:28; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 2:2). The Old Testament prophets had foretold Christ's death and the rejection he would experience in dying (Isaiah 53:5; Isaiah 53:10). Prophets also spoke of his burial (Isaiah 53:9). Jesus' resurrection was also predicted hundreds of years before it took place (1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Psalms 16:10; Hosea 6:2; Jonah 2:10).

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