1 Corinthians 15:1-11

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253-517-9195 - Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

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*June 28, 2009
<http://www.2rbetter.org/>*



   *V. 15:1-58 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON THE RESURRECTION*

*A. 15:1-11 THE ESSENCE OF THE GOSPEL WITH WITNESSES*

*a. 15:1-2 THE GOSPEL: SALVATION'S BASIS WHEN CONTINUED IN*

Gn*o*RIz*o* [1107] de huMIN, a-delPHOI,

*Now I make known to you, brethren,*

to eu-agGEli-on [2098] ho eu-*e*g-ge-liSAm*e*n [2097] huMIN,

*the gospel which I preached to you,*

ho kai pa-reLAbe-te, en h*o* kai hesT*E*ka-te [2476],

*which also you received, in which also you stand,*

di' hou kai S*O*zes-the [4982],

*2 by which also you are being saved, *

TIni LOg*o* eu-*e*g-ge-liSAm*e*n huMIN ei kaTEche-te [2476],

*if you hold fast to the word which I preached to you,*

ei m*e* eiK*E* [1500] e-pisTEUsa-te.

*except you believed to no purpose.*


 *b. 15:3-8 THE ELEMENTS AND WITNESSES OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST*

paREd*o*-ka [3860] gar huMIN en PR*O*tois ho kai paREla-bon:

*For I delivered to you among first things what also I received:*

HOti ChrisTOS aPEtha-nen [599] huPER t*o*n ha-mar-ti*O*N [266] h*e*M*O*N
kaTA tas graPHAS [1124];

*that Christ died for our :sins according to the scriptures;*

kai HOti eTAph*e* [2290]; kai HOti eG*E*ger-tai [1453]

*4 and that he was buried; and that he has been raised*

t*e* h*e*MEra t*e* TRIt*e* kaTA tas graPHAS;

*on the third :day according to the scriptures;*

kai HOti *O*PHth*e* [3700] K*e*PHA; EIta tois D*O*de-ka;

*5 and that he was seen of Cephas; then of the twelve;*

Epei-ta *O*PHth*e* ePAn*o* pen-ta-koSIois a-delPHOIS ePHApax,

*6 thereupon was seen of above five hundred brethren at once,*

ex h*o*n hoi PLEIon-es MEnou-sin HE*o*s ARti,

*of whom the more remain until now,*

tiNES de e-koiM*E*th*e*-san [3306];

*but some are fallen asleep;*

Epei-ta *O*PHth*e* 'IaK*O*b*o*; EIta tois a-poSTOlois PAsin;

*7 thereupon was seen of James; then of all the apostles;*

EScha-ton PANt*o*n, h*o*s-peREI t*o* ekTR*O*ma-ti [1626],

*8 and last of all, as of the untimely birth,*

*O*PHth*e* ka' 'MOI.

*he was seen of me also.*


 *c. 15:9 THE UNWORTHY ASPECT OF PAUL, THE LAST OF CHRIST'S WITNESSES*

E-G*O* gar ei-mi ho eLAchis-tos [1646] t*o*n a-poSTOl*o*n,

*For I am the least of the apostles,*

hos ouk eiMI hi-kaNOS [2425] kaLEISthai aPOsto-los [652],

*that am not worthy to be called apostle, *

di' HOti eDI*o*-xa [1377] t*e*n ek-kl*e*SIan [1577] tou TheOU.

*because I persecuted the church of :God.*


 *d. 15:10 HOW GOD'S GRACE OVERCAME PAUL'S UINWORTHINESS*

CHAri-ti [5485] de TheOU ei-mi HO ei-mi:

*But by God's grace I am what I am:*

kai h*e* CHAris auTOU h*e* eis eME ou keN*E* [2756] e-geN*E*th*e*;

*and his :grace :unto me was not found void;*

alLA pe-risSOte-ron [4054] auT*O*N PANt*o*n e-koPIa-sa [2872]:

*but I toiled more abundantly than they all:*

ouk eG*O* de, alLA h*e* CHAris tou TheOU sun eMOI.

*yet not I, but the grace of :God with me.*


 *e. 15:11 CONCLUSION*

EIte oun eG*O* EIte eKEInoi, HOUt*o*s k*e*RUSso-men [2784],

*Whether then I or they, so we preach, *

kai HOUt*o*s e-pisTEUsa-te [4100]+ .

*and so you believed.*



 *+ NOTE**: *Paul is very explicit about four basic points of the Gospel,.
These he had made known to the Corinthians, which no doubt had a great deal
to do with their belief in and reception of Christ. Note them again:

*Christ died for our :sins according to the scriptures;*

*he was buried;*

*he has been raised the third day according to the scriptures;*

*that he was seen of many witnesses,*

*including Paul as of the untimely birth.*


 Why is Paul so insistent concerning the beginning of the Gospel for the
Corinthians? Could it be because God Himself is insistent that His Gospel of
the Kingdom must be based on solid historical fact? *This* cuts the legs
from under false cults such as the New Age, and all present day Gnostic
Movements!


 The Gospel of God is not just ethereal! It *is* based on solid historical
fact. It is based on an absolute balance between Spirit revelation and the
written Word. Jesus and the Word are *one*. See John 1:1 (1:1-18) “*In the
beginning the Word was, and the Word was with :God, and the Word **was God.*
*” * The R*e*ma word (spiritual gifts) and the LOgos word (the written word)
must always be in balance. 70 times R*E*ma appears in the NT to LOgos 330x -
*4 ½ to one*!


 We ought to spend *this proportion* of time between these two! George
Muller, Oswald Chambers and all fruitful and balanced teachers have.


 Paul as apostle to the Gentiles was specifically chosen by God for this
office. He said, *“Follow **me**, as **I** follow Christ!” *How many of us
can say *this* in all honesty and truthfulness?


 So these 11 verses are a fitting introduction to the greatest chapter in
the Bible on Resurrection! Resurrection is one of the four integral, basic,
foundation truths for the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. - J.A.W.




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