. Over time, two things happened: the church lost its passion for Jesus and His gospel, and ivy began to grow on the archway. This should make us steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord! i. Philippians 3:21 repeats Pauls theme: , the best example we have of what a resurrection body will be like is to see what Jesus resurrection body was like. This is not Pauls gospel in the sense that he created it or fashioned it; it is Pauls gospel in the sense that he personally believes it and spreads it. iii. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. So also is the resurrection of the dead: Its hard to understand what our resurrection bodies will be like, so Paul will use contrast to help us, giving four contrasts between our present body and our future resurrection body. Were the ones really right with God!. , he does not speak of his spiritual identification with the death of Jesus. Were the ones really right with God! (Acts 18:24-25), : There was the Peter Party, who declared We are following in the footsteps of the man who is first among all the apostles. AND YOUR POINT, PAUL? O Hades, where is your victory? Let him die the death of a dignified man. (22-25) The wisdom of God, though foolish to the world, triumphs. As the chief things, or matters of the greatest importance; fundamental truths.. That which I - received By revelations from God himself, and not from man.. That Christ died for our sins The death of Jesus Christ, as a vicarious sacrifice for sin, is ; among the things . i. i. The disunion is unnatural and must be cured.. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Secondly, it was right and proper for Paul to live as if the coming of Jesus was imminent, though he did not in fact know when Jesus would return. 1 Corinthians 15 - Clarke's Commentary - StudyLight.org Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, Why did Paul so carefully prove the resurrection of Jesus? Called to be an apostle: At the outset of the letter indeed, the very first few words Paul fearlessly declares his apostolic credentials. That Paul did not regard baptism as essential to salvation is also seen by the fact that he did not keep careful track of those he baptized: Besides, I do not know whether I baptized any other, . Paul quotes from an ancient, secular comedy play, Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God, : For Christians to resist Gods process of transformation by the renewing of our minds is to neglect the knowledge of God. There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory, : Some take this to mean there will be different degrees of glory for believers in heaven. They are shown to have, at times, morality problems, doctrine problems, church government problems, spiritual gift problems, church service problems, and authority problems. If death has power over Jesus, He is not God. All flesh is not the same flesh: There are all different kinds of bodies in Gods creation, including celestial bodies. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. d. Those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved: The verb tenses of are perishing and are being saved are significant. He speaks of utterance and knowledge. If there is no resurrection, then there is no future judgment to consider. He is describing them as they appear to the perishing man, the wise man of this age. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. Grace is always first, peace always second. How sobering this is! The ancient Egyptians, at the end of a big banquet, often escorted a wooden image of a man in a coffin around the tables, telling people to have a good time now, because youll be dead sooner than you think. Paul doesnt only consider believers in Corinth to be. It might be easy for us to think they werent even saved! Trust God, rely on Him, v. If I neglect my end of the partnership, Gods grace doesnt accomplish all that it might, and is therefore given. He is a life-giving spirit. Whatever the preacher may mean in his heart, he will be guilty of the blood of souls if he does not clearly proclaim a real sacrifice for sin. (Spurgeon), vi. If Jesus died on the cross to pay for our sins and remove our guilt, then why is the resurrection of Jesus so important? At the core of the gospel are things that. Sin is the ultimate cause of death (Romans 6:23, Genesis 2:17), and the, : This defeat of death is only possible for those who live. It was prosperous, busy, and growing; it had a deserved reputation for the reckless pursuit of pleasure. : This truth is essential to the gospel. The lack of adequate respiration resulted in severe muscle cramps, which hindered breathing even further. How does His death do anything for our sins? Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Gods wisdom is not mans wisdom multiplied to the highest degree. For believers, the promise is sure: we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man. Click on the different category headings to find out more. We dont need to waver, we dont need to change direction, we dont need to fall, and we dont need to quit. They did not value the wisdom expressed in the message of the cross. He gives thanks for their conversion to the faith of Christ; that grace was given them by Jesus Christ. Are they lying in the grave, in some kind of soul sleep or suspended animation? Fourth, every day seriously test your hope and experience. What you sow: Paul says our bodies are like seeds which grow into resurrection bodies. 