HE AROSE (Significance of the Resurrection)
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Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,
by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,
and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.
After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep.
After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles.
Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.
And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.
Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise.
For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.
And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!
Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
Main Idea: The significance of the resurrection is crucial to our faith.
Main Idea: The significance of the resurrection is crucial to our faith.
Key Question: Do you believe Jesus’ resurrection is a historical, accurate event?
Key Question: Do you believe Jesus’ resurrection is a historical, accurate event?
1. There is significance in the precedent of the Resurrection. (v. 1-4)
1. There is significance in the precedent of the Resurrection. (v. 1-4)
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,
by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,
a. We must stay true to the gospel received. (v.1)
a. We must stay true to the gospel received. (v.1)
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,
b. We must stay true to the gospel entrusted. (v.1)
b. We must stay true to the gospel entrusted. (v.1)
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand,
c. We must stay true to the gospel shared. (v.3-4)
c. We must stay true to the gospel shared. (v.3-4)
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,
2. There is significance in the proofs of the Resurrection. (v. 5-8)
2. There is significance in the proofs of the Resurrection. (v. 5-8)
and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.
After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep.
After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles.
Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.
a. He appeared to Peter (v.5)
b. He appeared to the Disciples (v.5) – Matt. 28:16-17
i. “The Twelve” = a title
c. He appeared to the 500 (v.6)
d. He appeared to James (v.7)
e. He appeared to the Apostles (v.7) – Acts 1:3-4
f. He appeared to Paul (v.8) – Acts 9
g. He appeared according to the Scriptures – (v.3-4)
3. There is significance in the products of the Resurrection. (v. 9-11)
3. There is significance in the products of the Resurrection. (v. 9-11)
a. It produces Salvation. (v.9-10)
a. It produces Salvation. (v.9-10)
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
b. It produces a Servant. (v.10)
b. It produces a Servant. (v.10)
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
4. There is significance in the prominence of the Resurrection. (v.12-19)
4. There is significance in the prominence of the Resurrection. (v.12-19)
a. It provides substance to our preaching. (v.14a)
a. It provides substance to our preaching. (v.14a)
And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.
i. Empty = “no basis, without truth”
b. It provides sincerity to our faith. (v.14b)
b. It provides sincerity to our faith. (v.14b)
And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
c. It provides salvation from our bondage. (v.17)
c. It provides salvation from our bondage. (v.17)
And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!
“O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?”
The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
d. It provides something to look forward to. (v.19)
d. It provides something to look forward to. (v.19)
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
