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1 Corinthians 15:1-10
“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy 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. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.”
Three questions today:
I. What is Christianity?
II. Is Christianity true?
III. Will you believe the gospel and allow it to transform your life?
What is Christianity?
“The deepest distinction among human beings is not between the bad and the good, but between those who know they are bad and those who do not. Yet, strangely, it is not the blatantly wicked who have the greatest difficulty seeing this, but the carefully obedient.” –Dane Ortlund
“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures.”
1 Corinthians 15:3
But Christ, the Son of God, stepped in our place. He paid the penalty for our sin as he died in our place on the cross. That’s what Christ did for us.
“that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures.
1 Corinthians 15:4
Without the resurrection, there is no Christianity. Everything hinges on this.
“If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.
1 Corinthians 15:17
Is Christianity true?
Three pieces of evidence for the resurrection:
1. The scriptures
2. The empty tomb
3. The eye witnesses
Will you believe the gospel and allow it to transform your life?
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” C.S, Lewis
“Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am…”
1 Corinthians 15:8
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By First Baptist Church Decatur, AL1 Corinthians 15:1-10
“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy 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. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.”
Three questions today:
I. What is Christianity?
II. Is Christianity true?
III. Will you believe the gospel and allow it to transform your life?
What is Christianity?
“The deepest distinction among human beings is not between the bad and the good, but between those who know they are bad and those who do not. Yet, strangely, it is not the blatantly wicked who have the greatest difficulty seeing this, but the carefully obedient.” –Dane Ortlund
“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures.”
1 Corinthians 15:3
But Christ, the Son of God, stepped in our place. He paid the penalty for our sin as he died in our place on the cross. That’s what Christ did for us.
“that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures.
1 Corinthians 15:4
Without the resurrection, there is no Christianity. Everything hinges on this.
“If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.
1 Corinthians 15:17
Is Christianity true?
Three pieces of evidence for the resurrection:
1. The scriptures
2. The empty tomb
3. The eye witnesses
Will you believe the gospel and allow it to transform your life?
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” C.S, Lewis
“Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am…”
1 Corinthians 15:8