3. Not with the wisdom of words, which can be translated cleverness of speaking. The power of baptism is in the spiritual reality it represents, not in who performs it. Grace means that God gives freely, for His own reasons. The second perfect man, Jesus the, , can give us another kind of body. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. b. O Death, where is your sting? iv. : This was doubtless some very religious matron at Corinth, whose family were converted to the Lord; some of whom were probably sent to the apostle to inform him of the dissensions which then prevailed in the Church at that place., : The Corinthian church suffered under quarreling and conflict. 2. They say, Here is a Christians body, lying in a grave with no casket. Crucify him! if we had our wits about us, we would have shouted back, Dont crucify Him! If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. i. (29-32) More reasons to believe in the principle of resurrection. The unspiritual, worldly conduct of the Corinthians . His boasting is both, (that is, in the Corinthian Christians) and, . For the message of the cross: In 1 Corinthians 1:17, Paul declared the idea that the cross could be made of no effect if it were presented with the wisdom of words. Foolish one: In the wording of the ancient Greek, it is even stronger: Fools! Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Grace, by definition, is given freely. after His death. Paul will tell the Corinthian Christians something they could not have known by reason or research. ( 1 Corinthians 4:1-2) Servants and stewards. all the credit for the change in His life. Were the ones really right with God!, : There was the Jesus Party, who declared You all are so carnal, following after mere men. 2. And so it is written, The first man Adam became a living being. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. But God cannot be found through human wisdom, but only through the, : The Corinthians wanted to believe that the gospel itself was a sublime form of wisdom, as the Greeks considered wisdom (. What about the widows son in the days of Elijah (1 Kings 17:17-24) and Lazarus (John 11:38-44), among others? Their problem with the resurrection also indicated the source of many of their moral problems. You can also change some of your preferences. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. (58) Final application: how our destiny of resurrection means we should stand fast for the Lord right now. : In the previous part of the chapter, Paul demonstrated beyond all doubt that Jesus rose from the dead, and the importance of that fact. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. i. Paul came to Corinth from Athens, where he contended with the great philosophers of the day in terms they could understand (Acts 17:16-34). All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds. We are not told much about this visit, but we can assume there was some special need for comfort and restoration in Peter that Jesus ministered to. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Commentary - Desperate Preacher It is important and useful for Christians to daily reckon themselves dead to sin with Jesus Christ (as in Romans 6:11. to support that truth is wrong, because in context Paul is writing about the danger to his physical life. v. It is possible there was not an actual Paul Party or Apollos Party or Peter Party or Jesus Party at Corinth. are significant. 1 Corinthians 15 - A Study Guide by Mark A. Copeland f. His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord: In these first 10 verses, Paul refers to Jesus in every verse, for a total of 11 times. i. If Jesus is not God, He cannot offer a complete sacrifice for sins. i. Yet, we can see by this that baptism is not essential to salvation. As noted above, in this chapter Paul deals both with Christ's resurrection (15:1-11) and with our own (15:12-58). i. Salvation is not the achievement of human wisdom; it is the embrace of Gods dramatic, unexpected act of love at Calvary. Which is at Corinth: Corinth was one of the great cities of the ancient world, and a community very much like Southern California. i. Freud was wrong when he said: And finally there is the painful riddle of death, for which no remedy at all has yet been found, nor probably ever will be. Compare that with Pauls triumphant declaration, Death is swallowed up in victory! : Corinth was one of the great cities of the ancient world, and a community very much like Southern California. a. Paul now will show why this is true of the cross and the message of the gospel. If it were if the teaching of baptismal regeneration were true then Paul could never thank God that he baptized so few in Corinth, and he, as an evangelist, could never say Christ did not send me to baptize. There is no real, resurrected Jesus whom they serve. Their idolatry was to conceive of God as ultimate Reason, meaning of course what. Simply put, God the Father will always be God the. Bible Text Commentaries by David Guzik - Blue Letter Bible c. Enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and in all knowledge: This was the effect of grace in the life of the Corinthian Christians. Session 2: God's Answer Is Yes! We know that Jesus could do this after His resurrection; He could miraculously appear in a room that had all the doors locked and the windows shut. figuratively, in reference to his violent and wild human opponents (as he faced at Ephesus in Acts 19:21-41). 