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Were the ones really right with God! (Acts 18:24-25), iii. 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. Though the word gospel isnt in this verse, it is in the previous verse. 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. Was Paul crucified for you? It is a new order of life that will never die again. Perhaps this same Sosthenes in Acts 18:17 is now with Paul, so Paul calls attention to the man with him whom the Corinthian Christians would know: Sosthenes our brother. But Hodge recognizes that Paul isnt necessarily referring to only believers of. has Old Testament associations, especially in the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament). 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. : In a single moment, Jesus will gather His people (both dead and on the earth) to Himself, for resurrection. The great Roman statesman Cicero said: The cross, it speaks of that which is so shameful, so horrible, it should never be mentioned in polite society. If we were witnesses to the trial of Jesus when the crowd was shouting out Crucify him! Finally, have all your affairs in order so that you are ready to die. It was on a four-and-one-half mile-wide isthmus of land. those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. i. 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. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Paul says, Go ask these people who saw the resurrected Jesus. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal, Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, : Paul is not saying, material things cannot inherit the kingdom of God, because Jesus resurrection body was a, , in this context, means our present bodies. Jesus resurrection body was not a pure spirit body, but a material body described as. Let him die the death of a dignified man. The great Roman statesman Cicero said: The cross, it speaks of that which is so shameful, so horrible, it should never be mentioned in polite society. If we were witnesses to the trial of Jesus when the crowd was shouting out Crucify him! I bless God that there are so many denominations. On all counts, the resurrection body wins! 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. All flesh is not the same flesh explains why animals do not rise in the resurrection. See passages such as Numbers 16:3, Numbers 20:4, Deuteronomy 23:1, and 1 Chronicles 28:8. was a secular term (referring to the gatherings of the citizenry in a city-state to discuss and decide on matters of public interest [Mare]), Paul calls the gathering of Christians in Corinth, . Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Jesus is both their Lord and our Lord, and because they share a common Lord, they share an essential unity. Paul will tell the Corinthian Christians something they could not have known by reason or research. 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. God raises the dead. It is a new order of life that will never die again. After what has been said about the value of love only one admonition is in place: "Pursue love!" There was an old, contentious Quaker who went from one meeting to another, never finding the true church. On the positive side, Paul says love is: patient, kind, and selfless. . He is happy to do it in this way, which offends the height of human wisdom. i. Paul expressed the same idea again in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18. They know Jesus rose from the dead., followers of Jesus before His Ascension, though Acts 1:15 mentions only the 120 who were in the Jerusalem area. b. O Death, where is your sting? Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. d. Those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved: The verb tenses of are perishing and are being saved are significant. : Jesus perfectly shows us, in His teaching and life, Gods wisdom. In its Gentile sense it denotes chiefly the citizen-assembly of a Greek city but it is its Jewish usage that underlies its use to denote the community of believers in Jesus. Over time, two things happened: the church lost its passion for Jesus and His gospel, and ivy began to grow on the archway. This is not always the case; some of the most brilliant men of history have been Christians (such as Isaac Newton). With enemies like that, no wonder Paul could say, , ii. does not mean moral or ethical corruption, but physical, material corruption. Crucify him! if we had our wits about us, we would have shouted back, Dont crucify Him! And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching, If Christ is not risen, then our preaching is in vain, : If there is no resurrection, then Jesus is not risen, and Paul and the other apostles have preached. July 16, 2017 / by Enduring Word 1 Corinthians 13 - Agape Love. Crucified meant weakness, defeat, and humiliation. And so it is written, [verse 1 Corinthians 15:45 ,] The first man Adam was made a living soul; but the last Adam [Jesus Christ] was made a quickening spirit ( 1 Corinthians 15:45 ). i. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. 4. Who became for us: Jesus is not only wisdom for us; He is also righteousness and sanctification and redemption. Paul knew this by experience. If the cross doesnt seem strange to you, then you either dont understand how the cross was seen in Jesus day, or you dont understand who Jesus is. Are they lying in the grave, in some kind of soul sleep or suspended animation? Whether there are degrees of glory, as it seems probable, so we shall certainly know, when we come to heaven. (Trapp). To the church of God: Most people today associate the word church with a building where Christians meet. : Paul would argue hard for his apostolic credentials, because he knew he had to be respected as an apostle. iv. By man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead, : Here, Paul communicates the same ideas found in Romans 5:12-21. (14-19) What if there is no resurrection? Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father. b. ( 1 Corinthians 15:1-2) Preface to the proclamation of Paul's gospel. The words message of the cross sound kind of noble and religious to our twentieth-century ears. 