The Physical Reality And Assurance Of Resurrection In Paul's 1 Corinthians 15

Jesus experienced physical suffering when he made his way to Golgotha or 'The Place of the Skull'. Mark 15:22. Several Christians argue that mark wrote so much about suffering as he wanted to emphasise what it meant to follow Christ, furthermore, by becoming a Christian, you will probably have to suffer for what you believe. Those who do suffer hideous and torturous deaths, like Jesus, will also share in his resurrection. Christianity wouldn't have lasted this long, without the belief of being resurrected, resurrection also proves that Jesus is/was the Son of God, again which proves that God had the power to raise his son from death.

Explaining His mission to the listeners he requires them to adjust and raise their expectations of Messiah . Jesus is much more than they had anticipated and God's mean of deliverance is through death. Jesus knew that He was misunderstood as Messiah and corrected their view in the gospel of Mark. Mark 8:34 is the only time on the Gospel when Jesus calls the crowd together with disciples because his message is of very high importance. The price for discipleship is a complete denial of yourself in the name of God .

Jesus died for us all, but when he was resurrected and appeared to the disciples, his disciples realized the true meaning of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. The disciples are going to be continuing the work that Jesus was passionate about and helping the people reach their own salvation in the eyes of the Lord. Without that mission of reconciliation, we would be plagued with our debt of sin to

This was his understanding and one of the reasons why he needed to write about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Paul spoke a great deal about the risen Christ, but there are some key passages that reveal Paul's understanding of the resurrection. If there is a section of Scripture in the Bible that provides us with a deta... ... middle of paper ... ...ection from the dead has always been a key element of the message about Jesus Christ. If there is no resurrection from the dead, you might as well through away all Bibles, stop all sermons, and close all churches. It is all useless and pointless, if there be no resurrection from the dead.

As a Christian, my salvation depends in large part upon the reliability of the four historical records of birth, life, death, and especially the resurrection of Jesus Christ. My deeply held belief in the resurrection is a vital element to my eternal salvation. This conviction is confirmed essential to my salvation by Romans 10:9 which asserts: “That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Those who argue against the legitimacy of the resurrection, contradict the first hand accounts of the apostolic witnesses, but Christianity is more than a series of debates between historians, more than a list of intellectual debating points that can be argued back and forth. In the end, Christianity depends on faith, faith based on a living and ongoing relationship with Jesus Christ, my living

The Resurrection of Christ is perhaps the most significant event to ever happen in the history of mankind. Jesus of Nazareth was more than just a man, his resurrection proved that he was the Son of God with power and gave validity to all of Christianity. The disciple Paul wrote of the dangers to Christianity that would have happened had the Resurrection not occurred. (Corinthians I, New International Version Bible) He said that without the Resurrection preaching would have been in vain, the disciples would have been labeled as false prophets, the Christian faith would have been worthless, people would see no reason to come out of their sin, death would be permanent, and Christians would be considered foolish. Many skeptics have tried to find

The purpose of the Bible is for humanity to acknowledge their sins and build a relationship with God because our goal is to go to heaven. The Bible is also a guide for humanity because it demonstrates how to live life. For instance, the Bible states we should love the individuals we encounter as ourselves. Furthermore, some individuals question that if Jesus was not physically resurrected, then Christianity would be a false religion. However, after watching the video, I believe Jesus physically rose from the dead because there are many historical events to substantiate this claim.

He ex... ... middle of paper ... ...human, we are not redeemed and are still living hopeless lives in sin. Christian tradition as we know it today has been greatly influenced by the incarnation of Jesus and the redemption provided by His death and resurrection. If Jesus had not come down to earth from heaven and taken on human nature, our Bibles would be extremely different and we would still be offering sacrifices in temples to atone for our sins. We wouldn’t be able to personally encounter God, because the veil would never have been torn. The idea that Jesus was both God and human in nature is impossible to completely understand, but it is vital to the validity of the message Jesus preached during his time as a human being on earth.

Whatever my ideas were before studying Paul, he has always been the linch-pin to my faith, my firm belief that Jesus of Nazareth was raised from the dead, which confirms his authority as the true Messiah. Without Paul, one can doubt the existence of the resurrection and dismiss the other Apostles’ resurrection experiences as some sor... ... middle of paper ... ...effect on my soul. Now, as never before, the words “Christ crucified” are highly significant in my perception of what it means to partake of communion and to be a Christian. Aside from Paul’s theological works, the most significant addition to my faith development has been the exposure to the pistis Christou debate. The idea of having “faith in Christ” has always presented me with a spiritual challenge.

The Resurrection validates who Jesus is. If Jesus is not Resurrected everything about Him is invalidated. Furthermore, it invalidates who we are as followers of Christ; the passage where this truth is emphasized more than any other is in Paul’s writing of First Corinthians 15:12-19: Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, not even Christ has been raised; and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain. Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.