1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-11
CHAPTER 15 5 And that he was seen of Fact 3: There were eye-
Cephas, then of the twelve: witnesses
VIII. THE QUESTIONS 6 After that, he was seen of a. Peter saw Him
CONCERNING THE above five hundred brethren b. The twelve saw Him
RESURRECTION OF at once; of whom the greater c. Five hundred saw Him
THE DEAD, 15:1-58 part remain unto this
present, but some are fallen
C. Facts of the Gospel,
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asleep.
15:1-11 7 After that, he was seen of d. James saw Him
James; then of all the apos- e. The apostles saw Him
tles. again
1 The importance of the 8 And last of all he was 5 Fact 4: There was one
gospel Moreover, brethren, I de- seen of me also, as of one strong eyewitness, Paul
clare unto you the gospel born out of due time. himself
a. You have received it which I preached unto you 9 For I am the least of the a. He saw Christ after
b. You stand in it which also ye have received, apostles, that am not meet to His ascension
c. You are saved by it and wherein ye stand; be called an apostle, because b. He was radically
1) If you hold it fast 2 By which also ye are I persecuted the church of changed against all
2) If your belief is not saved, if ye keep in memory God. odds
in vain what I preached unto you, un- 10 But by the grace of God I c. He was desperately
less ye have believed in vain. am what I am: and his grace driven to labor for
2 Fact 1: Christ died for 3 For I delivered unto you which was bestowed upon me Christ
our sins according to the first of all that which I also was not in vain; but I la-
Scripture
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received, how that Christ boured more abundantly than
died for our sins according to they all: yet not I, but the
the scriptures; grace of God which was with
3 Fact 2: Christ was buried 4 And that he was buried, me.
& arose according to the and that he rose again the 11 Therefore whether it 6 Fact 5: There is only one
Scripture third day according to the were I or they, so we preach, gospel that is preached &
scriptures: and so ye believed. has to be believed


SALVATION: MAKING THE GOOD NEWS KNOWN

C. Facts of the Gospel, 15:1-11

(15:1-58) DIVISION OVERVIEW: Resurrection, The: the Corinthian church was confused about the resurrection of the
believer. Therefore, in the letter which the church had written to Paul, one of the questions had to do with the resurrection of
the believer’s body. Some in the church were flatly denying the resurrection (v.12). Some were apparently following the false
teaching of others:
⇒ spiritualizing the resurrection, saying it was already past or else took place at death (cp. 2 Tim.2:17-18).
⇒ rebelling against such an idea, claiming that it was scientifically impossible for maimed, scattered,
decomposed bodies to be raised in an act of recreation.
The answer of Paul is simply argued: the resurrection of Jesus Christ proves the resurrection of the human body. In fact,
Jesus Christ arose so that all men in their full and complete persons—bodies as well as spirits—could live forever. The resur-
rection of Jesus Christ makes the resurrection of men absolutely certain.
After establishing this fact, Paul deals with some very common objections to the glorious truth.


DEEPER STUDY # 1
(15:1-11) Gospel: means “Good News.” There is only one gospel, but it is described in different ways. It is called the “Gos-
pel of the Kingdom of God” (Mt.4:23; Mk.1:14); the “Gospel of the Grace of God” (Acts 20:24); the “Gospel of God”
(Ro.1:1); the “Gospel of Christ” (Mk.1:1; Ro.1:16; 2 Cor.4:4; 10:14); the “glorious Gospel” (2 Cor.4:4;
1 Tim.1:11); and the “Everlasting Gospel” (Rev.14:6).


(15:1-11) Introduction: the first argument for the resurrection of the human body is the gospel itself. The primary facts of
the gospel prove that God can bodily raise a person from the dead. He raised up the Lord Jesus Christ from the dead, perfect-
ing the very same body He had possessed while on earth. This is the point of the whole chapter: the dead shall be raised in
their same bodies, their bodies no longer being physical and imperfect, but spiritual and perfected. Nevertheless, despite the
change of nature and composition, their bodies are the very same bodies. The facts of the gospel which prove the resurrection
of the believer are fivefold.
1. The importance of the gospel (v.1-2).
2. Fact 1: Christ died for our sins according to the Scripture (v.3).
3. Fact 2: Christ was buried and arose according to the Scripture (v.4).
4. Fact 3: there were eyewitnesses (v.5-7).
5. Fact 4: there was one strong eyewitness, Paul himself (v.8-10).
6. Fact 5: there is only one gospel that is preached and has to be believed (v.11).

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