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). Einstein thought that their estimate was a little generous, but he replied: Is it possible that God exists in the 95% that you dont know?, d. Through the foolishness of the message: The Corinthians wanted to believe that the gospel itself was a sublime form of wisdom, as the Greeks considered wisdom (sophia). What message does a cruel, humiliating, unrelenting instrument of death have? If there is no principle of resurrection, and if Jesus did not rise from the dead, then the apostles are. Christ has obtained a victory over the law; he has stopped its mouth, and answered all its demands; he has been made under, and subject to it; he has obeyed its precepts, and bore its penalty, and has delivered his from the curse and condemnation of it, so that they have nothing to fear from it; it is dead to them, and they to that: he has also a. He knew this was not his own accomplishment, but it was the work of the grace of God in him. In 1 Corinthians 15 Paul deals more fully with what makes a person an apostle. ii. i. Paul uses this exact phrase five other times in the New Testament. I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. In its Gentile sense it denotes chiefly the citizen-assembly of a Greek city but it is its Jewish usage that underlies its use to denote the community of believers in Jesus. I. all the credit for the change in His life. This Pauline letter is one of earliest writings in the New Testament, alongside his Thessalonian correspondence. But though this text doth not prove the general resurrection, (being only intended of believers, that are members of Christ,) yet it doth not oppose it. 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. b. This chapter falls logically into two divisions having reference to fellow-laborers in God's field (1 Corinthians 3:1-9 a), and to fellow-workers in God's building (1 Corinthians 3:9b-17), with a short summary and recapitulation of the apostle's argument in the epistle to this point (1 Corinthians 3:18-23).THE FIELD. In Ephesians 1:10, Paul reveals Gods eternal purpose in history: When He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power, to men, to Satan, and even to death. Christ: This is the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew word for Messiah, or Anointed One. This is the One prophesied by the Old Testament Scriptures, sent by the Father to save and deliver us. e. The foolishness of God is wiser than men: God was at His most foolish and very weakest at the cross, but it was infinitely wiser and stronger than anything man could do. However, we learn something just from the meaning of the ancient Greek word . Or were you baptized in the name of Paul. ii. We are not bound to make every minister our pastor, but we are bound to have a just respect for every minister, who by his doctrine and holy life answereth his profession and holy calling. (Poole). 2. The plain fact is that Paul did not know when these events would take place, and nowhere does he claim to know. But Hodge recognizes that Paul isnt necessarily referring to only believers of his day with all; it is a word that properly embraces all believers, over all time. Lady Huntington, the rich and influential friend of Whitfield and Wesley, said she was going to heaven by an m: it isnt any noble; instead it is not many noble. I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. c. You do not sow that body that shall be God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body: When you plant a wheat seed, a big wheat seed does not come up. Paul praises God for their positives, and expresses confidence that God will take care of their weak points, and, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ, i. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God. Grace is always first, peace always second. Paul says, In light of what God says in Isaiah 29:14, now where is your wise man? Many noble men and women have died horrible deaths for righteous causes through the centuries. They are shown to have, at times, morality problems, doctrine problems, church government problems, spiritual gift problems, church service problems, and authority problems. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. This is in contrast to the Galatian church, who was quickly being moved away to another gospel (Galatians 1:6). Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 3. It means that the righteous deeds and character of Jesus are accounted to us. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. 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. It was common in the ancient world to dictate a letter to a scribe who would write it all down. i. Lord: A title designating not only master and boss, but also the Lord revealed in the Old Testament (known as Yahweh or Jehovah). When Paul first came to Corinth, the ruler of the synagogue was a man named Crispus. It was bad enough that these associations had affected their thinking on an important matter like the resurrection, but this. Jesus met with these 500 followers in the region of Galilee. But because of all the time Paul spent in Corinth, and all the letters he wrote them, we know more about the Christians at Corinth than we know about any other church in the New Testament. It might be easy for us to think they werent even saved! We may request cookies to be set on your device. Let him die the death of a dignified man. i. So, even though our resurrection bodies come from our present bodies, we should not expect that they will be the same bodies or just improved bodies. e. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed: In a single moment, Jesus will gather His people (both dead and on the earth) to Himself, for resurrection. For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. But this is not necessarily the case at all. i. God raises the dead. The great gospel of Jesus Christ, the very power of God unto salvation made empty and of. All will be resurrected in the sense that they will receive a resurrection body and live forever. 