The Resurrection

 

I Corinthians 15:
An Introduction on the Resurrection

Context: Questions from the Corinthians Church Concerning the Resurrection of Believers in I Corinthians 15:12 and 35

 

1. Fact, Christ was Raised from the Dead,
   I Corinthians 15:1-11
2. The Gospel depends on it
3. Scripture predicted it
4. Apostles and many, many others
                   confirmed it
5. Paul Himself was transformed by it
6. Confronting Contradictions of the False
   Teachers, I Corinthians 15:12-34
7. If the dead are not raised, then Christ
                   was not raised
8. If Christ was not raised, all hope is lost
9. Since Christ was raised, then all
                   believers in Christ will be raised
10. If the dead are not raised, then why does
                    the Corinthian church do such behaviors
                    that are contradictory

III.   How are the Dead Raised and What Type of
       Bodies?  I Corinthians 15:35-58

1. Resurrected bodies are different than our
                   current bodies
2. Types of bodies analogy
3. The Divine Victory in Raising up of
                   Believers in Christ