The Resurrections - worksheet 1

1 Corinthians 15:1-5 (NIV) says 1Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you

and on which you have taken your . 2By this gospel you are , if you hold firmly to the I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. 3For what I received I to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the , 4that he was buried, that he was on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5and that he to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.


Creed
The teacher of the podcast often uses the word “creed”. According to Wikipedia, a creed, also known as a confession of faith, a symbol, or a statement of faith, is a statement of the shared beliefs of a community which summarize its core tenets.
The text in the verses 3 and 4 “that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures” is part of the Apostles Creed, in use in many church denominations.


Q1 The apostle Paul writes to the church in Corinth, and calls them brothers and sisters. He reminds them what he did in their midst. What was it? See verses 1 and 3.

Q2 What was the result of Paul’s preaching? Two things in verse 1. And one in verse 2, under which condition?

Q3 If the Corinthians had not received the gospel, what would have been their pittiful condition (verse 2)?

Q4 Paul summarized what Christ did. Which three main things? Verses 3 and 4. Why did it need to happen? And what was the proof of Jesus’ resurrection (verse 5)?

Deeper study
Dr Gary Habermas is an expert on the resurrection. He wrote the 4-volume book On The Resurrection; Evidences (2024). Listen to a gotquestions interview with Dr Gary Habermas.