15:20-34 All that are by faith united to Christ, are by his resurrection assured of their own. 1 Corinthians 15:20 - Bible Hub Before that he served as director and teacher at Calvary Chapel Bible College, Germany, following more than 20 years of pastoral ministry. This may be a foolish question (Paul calls his imaginary questioner Foolish one in 1 Corinthians 15:36), but it is a question Paul will answer. They have not been chosen because, That no flesh should glory in His presence, : This is the end result. In the Septuagint it is one of the words used to denote the people of Israel in their religious character as Yahwehs assembly. (Bruce in his Acts commentary). 6. iii. Jesus gave him the keys to the kingdom of heaven, and hes our man. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 New International Version The Resurrection of Christ 15 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. a. Jesus, who became for us wisdom: Jesus perfectly shows us, in His teaching and life, Gods wisdom. b. It is the heart shown in God when it is said of the Lord, The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance ( 2 Peter 3:9 ). The ancient Christians were for the most part slaves and men of low station; the whole history of the expansion of the church is in reality a progressive victory of the ignorant over the learned, the lowly over the lofty, until the emperor himself laid down his crown before the cross of Christ. (Alford, quoting Olshausen). He knew this was not his own accomplishment, but it was the work of the grace of God in him. The hearing and trusting of the true gospel will bring the power of God into your life. He compares his own case with that of the Corinthians: " We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honourable, but we are despised, v. 10. The, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . I am not an apostle through the appointment of the other apostles. Love suffers long: Love will endure a long time. There is nothing more uncomely, unlovely, and loathsome than a dead body; but it will not be so when it shall be raised again, then it shall be a beautiful, comely body. It was bad enough that these associations had affected their thinking on an important matter like the resurrection, but this. From the first Adam, we all are made of dust, but from the last Adam we can be made heavenly. i. Aramaic is the language that Jesus spoke. How much of this came in because of they kept. God's Word for Today: 2 Corinthians (Downloadable) Each of us is definitely moving in one of those two directions. Why then are they baptized for the dead? 3. Pottery and Corinthian brass (a mixture of gold, sliver and copper) from the city were world famous. Sin is the ultimate cause of death (Romans 6:23, Genesis 2:17), and the result cant be defeated unless the cause is defeated. While therefore it is unscriptural to make baptism essential to salvation or a certain means of regeneration, it is nevertheless a dangerous act of disobedience to undervalue or neglect it. (Hodge). 1. They are saints together, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. iv. : The cumulative testimony of these witnesses is overwhelming. The changed character of the apostles, and their willingness to die for the testimony of the resurrection, eliminate, For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. The words sanctified and saints communicate the same idea, of being set apart from the world and unto God. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Spiritual elitism is terrible, no matter whose name it is practiced in. ii. ii. ii. Although Jesus bore the full wrath of God on the cross, iii. For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister (Hebrews 6:10). We sometimes sing: You ask me how I know He lives; He lives, He lives inside my heart. But that is not the best way to prove Jesus lives. 1 Corinthians 15:58 - Always Abounding In The Work Of The Lord "THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS" Chapter Fifteen OBJECTIVES IN STUDYING THIS CHAPTER 1) To see how the resurrection of Jesus is the basis of our faith 2) To determine why we believe that Jesus was indeed raised from the dead 3) To notice the sequence of events which will occur at the end of time as presented in this chapter 4) To understand What of the dead in Christ before that day? But that the, : It would be strange and inappropriate for us to receive resurrection before Jesus. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. But dont expose Him to the horror and the humiliation of hanging on a cross. But God wanted Christ crucified, and if we dont embrace the cross, even with all its strange contradictions and demands, then we are lost. He is happy to do it in this way, which offends the height of human wisdom. ii. enduring word 1 corinthians 15 Best Selling Author and International Speaker. how God's power is perfected in our weakness. (50-53) The need for the resurrection. So, he persecuted the church before being confronted by Jesus on the road to Damascus (Acts 9). It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentilesthat a man has his father's wife! The growth of the ivy, covering the message, showed the spiritual decline. No. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. Everything good the Corinthian Christians have from God has come to them by grace. Therefore, if Jesus is not risen, He is unable to save. A hard knot must have a hard wedge, a dead heart a rousing reproof. (Trapp). Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. So this corruptible must put on incorruption. a. When Paul first came to Corinth, the ruler of the synagogue was a man named Crispus. