I Corinthians 15:5-28 (Part 67) The Doctrine of the Resurrection

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

7) The mystery, vv. 50-53

8) The victory, vv. 54-58

The resurrection of Christ: Its proof, vv. 5-8

• “Was seen,” v. 5

• The list of who saw, vv. 5-8.

The chief proponent of the resurrection, vv. 9-11:

• His past persecutor of the church, v. 9

• His presence as an apostle, 10-11

• He credits three things to grace . . . 1) Grace transformed him; 2) Grace motivated him; 3) Grace enabled him

The objections to the resurrection, vv. 12-19

• You say that there is no resurrection

• If that is the case—the following is true

• Statement of the truth, v. 12a

• The message—the man that died for your sins came out of the grave—He is still alive

• The denial—they denied their own resurrection

• Their whole viewpoint on death needs to be transformed

• Death for the believer is a doorway

• Major premise and minor premise (vv. 12b-14) . . . : 1) You say that there is no resurrection; 2) If that is the case, then Christ is not risen. 3) If Christ has not risen, then here is what that means—vain—the apostles’ preaching and their faith and those that have died--that it is for them, too, vv. 14-18

Affirmation of the resurrection—vv. 20-28

• Foundation of the resurrection program stated, v. 20

• Foundation of the resurrection program explained, vv. 21-28

First fruits

• The first sheath represented the whole crop

• It consecrated the whole crop

• It anticipated the whole crop

• It guaranteed the whole crop