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“I want to know the power of his resurrection.”. Philippians 3: 10. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. Philippians 3: 10-11.
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“I want to know the power of his resurrection.” Philippians 3: 10
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead. Philippians 3: 10-11
Setting up the case Verses 1-11 The factual evidence Verses 12-34 Argument of the two sides Verses 35-58 Based on that conclusion, the meaning I Corinthians 15
The evidence I received it & passed it on We preached it You received it You are saved…IF… I Corinthians 15: 1-11
The evidence • Christ died for our sins • He was buried • He was raised on the 3rd day • He appeared to many people I Corinthians 15: 1-11 According to the Scriptures…
The argument If Christ was raised, then, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead? I Corinthians 15: 12 One cannot be true & one a lie
The argument • If Christ was not raised, then… • You won’t be either • Your dead loved ones are lost • You are still in your sins • Your faith is useless, futile • We are liars, blasphemers I Corinthians 15: 12-34
The argument “If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.” I Corinthians 15: 19
The argument “BUT, Christ has indeed been raised from the dead!” Adam = death, all die Christ = resurrection, all made alive I Corinthians 15: 20-28
The argument Why are you baptizing for the dead, if the dead aren’t going to be raised? I Corinthians 15: 29-34 Don’t let the heathens corrupt your faith!
I Corinthians 15: 35-58 The meaning “And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven.” “we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed…”
I Corinthians 15: 35-41 The meaning “But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body.” What kind of body will we have?
I Corinthians 15: 42-44, 53-54 The meaning Earthly Heavenly Perishable > Imperishable Dishonorable > Glorious Mortal > Immortal Weak > Powerful Natural > Spiritual What kind of body will we have?
John 3: 5-8 The meaning Not perishable, but imperishable I Peter 1: 18-19, 23 Flesh & blood cannot enter I Corinthians 15: 50 Only the Spirit can enter
I Corinthians 15: 21-22, 45-49 The meaning Adam= death, all die from dust, earthly, natural Christ = resurrection, all made alive from heaven, Spiritual, super-natural
I John 3: 2 The meaning “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”
I Thessalonians 4: 15-17 The meaning The chain of events Christ, then those who belong to Him I Corinthians 15: 23-24 Some asleep, some alive – ALL changed I Corinthians 15: 51 Christ, those asleep, those alive
I Corinthians 15: 26, 52, 54-57 The meaning “in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet…” We are changed, we are raised, death is destroyed!
I Corinthians 15: 20 The meaning “BUT, Christ has indeed been raised from the dead!” He is risen He is risen indeed!