In Fact, Christ Has Been Raised

Sunday, April 5, 2015
1 Corinthians 15:1-11, 20-22 KJV 

1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which [was bestowed] upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 11 Therefore whether [it were] I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. ... 20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept. 21 For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What did the gospel that the Apostle Paul preach do for those who heard it? (v.1-2)
2) What was the Apostle Paul's Gospel? (v.3-4)
3) Who saw Christ after His resurrection? (v.5-8)
4) How did the apostle describe himself and why? (v.9)
5) To what, or whom, did the Apostle Paul attribute his ministry and what was its impact on those who heard him, as well as others who preached the gospel? (v.10-11)
6) How did the apostle describe our Lord and why? (v.20-22)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
7) Are you certain that you will be raised from the dead? If so, how do you know?

LIFE LESSONS
8) We are assured of our salvation, and of eternal life through our Lord Jesus, because we have believed the gospel of grace.