
1. WHAT IS THE GOSPEL?
“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, 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 most are still present with us, 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” —1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-8
A. The gospel is
“For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received…” —1 CORINTHIANS 15:3
“For I (Paul) neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ” —GALATIANS 1:11-17
Read - ACTS 9
“Jesus answered and said to him, “’Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven’” —MATTHEW 16:17
The Gospel reveals the
B. Christ died for
“…that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures” —1 CORINTHIANS 15:3
JESUS CHRIST (GOD THE SON)
• God/man, God the Son
• Died: not a coma, swoon, or substitution
• For our sins: death with preordained purpose
ACTS 2:22-23, 3:18, 4:28; JOHN 12:27-33
WARNING - False teachings from cults and other religions that Jesus did
C. He was
“that He was buried…” —1 CORINTHIANS 15:4
a) It is important to know that His physical death was a literal reality.
b) Jesus
“… He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” —1 CORINTHIANS 15:4
HEBREWS 2:9, 14-18 – WHY JESUS HAD TO DIE FOR US
D. He was
“… the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” —MATTHEW 12:39-40
a) Jesus not only rose, but He is
b) Jesus’ resurrection is the capstone or seal of the validity, authority and power of
1 CORINTHIANS 15:12-20
THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST IS POWERFUL, LIFE CHANGING AND ETERNAL
E. Christ was
“… He (Christ) was seen…” —1 CORINTHIANS 15:5-8
a) Many people