The Significance of Christ's Resurrection: A Reflection on 1 Corinthians 15
Reflecting on the implications of Christ not being raised and the profound impact His resurrection has on forgiveness, faith, truth, and the value of our lives in light of the Gospel message.
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WHAT IF CHRIST WAS NOT RAISED. . . " 1 CORINTHIANS 15: 14-20
INTRODUCTION Just imagine that Jesus was not raised from that tomb what would have been our testimony today? Infact, our faith would have been meaningless, we would not a message and our lives would have been in mess and we would have been messed up. Paul says there are certain things would be in shambles if Christ did not rise from the dead. Then verse 20 reverses the whole paragraph: "But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead." So let's look at those five things.
1. WE ARE FORGIVEN FOR OUR SINS V.17 If God holds our sins against us and we all have sinned! then there is no hope of anything else from God. The foundation for every other blessing from God is that God won't hold our sins against us. Everything hangs on forgiveness and this forgiveness came by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. If God holds our sins against us and we all have sinned! then there is no hope of anything else from God. The foundation for every other blessing from God is that God won't hold our sins against us. Everything hangs on forgiveness. -Romans 4:25; 5:8 he gave us forgiveness and glorified Jesus as the all-sufficient forgiver;
2. OUR FAITH IS WELL-FOUNDED V.14 The resurrection of Jesus confirmed to us that is someone we can trust absolutely. Everyone wants a friend that is depend , reliable and absolutely trustworthy. Someone who, if you put your faith in him, it won't be in vain. He won't let you down. He will always be there. We want it because we were made for it. The death of Jesus proves his love for us, and the resurrection proves his power over every enemy of life. And so there is someone you can count on. Someone absolutely trustworthy. Someone who will never let you down. Jesus is alive to be trusted. "The life I live I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me" (Galatians 2:20). he gave us a friend to count on and glorified Jesus as utterly reliable;
3. THE APOSTLES PREACH WHAT IS TRUE V.15 The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave after the third day confirms that everything the apostles preach about was true. They are not false witnesses about God. They are true. And Jesus came into the world to say, "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). And then he rose from the dead to vindicate his claim. Jesus has a right to tell us what is absolutely true because in the resurrection God proved him to be absolutely true. he gave us guidance and unchanging truth and glorified Jesus as the absolute foundation for truth and righteousness;
4. WE ARE TO BE ENVIED V.19 The message of the Gospel is not in vain it is full, meaningful, valid, valuable, significant. Our lives count for something as a result of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. They have significance and usefulness, If instead of our lives been in vain, empty, pointless, useless, insignificant pitiable, our lives are enviable. Significant. Valuable. Eternal. we are actually If Christ is not raised, then living for Him, doing what He says, following His will is a great delusion. We should be pitied like insane people who live by hallucinations. But since he has been raised and is alive and reigns as king forever, all our obedience, all our love, all our self-denial is not just not-to-be- pitied, but is positively enviable. "This slight momentary affliction is working for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison," Paul said (2 Corinthians 4:17). he gave us a life that is not pitiable but enviable, a ministry that is not in vain but fruitful, and glorified Jesus as the source and goal of all life and all ministry;
5. THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP ARE ALIVE V.18 Because Christ is raised from the dead those who have fallen asleep in Him those who have died in faith have not perished and will not perish. They will resurrect just like Jesus and be alive forever. They will enter into the joy of their Master. He gave us everlasting joy that will not be ended by death, and glorified Jesus as the author of life, the victor over death, and the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep
CONCLUSION Therefore I urge you with all my heart this morning to lift up your heart and say with the choirs on earth and in heaven: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain and hath redeemed us to God by his blood to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing. Amen. I pray His death and resurrection will not be in vain over you and yours in Jesus Mighty Name.
