1 Corinthians 15:45
So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
15 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures…
1 Corinthians 15:10
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
v1: REMIND YOU
v3: FIRST IMPORTANCE
The death (act), burial (receipt), resurrection (victory) of Jesus
RECEIVE IT
1 Corinthians 15:1
Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received…
John 1:12
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—
A gospel based on reception glorifies God.
A gospel based on performance glorifies man.
TAKE YOUR STAND
1 Corinthians 15:1
15 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand.
1 Corinthians 16:13
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
1 Peter 5:8-9
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
HOLD FIRMLY
1 Corinthians 15:2
By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
2 Corinthians 11:4
For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough.
Philippians 3:12 New International Version
12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
I AM WHAT I AM…. BUT Grace
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
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