I Corinthians 15:1-8 (Part 65b) The Content of the Gospel

A. The content of the Gospel, 15:1-5

B. The doctrine of the resurrection, 15:6-58: 1) The proof, vv. 5-8; 2) The chief proponent, vv. 9-11; 3) The objections, vv. 12-19; 4) The affirmation, vv. 20-28; 5) The advantages, vv. 29-34; 6) The answers, vv. 35-49: Two questions, v. 35; How are the dead raised? vv. 35-41; What kind of body are they going to have? vv. 42-49; 7) The mystery, vv. 50-53; 8) The victory, vv. 54-58.

The content of the Gospel, 15:1-5

A. The subject of the gospel introduced, v. 1.

B. The value of the gospel, vv. 1-2a: 1) Their past—“you have received”; 2) Their present—you stand”; 3) Their future—“you are (being) saved.”

C. The condition of the gospel, v. 2: 1) “If” element—“keep”; 2) “Unless” element—“vain.”

D. The content of the gospel explained, v. 3: 1) Its importance—v. 3 “first of all”; 2) Its source, v. 3—“that which I received is what I delivered.” 3) Its elements, vv. 3-5 (“how that” v. 3—namely): a) Died—aorist: The only one that gets the prepositional phrase—“for our sins”; b) Buried—aorist; c) Rose—perfect—completed action with abiding results (the Corinthians missed the abiding results); d) Seen—aorist

Couplet of verbs: 1) He died—we know because He was buried; 2) He rose—we know because He was seen

The resurrection of Christ: Its proof, vv. 5-8: 1) “Was seen”—v. 5—passive voice—subject acted upon: a) Emphasis on what they saw not what He did; b) It always refers to physical sight; 2) The list of who saw—vv. 5-8: 1) Peter; 2) The 12; 3) 500 at once; 4) James; 5) All the apostles; 6) Paul