The Gospel Received By the Corinthians Paul reminded the Christians at Corinth of the good news, or gospel, they had accepted. The resurrection served as the very foundation upon which their hopes were built. Because Jesus died for their sins and God raised him again, their sins were washed away. T... [ Continue Reading ]
Men Who Witnessed the Resurrection Other witnesses, besides scripture, testified to the fact that Jesus was raised. The two disciples who talked with Jesus on the road to Emmaus knew Peter had seen Jesus (Luke 24:34). The eleven, when Thomas was not present, saw Jesus when they assembled behind clo... [ Continue Reading ]
When Paul Saw Jesus The record of Christ's appearance to Paul is found in Acts 9:5; Acts 22:6-8; Acts 26:14-18. McGarvey says, "The other apostles had three years and a half filled with instruction, and so were fully developed in their office; while Paul became a disciple in an instant, and receive... [ Continue Reading ]
An Empty Hope Without A Resurrected Lord Since the Corinthian brethren had accepted the fact of Christ's resurrection, as supported by the verses we studied in the last lesson, the apostle wondered why some were saying there was not a resurrection? Anyone denying the general resurrection, had to de... [ Continue Reading ]
The Resurrection, A Victory Over Death McGarvey says, "On the morrow after the Sabbath of the Passover a sheaf of barley (the earliest grain to ripen) was waved as first-fruits before the Lord. (Leviticus 23:914.) The first-fruits had to be thus presented before the harvest could be begun, and its... [ Continue Reading ]
Actions Which Cannot Be Explained Without a Resurrection If there was no life after death, why were people baptized for the dead. In view of Paul's use of pronouns in this chapter, it appears there were false teachers in Corinth who baptized the living in behalf of some who had already died. In ver... [ Continue Reading ]
A Warning About False Teachers As if to confirm our conclusion about false teachers who baptized the living for the dead, Paul warned the Corinthains to beware because wicked people with false teaching could turn them from following the truth. The apostle wanted them to shake off the drunken stupor... [ Continue Reading ]
"How Are The Dead Raised Up?" Though they professed belief in God, the Corinthian brethren wanted to know how he would raise the dead. They also wondered what body would exist in the resurrection. The apostle explained that God accomplishes a resurrection yearly. Farmers sow a single grain expectin... [ Continue Reading ]
The Glorified Body The resurrection will be just like what occurs in farmers' fields all over the world. A seed, or body, that will die (Genesis 3:19) is planted, or buried, and is raised with a new specially designed body that will not decay. In a sense, it is still human flesh composing a body, b... [ Continue Reading ]
The Greatest And Final Victory Our fleshly bodies will have no place in heaven since it is an incorruptible place (1 Peter 1:34). God's apostle to the Gentiles was revealing something which had long been concealed when he said not all believers would die a physical death. Some would be changed from... [ Continue Reading ]