Romans
1:1-7 WEL Paul,
Jesus Christ's servant, called upon to be an apostle, separated for
God's Gospel. 2 [The Gospel] that he had promised through his
prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3 Concerning his Son, Jesus Christ
our Lord, who came from the offspring of David, according to the
flesh, 4 [And] pointed out to be the Son of God in power according to
the spirit of holiness by [his] resurrection from the dead. 5 We have
received grace and apostleship through him [to bring] into obedience
to the faith those among all nations for his name. 6 You also are
among those called by Jesus Christ. 7 Grace and peace from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ to all of you who are in Rome,
beloved by God, [and] called to be saints.
1
Corinthians 15:1-8 WEL Moreover,
brothers, I making the Gospel known to you which I preached to you,
which you also received and in which you stand, 2 Also you are saved
by this, if you firmly hold on to what I preached to you, unless you
believed in vain. 3 For the first thing I passed on to you was what I
also received, how that Christ died for our sins, according to the
Scriptures, 4 And that he was buried, then rose again the third day
according to the Scriptures, 5 And that he was seen by Cephas then
the twelve. 6 After that, he was seen by more than five hundred
brothers at one time, of whom the greater part remain to this present
hour, but some have fallen asleep, 7 After that he was seen by James
then by all the apostles. 8 Last of all, he was seen by me also, as
of one born at the wrong time.
And
indeed, all of 1 Corinthians 15 is important.
The
Gospel of Jesus is meaningless, unless Jesus really resurrected from
the dead.
The
Gospel is centered on Jesus Christ.
B1 The Gospel was promised.
C1 The Gospel is the Good
News.
C2 The Gospel has been, is,
and always will be the same.
C3 The Gospel was preached to
Adam and Eve and as well as the last book of the Bible by the angel
(Revelation 14:6 (PickNT) And
I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven, having an everlasting
gospel to be proclaimed to those who reside on the earth—to every
ethnic nation and tribe and language and people—
C4 It is to believe God. This
is found in Romans 4:3 WEL What
does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was
credited as righteousness to him."
It is a quoted from Genesis 15:6 and repeated in Galatians 3:6 and
James 2:23.
C5 We have to believe God that
we are lawbreakers, sinful, worthy of death and hell, and are not
good in God’s opinion. We have to believe that Jesus is Messiah and
call on His name.
D1 John 3:16-19 NKJV For
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 "He who
believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is
condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the
only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the
light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than
light, because their deeds were evil.
D2 Romans 10:13 NRSV For,
"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."
D3 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 WEL
Moreover, brothers,
I making the Gospel known to you which I preached to you, which you
also received and in which you stand, 2 Also you are saved by this,
if you firmly hold on to what I preached to you, unless you believed
in vain. 3 For the first thing I passed on to you was what I also
received, how that Christ died for our sins, according to the
Scriptures, 4 And that he was buried, then rose again the third day
according to the Scriptures,
D4 Luke 18:13-14 NRSV But
the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to
heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, 'God, be merciful to
me, a sinner!' 14 I tell you, this man went down to his home
justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be
humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.
B2 The prophets relayed this
Gospel message to the people of the day plus the promise to us.
B3 This Gospel message is in
the Scriptures. The Scriptures Paul referring to is what we call the
Old Testament.
B4 Messiah would have to be
King David’s descendants.
B5 Messiah would be a man.
B6 Messiah would also be God.
B7 Messiah is the Son of David
and the Son of God (Psalms 2:7 NRSV I
will tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to me, "You are my
son; today I have begotten you).
Most interpret this as referring to EITHER the incarnation or the
resurrection. I believe both are referred to.
C1 Incarnation: Luke 1:32-35
NRSV He will be
great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God
will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. 33 He will reign
over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no
end." 34 Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since
I am a virgin?" 35 The angel said to her, "The Holy
Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will
overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will
be called Son of God.
C2 Resurrection: Acts 13:32-33
NRSV And we bring
you the good news that what God promised to our ancestors 33 he has
fulfilled for us, their children, by raising Jesus; as also it is
written in the second psalm, 'You are my Son; today I have begotten
you.'
B8 According to the Spirit of
Holiness, Jesus never sinned. He had no need for punishment.
B9 The resurrection is an
important witness that He is God and never sinned.
1
Corinthians 15:1-8 WEL Moreover,
brothers, I making the Gospel known to you which I preached to you,
which you also received and in which you stand, 2 Also you are saved
by this, if you firmly hold on to what I preached to you, unless you
believed in vain. 3 For the first thing I passed on to you was what I
also received, how that Christ died for our sins, according to the
Scriptures, 4 And that he was buried, then rose again the third day
according to the Scriptures, 5 And that he was seen by Cephas then
the twelve. 6 After that, he was seen by more than five hundred
brothers at one time, of whom the greater part remain to this present
hour, but some have fallen asleep, 7 After that he was seen by James
then by all the apostles. 8 Last of all, he was seen by me also, as
of one born at the wrong time.
The
Gospel’s truths are centered on the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
B1 This Gospel is the only
gospel to save us.
B2 We have to be steadfast in
the faith. God gives grace to help us.
B3 Christ did not die for His
sins; He died for our sins.
B4 Just as the Scriptures say.
B5 He was buried.
B6 He did rise from the dead.
B7 If there is no resurrection
of Jesus, then He is a liar, a sinner, and not God’s son.
B9 But He did rise as seen by
many witnesses. First were the women. Second was the men. Later
individuals and groups. A total of well over 500 people saw Him after
His death, burial, and resurrection.
B10 Those who saw Him would be
required to have seen Him before death, too. If not, how would they
know it was Him? It is most reasonable to understand 1 Corinthians to
have been written in the first century C.E.
B11 For more information about
the resurrection of Jesus Christ see Dr.
Gary Habermas’
site. There are some free books, papers, and videos if you search.
What
is most glorious of our faith?
B1 Jesus rose from death. This
is not resuscitation but resurrection.
B2 We honor our Savior for His
suffering for our sins, shed His blood for our sins, died for our
sins, and rose for our justification.
B3 We now want to live for
Him, glorifying Him, and obeying Him in following the ~1,000 rules in
the New Testament. This is walking in the Spirit. If the fruit of the
Spirit is not seen, then we are fakes.
B4 Here are a few quotes:
C1 The
risen life of Jesus is the nourishment and strengthening and blessing
and life of a Christian—Alexander
MacLaren
C2 Philosophically,
there is no system on earth suited to destroy man’s sinful
disposition and to change his heart, but Christianity; and,
historically, nothing else has ever done it—D.
Thomas, D.D.
C3 In
that gospel these Corinthians were now “standing.” Their ancient
superstitions had passed away, and they “stood” upon the
rock—“Jesus Christ,” and the hope of a resurrection. That
reception of his apostolic message was not only the pledge of
blessedness in the great hereafter, it indicated their present
security. Now they were safe. The strong swimmer, battling with the
waves of a stormy sea, may be living, and not without hope; but not
until his feet touch the beach may he whisper to himself, “Now I am
safe!” So these Corinthians had been “saved,” but their
Christian work was not then over. The saved Christian is not to stand
still and think of doing nothing more. “Keep in memory” might
rather be translated “firmly maintain.” Without this they had
“believed in vain—J.
Cochrane, A.M.
B5 Rejoice! He is risen.
C1 He
Is Risen
