1 Corinthians 15:45 New International Version
45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
1 Corinthians 1:1-3
1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:12-19
12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
If Christ didn’t rise, believers don’t rise.
1 Corinthians 15:20-22
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
As TERRIBLE of life is with Adam,
it’s JUST AS GOOD as it is with Christ.
Our Resurrection
THE ENTRY
1 Corinthians 15:20
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
Firstfruits – Gr. aparche – word used for firstfruits offering and means entrance fee.
Romans 6:5
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.
THE UNION
1 Corinthians 15:21
For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
Romans 5:19-21
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, 21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
LIFE FOR LIFE
1 Corinthians 15:22
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
1 Corinthians 15:19
If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
Zoe: Satisfied life.
Zao: Germinate to life.
John 5:24-25
“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. 25 Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.
BONUS CONTENT
5 Theological Principles of the Resurrection
- The divinity of Jesus rests on the resurrection of Jesus
Romans 1:4
and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power[a] by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
- The sovereignty of Jesus rests on the resurrection of Jesus
Romans 14:9
For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
- Our justification rests on the resurrection of Jesus
Romans 4:25
He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
- Our transformation rests on the resurrection of Jesus
1 Peter 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Our ultimate resurrection rests on the resurrection of Jesus
Romans 8:11
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
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