THE GOSPEL OF THE RESURRECTION

1 Corinthians 15:1-11                                                                                                Special Easter Study

Key Verses: 3,4                                                                                                                           Lesson 1

“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures…”

“I want to remind you of the gospel” (1-4)

1.      What does Paul say about the gospel he preached to the Corinthian Christians (1)? What is the effect of the gospel (2)? 

2.      How did Paul receive the gospel (3a; Acts 9:1-32; Gal 1:11-24)? How did he pass the gospel to the Corinthian Christians in particular (3b; 1Co 2:1-5; Acts 18:1-29, 20:18-21; 1Th 2:1-9)?

3.      What are the essential truths of the gospel (3c,4; Lk 2:10)? Why is Christ’s death for our sins so important (Ro 3:23, 6:23; Heb 9:27; 2Co 5:10; Rev 21:8)?

4.      In what sense are Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection according to the Scriptures (Ge 3:15; Isa 53:4-6, 12; Ps 16:8-11, 118:22)?

“By the grace of God I am what I am” (5-11)

5.      In what sequence, according to Apostle Paul, are the appearances of the risen Jesus accounted for (5-8; Jn 20:1-9, 19-30)? 

6.      How does Paul describe his life before his conversion (9)? What does he say about the effect of the grace of God upon his life (10)? How did Christians in Corinth believe the gospel (11a)? What is it that ultimately matters (11b)?    

7.      How have you received the gospel? Has the grace of God been effective in your life? How?