Paul in 1 Cor 15:1-22 Teaches…

“IF CHRIST HAS NOT BEEN RAISED…”-{ V17}

 THEN

“You have believed in Vain!”-

“Your preaching is Useless.”

“You have useless faith.”

” You are a False Witness About God.”

“You Are Still In your Sins.”

The Dead “…are Lost”

 You are “…of All People Most To Be Pitied.”

“Your Faith is Futile.”

“Your Labor is Vain “-{v58}

Without The Resurrection Christianity Would Be A Hoax!

“BUT CHRIST…”-{V20}

“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.”-{1 Cor 15:1-6}

“…If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.  

More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead. 

But He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.  For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either.

And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.  

Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.

If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.“- {1 Cor 15:13-19}

“… But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

 For since death came through a man,the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.”– {1 Cor 15:20-22}  

 

“BUT CHRIST HAS INDEED BEEN RAISED FROM THE DEAD…!”-{V20}

“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.”-{1 Cor 15:1-6}

 Because JESUS CHRIST Was Raised,

“You have NOT  believed in Vain!”-

“Your preaching is NOT Useless.”

“You DO NOT have useless faith.”

” You are NOT a False Witness About God.”

“You Are NOT Still In your Sins.”

The Dead {Believers} “…are {NOT} Lost”

 You are NOT  “…of All People Most To Be Pitied.”

“Your Faith is NOT Futile.”

“In Christ All Will Be Made Alive.”

“Your Labor is NOT in vain in the LORD” – {v58}

“…WE HAVE HOPE IN CHRIST” 

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.”-{V58}

 

THIS IS WHY THE GOSPEL IS GOOD NEWS –

IT IS A MESSAGE OF HOPE!

“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 STAND. By THIS GOSPEL you are SAVED, if you HOLD FIRMLY to the word I preached to you…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,“-{1 Cor 15:1-7}

“Low in the grave He lay, Jesus my Savior,
waiting the coming day, Jesus my Lord!
Refrain:
Up from the grave He arose;
with a mighty triumph o’er His foes;
He arose a victor from the dark domain,
and He lives forever, with His saints to reign.
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose! ” –{Robert Lowry 1826-1899}

 

Without The Resurrection Christianity Would Be A HOAX!

With The Resurrection There is… HOPE …in Christ!

 

The Difference between A Hoax And HOPE? –

THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST FROM THE DEAD!

“BUT CHRIST…”