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. I am of Paul: There was the Paul Party, who declared We are following in the footsteps of the man who founded our church, the apostle Paul. For the unbeliever, this life alone gives them any chance at pleasure, and whatever happiness they can find now is all the happiness they will ever know. You can check these in your browser security settings. The phrases foolishness of the message and foolishness of God do not mean Paul actually considered the message and God foolish. No one will stand before God and declare, I figured You out or You did it just like I thought You should. Gods ways are greater and higher, and nothing of the. The Book of 1 Kings; The Book of 2 Kings; The Book of Job; The 119th Psalm; The Book of Ecclesiastes; The Song of Solomon; The Book of Isaiah; The Book of Jeremiah; The Book of Daniel; New Testament. Jesus did not die as a mere martyr for a cause. : Instead of giving the Jews and Greeks what they demanded in deliverance and wisdom, God gave them something unexpected: a crucified Messiah. Paul replies, how foolish can you get? The plain fact is that Paul did not know when these events would take place, and nowhere does he claim to know. Jesus met with these 500 followers in the region of Galilee. But Paul meant it. Those of Chloes household: Chloe was a woman (probably a Christian) whose business interests caused her representatives (those of her household) to travel between Ephesus and Corinth. isnt detailed in the gospels, but is suggested by Matthew 28:10 and 28:16-17. Paul shows how the resurrection of Jesus not only proves His own resurrection, but it proves the, If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen. When you bury the body of a believer, you are sowing a seed that will come out of the earth as a resurrection body. Where is the scribe? In fact, he makes it clear in 1 Corinthians 15:11 that they, i. No doubt, many of the Corinthian Christians were beginning to think of themselves in high terms because of Gods work in them. It is true that knowing Jesus and loving Jesus can make this life better, but sometimes it will make this life worse. In the Old Testament, the offering of firstfruits brought one sheaf of grain to represent and anticipate the rest of the harvest (Leviticus 23:9-14). It is a vain inquiry here, whether he means good or bad angels. Note Paul's words: "For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel." - 1 Co 1:17 b. (24-28) The resurrection of Jesus leads to the resolution of all things. I speak, Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits., Where did the Corinthian Christians get their strange ideas about the resurrection, ideas Paul spent this chapter trying to correct? , and because in Matthew 12:40 Jesus refers to, : Because this idea is so important, Paul repeats it twice in these two verses. And if one lets go of the gospel, all their. Paul uses this exact phrase five other times in the New Testament. d. There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory: Some take this to mean there will be different degrees of glory for believers in heaven. Lady Huntington, the rich and influential friend of Whitfield and Wesley, said she was going to heaven by an m: it isnt, But God has chosen the foolish things of the world, : Looking again at the Corinthians, Paul can say you arent wise according to the world, you arent mighty, you arent noble but you are among, i. c. Since we will bear the image of the heavenly Man, the best example we have of what a resurrection body will be like is to see what Jesus resurrection body was like. He specifies utterance and knowledge, v. 5. does not mean moral or ethical corruption, but physical, material corruption. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. It was on a four-and-one-half mile-wide isthmus of land. 3. I am of Cephas: There was the Peter Party, who declared We are following in the footsteps of the man who is first among all the apostles. i. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.". We have all borne the image of the first Adam, and those who put their trust in the last Adam will also bear His resurrection image. iii. If you must execute this man, do it honorably. But all that is temporary. There are not a handful of self-deluded souls; there are literally hundreds who saw the resurrected Jesus with their own eyes. Many Christians struggle at this very point. So when he says, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. This passage also makes it clear that the individual doing the baptizing doesnt really affect the validity of the baptism. e. Confirm you to the end: The Corinthian Christians had their strong points, and they had their weak points. We dont find freedom by focusing on ourselves, because, He who glories, let him glory in the LORD, : Paul uses this reference to Jeremiah 9:23-24 to show that God did it all this way so that God would get the glory. c. But that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment: The contrast to divisions is to be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. So, preaching a high moral standard is not preaching the gospel, preaching the universal fatherhood of God is not preaching the gospel, and preaching the universal brotherhood of man is not preaching the gospel. The cross was a time of victorious death, a, is part of the gospel. i. Paul quotes from an ancient, secular comedy play, Thais, written by Menander. I am of Apollos: There was the Apollos Party, who declared We are following in the footsteps of a man who is great in power and spiritual gifts, and an impressive man.

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