By This Gospel You Are Saved

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Key Verse: 15:2a

   

“By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you.”

1. Read verses 1 and 2. Of what does Paul remind the Corinthian brothers? (1)  What happened when they heard the gospel? (2a)  Still what is essential for them to do? (2b)

2. Read verses 3 and 4. What are the essential points of the gospel?  For what did Jesus die?  Why does Paul repeatedly say “according to the Scriptures”?  How important is Jesus’ resurrection in light of God’s power and hope for us (1Pe 1:3-4; 1Co 15:17)?

3. Read verses 5-7. To whom did the Risen Jesus appear? (5-7)  What truth did Paul want to establish by mentioning all these witnesses?  Think about how each of these men became witnesses.

4. Read verses 8-11.  Why did he mention that he was “abnormally born”?  What kind of person was Paul before he met the risen Jesus?  How did Paul become a resurrection witness?

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