For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received : Paul did not make up this gospel. (3-4) The content of the gospel Paul preached.įor I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.Ī. And if one lets go of the gospel, all their previous belief won’t do them any good. Unless you believed in vain : If the Corinthian Christians did not continue to hold fast, one day they might let go of the gospel. All the more, this is why they had to hold on!Ĭ. Hold fast also implies there were some people or some things which might want to snatch the true gospel away from the Corinthian Christians. Every Christian must take seriously their responsibility to not only have a good past, and a good present, but to determine to have a great future with the Lord, also. But they had to continue to do well, and hold fast the gospel Paul preached to them. They were doing well in that they did stand in the gospel. By which you are also saved, if you hold fast that word I preached to you : The Corinthian Christians had done well in that they received the gospel. This is in contrast to the Galatian church, who was quickly being moved away to another gospel (Galatians 1:6).ī. Despite all their problems with carnality, lack of understanding, strife, divisions, immorality, and weird spirituality, they still stood for the gospel. The Corinthian Christians also did stand in the gospel. As Paul wrote to the church in Thessalonica, For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe. The message of the gospel must first be believed and embraced. The Corinthian Christians first received the gospel. But the best news ever is that we can be saved from the punishment we deserve from God because of what Jesus did for us. The word gospel means “good news.” As the word was used in ancient times, it didn’t have to describe the message of salvation in Jesus Christ it could describe any good news. The gospel is only of benefit if it is received and if one will stand in it. Here, he describes how the gospel can be of benefit to man. The gospel which I preached to you : In verses three and four, Paul will describe the content of the gospel. Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you-unless you believed in vain.Ī. (1-2) Preface to the proclamation of Paul’s gospel. 1 Corinthians 15 – The Resurrection of Jesus and Our Resurrection A.
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