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). So also is the resurrection of the dead. Corinth was a major city of business, especially because of its location. You do not sow that body that shall be God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body. First, every day carefully consider the certainty of death. Crucify him! if we had our wits about us, we would have shouted back, Dont crucify Him! It was common in the ancient world to dictate a letter to a scribe who would write it all down. Paul understood this principle well, writing, . (58) Final application: how our destiny of resurrection means we should stand fast for the Lord right now. However, we never speak of the physical sufferings of Jesus to make us feel sorry for Jesus, as if He needed our pity. . , and because in Matthew 12:40 Jesus refers to, : Because this idea is so important, Paul repeats it twice in these two verses. for the Christians destiny. i. Paul had an extensive history of contact with the city of Corinth, beginning with when he established the church in Corinth, coming there after Athens and staying a year and a half (Acts 18). (45-49) The two Adams and their bodies. a. We write a letter by saying who the letter is to first, and we conclude with writing who the letter is from. He had authority in the church. If my sins are not completely paid for before God, then I am still in my sins. Where is the wise? But in the first century, saying message of the cross was about the same as saying message of the electric chair except worse! i. Paul will often (more than 17 times in the letter) refer to Jesus as. So when he says we he means we believers. (Morris). But God did not respond to the polling data. Then life is lived only under the sun, as is considered in Ecclesiastes. a. a. 1. Can even this much be said about many churches today? (20-23) The resurrection of Jesus was the firstfruit of our resurrection. 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. i. The Corinthian Christians just did not think carefully. b. was the ultimate oxymoron, and this was what Paul preached! ii. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. - The point is that reliable people have claimed to have seen the resurrected Christ in the flesh (sarx) and upon that confession we have come to believe. The person who is gifted with prophecy is the person whom God has inspired to speak His words to people in their own language. 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. i. c. The world through wisdom did not know God: There is a constant tendency to think that the smartest and wisest humans will know the most about God. We might also think saying called saints is mere flattery, Pauls way of preparing them for coming rebuke. If the cross and its message seem weak, they are not; they are powerful and wise. It is wisdom of a different order altogether. The burial of Jesus is important for several reasons. 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. These meetings were important in proving to the disciples that Jesus was who He said He was. Declare that His solutions prepares another generation for life. (11-13) Paul exposes the foolishness of their divisions. Death is a defeated enemy because of the work of Jesus, an enemy that will one day. Their idolatry was to conceive of God as ultimate Reason, meaning of course what. They are saints together with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. This is not some side doctrine, to be believed if one likes it. He writes of the constant imminent danger to his physical life. What will Paul boast about? What is there wise (in the Greek sense of wisdom) about a crucified Messiah?. It is a vain inquiry here, whether he means good or bad angels. 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. 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. But the submission of Jesus to the Father doesnt come from any inherent inferiority; instead, it comes from the administrative order of the Godhead. They, iii. They take the submission of God the Son as proof that He must not be equal in deity to God the Father. The Corinthian Christians are, , but this isnt exclusive to them. If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. Session 1: The God of All Comfort. How are the dead raised up? In light of all this, how could the Corinthian Christians let go of such an important truth? All the more, this is why they had to hold on! Believers in Palestine are described this way (1 Corinthians 15:9), as well as the church at large (1 Corinthians 10:31-32). Specifically, they wanted the sign of a miraculous Messianic deliverance. Pottery and Corinthian brass (a mixture of gold, sliver and copper) from the city were world famous. Why then are they baptized for the dead? 3. Famous athletic contests known as the Isthmian Games second only to the Olympian Games were held at the temple of Poseidon in Corinth every two years. 1. (12-13) The resurrection of Jesus proves there is a resurrection. Click on the different category headings to find out more. i. ii. They got this bad thinking by associating either with Jews who did not believe in the resurrection (such as the Sadducees) or by associating with pagan, Greek philosophical types, who did not believe in the resurrection (Acts 17:31-32). A truly Christian minister will seek much more to do spiritual good to men's souls, than to get the greatest applause to himself. Those who believe that Jesus gathers His people after He has poured out His wrath on a Jesus-rejecting world sometimes argue that it is the last trumpet of judgment, cited in Revelation 11:15-19. Our resurrection body will be a heavenly (celestial) body, suited for life in heaven, not only life on this earth. As Paul said to Agrippa in Acts 26:8, Why should it be thought incredible by you that God raises the dead? I thank God Christ did not send me to baptize, : For Paul, preaching was more important than baptizing, though he was certainly not opposed to baptism. If there were not men who differed a little in their creeds, we should never get as much gospel as we do God has sent different men to defend different kinds of truth; but Christ defended and preached all Christs testimony was perfect. (Spurgeon), ii. He was a changed man, forgiven, cleansed, and full of love when he used to be full of hate. You see that the mark of a child of God is that by the grace of God he is what he is; what do, His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, : Though grace made Paul what he was, Paul still, i. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. ; it is a word that properly embraces all believers, over all time. If Jesus cannot offer a complete sacrifice for sins, our sins are not completely paid for before God. Whether there are degrees of glory, as it seems probable, so we shall certainly know, when we come to heaven. (Trapp). a. Their desire for wisdom was not bad, but their rejection of Gods wisdom was. We are no longer subject to the penalty of the law (death), and we are set free from sin. 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. In light of all this, how could the Corinthian Christians let go of such an important truth?