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Today we are in 1 Corinthians 15:1-11.
Up to this point, Paul has been addressing issues in the church at Corinth that have to do with their practice of Christianity—how they live out the gospel as Christians.
Today, we are going to see Paul address the heart of the issue, a true understanding of the gospel, the good news about what Jesus accomplished for us.
If we do not think correctly, we will not act correctly.
We have seen Paul addressing these Corinthians who thought they were so spiritual.
He even uses this term for the ‘spirituals’, or ‘spiritual ones’ a few times.
These spiritual ones were people that wanted everyone to notice them.
As we can piece together from the preceding chapters, and from this chapter, they emphasized speaking in tongues and prophecy, but saying things like “Jesus is accursed,” and “There is no resurrection.”
Paul has addressed the false sense of spirituality by addressing how they should properly use the gifts of the spirit.
He has addressed the issues of pride, and self-serving attitudes.
Now he is going to address the false teaching and remind them of the true gospel.
What is the Gospel?
I find that this is an issue in our society today as well.
There are people that misunderstand the gospel itself, and hence misunderstand what being a Christian is all about.
Consider these statements,
Jesus died so we can go to heaven.
If you want to go to heaven, believe in Jesus.
If you want to live forever, accept Jesus.
Is that the gospel?
While these statements contain truth, are they the truth of the gospel?
Is Christianity about having a ticket to heaven?
Let’s get into the passage, and see how Paul corrected the Corinthian’s thinking about the gospel, and see how it might help to correct our thinking as well.
For if we think correctly about the gospel, it will correct how we live as well.
I preached
You received, you stand, you are being saved
received - accept by faith
you stand - present salvation, assurance, strength
1 Cor 16:13 - stand in the faith,
Romans 5:2 - stand in God’s grace
Ephesians 6:11 - stand against the devil’s schemes
are being saved - on-going sanctification
What I preached
you received
you stand
you are being saved
What I preached
provided you hold fast
unless you believed in vain
The first part is what is true for most of the church.
The second is what Paul assumes is going on for the most part, as he already stated in 1 Corinthians 11:2
However, if they were to give up holding onto the traditions, namely the issue at hand, the resurrection, then their faith would have been for nothing, as Paul states again when he names the issue in 1 Corinthians 15:12-15
Paul does not want them to go down this slippery slope of denying the gospel.
Once you begin to deny the gospel, your faith will be in vain, it will be worthless.
So, what is the gospel?
To what do we need to hold fast?
On what do we take our stand, and not give up?
Christ died for our sins - according to the scriptures, evidence: burial
Christ died for our sins - according to the scriptures, evidence: burial
Christ rose - according to the scriptures - evidence: witnesses
Christ rose - according to the scriptures - evidence: witnesses
The problem with giving up the gospel: you are still in your sins
What is the primary issue in the gospel?
We are sinners.
We are unrighteous.
That unrighteousness separates us from God.
Our sin must be punished.
What is the primary purpose of the gospel?
Christ died for our sins!
Our punishment has been taken.
We are not to be sinners anymore.
We are not to live in unrighteousness anymore.
We are now to live as God created us to live, in holiness and righteousness.
1 Peter 2:24 (NASB 2020)
and He Himself brought our sins in His body up on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness; by His wounds you were healed.
The problem with giving up the gospel: no hope
But, more on that, next week.
Am I holding fast to the true gospel?
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