Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ

1 Corinthians 15:1-58

Key Verse 15:57

Read verses 1-11. Verse 3 says Christ died “for our sins”. Put yourself in the shoes of Christ. What might it be like for one to die for someone else’s sins? Yet, why did Jesus die for our sins? (4,56)

Read verses 12-34. In verse 17 Paul says, “…you are still in your sins.”  In verse 34, Paul says, “stop sinning.” Although the Apostle Paul says, “stop sinning,” why do many (even among church-goers) keep sinning? Why should we stop sinning? What is the alternative to the life of sinning? With what consequences?

Read verses35-57. In verse 35 Paul asks two questions. How are they related? What is Paul’s answer to each of these questions? (36-37; 38-57)

Memorize verse 58 and think about the exhortation to “always give yourself fully to the work of the Lord.” What is the work of the Lord? The expression “your labor in the Lord is not in vain” indicates that certain labors will turn out to be in vain. What are they? 

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