1Corinthians 15:1-34
Outline:
I. \\#1:1-4:21\\ In Answer to Chloe’s Report
II. \\#5:1-6:20\\ In Answer to Common Reports
III. \\#7:1-16:4\\ In Answer to the Church’s Requests
A. \\#7:1-40\\ Counsel Concerning Marriage
B. \\#8:1-10:33\\ Meat Offered to Idols
C. \\#11:2-16\\ God’s Authority
1. \\#2-3\\ God’s Authority over Others
2. \\#4-6\\ God’s Authority Displayed
3. \\#7-16\\ God’s Authority Explained
D. \\#11:17-34\\ Abuse with the Lord’s Supper
E. \\#12:1-14:40\\ Spiritual Gifts
1. \\#12:1-3\\ Marks of the Holy Ghost
2. \\#12:4-11\\ Lessons about the Holy Ghost
3. \\#12:12-26\\ Believers, like gifts, Are Many, Different,
and one
4. \\#12:27-31\\ See Among Yourselves
5. \\#13:1-13\\ The Better Way
(a) \\#1-3\\ The Missing Ingredient
(b) \\#4-8\\ Characteristics of Love
(c) \\#8-13\\ All Gifts Will Cease
6. \\#14:1-40\\ Tongues Is Not the Best Gift
(a) \\#1-25\\ Prophecy Is the Better Gift
(1) \\#1-4\\ Three Commands, Two Reasons
(2) \\#5\\ Paul’s Conclusion
(3) \\#6-25\\ The Problems with Tongues (as the
Corinthians were practicing the gift)
i. \\#6\\ Tongues did not profit the church.
ii. \\#7-20\\ Tongues had no meaning.
iii. \\#21-25\\ Tongues was for the lost.
(b) \\#14:26-40\\ Tongues Should Be Practices Properly
F. \\#15:1-58\\ The Resurrection
1. \\#15:1-34\\ The Resurrection Demanded
a. \\#15:1-11\\ Since the gospel requires a resurrection
of Jesus, there must be a resurrection.
b. \\#15:12-19\\ Since our faith is useless without a
resurrection, there must be a resurrection.
c. \\#15:20-28\\ Since Christ was but the firstfruits of
the resurrection, there must be a resurrection.
d. \\#15:29-34\\ Since some were baptized for the dead,
there must be a resurrection.
2. \\#15:35-57\\ The Resurrection Explained
\\#15:1-58\\ The Resurrection
I. \\#15:1-34\\ The Resurrection Demanded
A. \\#15:1-11\\ Since the gospel requires a resurrection of
Jesus, there must be a resurrection.
1. In writing this chapter, Paul was still correcting
problems within the church at Corinth.
a. There were some in the church who were denying the
resurrection, at least the resurrection of the saints
and perhaps even of Jesus the Christ Himself!
1Cor 15:12 Now if Christ be preached that he
rose from the dead, how say some among you that
there is no resurrection of the dead?
b. This doctrinal error shows how much ignorance and
false doctrine was and had crept into this church.
(1) Of course, they had no Bible to keep them on a
sound, Scriptural heading.
(2) Apparently, whoever had been pastoring the church
was either lacking in knowledge himself or in
assertive enough authority to deal with the
major problems to which this church had
succumbed.
(3) A pastor must first know WHERE to lead the flock
for food and safety and then HOW to lead the
sheep to that place.
2. \\#1-2\\ Paul began their correction by reminding them
what he had personally preached to the people in Corinth,
namely the GOSPEL.
1Cor 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you
the gospel which I preached unto you, which also
ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
a. "brethren"
(1) Paul called the Corinthians his brother, not
brothers after the Jewish nation but in Christ.
(2) While this did not mean that Paul believed all
were saved, it does indicate he believed most
were.
b. "I declare…the gospel"
(1) Paul will go on to say he had also "preached" the
gospel message to them.
(2) Paul had one message that he shared in all
places, the gospel.
(3) He is about to give us the most concise
definition of the gospel to be found.
c. "which ye have received"-Paul testified that he knew
at least some of the Corinthians had received the
message he had preached.
d. "wherein ye stand"-And Paul testified that he knew
some were still standing, that is resting upon that
sound foundation—despite their errors in beliefs and
behavior.
1Cor 15:2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep
in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye
have believed in vain.
e. The gospel MAY have saved them IF…
(1) IF they keep it in their memory.
(2) IF not, their belief was vain.
(3) What does this mean?
(a) It means the gospel changes those who
believe it so that it (the gospel and its
impact) are never forgotten.
(b) If the gospel and its impact are forgotten,
the kind of faith the sinner claimed to
have was vain, worthless, useless.
(c) If there has been no change in your life,
there has been no Christ in your life.
3. \\#3\\ Then Paul told them how he came to have the gospel.
1Cor 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all
that which I also received, how that Christ died
for our sins according to the scriptures;
a. Paul did not create the gospel.
b. He, too, had "received" it.
4. \\#3-4\\ Then Paul defined the gospel.
a. \\#3\\ "Christ died for our sins"
1Cor 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he
rose again the third day according to the
scriptures:
b. "he was buried"
c. "he rose again the third day"
(1) And that was Paul’s point in this section.
(2) If Jesus arose, there must be a resurrection!
d. And all of this was done "according to the scriptures"
\\#3-4\\.
(1) Some have the misconception that the Bible did
not exist until a council of church leaders
approved it.
(2) Nothing could be further from the truth!
(3) Both the men of God who penned the Scriptures, as
well as the Scriptures themselves, were
recognized to be inspired at the time.
(4) Paul’s statement indicates that if anyone doubts
his message of the gospel, all they had to do
was check the "Scriptures," the hand-copied
record of Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection
were already accepted and in circulation while
still wrote his epistles.
5. \\#5-10\\ Then Paul listed a few witnesses of the
resurrection.
a. If there was a resurrection, surely there were some
witnesses. And there were!
1Cor 15:5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then
of the twelve:
6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred
brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain
unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all
the apostles.
8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of
one born out of due time.
b. \\#5\\ Paul’s list is not all inclusive but those he
chose to list. Most of these are NOT listed in
gospel records at all.
(1) Peter (Cephas), not the appearance in public or
with the Twelve but alone with Peter.
(a) This is the only place in the Bible this
appearance is recorded.
(b) Of course the very first appearance was:
i. Mary at the tomb \\#John 20:11-18\\.
ii. Then probably the other ladies leaving
the tomb \\#Matt 28:9\\.
(c) It may be that Jesus then appeared to Peter
alone or—more than likely—to the two on
the road to Emmaus \\#Luke 24:13-33\\ and
THEN to Peter while the two who were near
Emmaus returned to Jerusalem.
(2) "then the twelve" where they were joined by the
two men who had traveled back from Emmaus and
by the Lord Himself \\#Luke 24:33-49\\.
(3) \\#6\\ And later Jesus appeared to 500 all at
once!
(a) This is the only place in the Bible that
lists this sighting as well.
(b) The phrase "After that" does not demand we
read it to mean "immediately after that."
i. The phrase just means this third
appearance happened after the first
and second, a general reference to
the order of events of which Paul
spoke.
ii. It leaves open the possibility of
other sightings which Paul did not
mention.
(c) Some of the 500 had died by this time for
it had been approximately around 20 year
after Jesus’ resurrection.
(4) \\#7\\ And then Jesus appeared to James.
(a) Another visit which is only mentioned here.
(b) This was probably James the half-brother of
Jesus who became the pastor of the church
in Jerusalem and who may have wrote the
book of James.
(c) A post-resurrection appearance to James
would account for his swift and mighty
conversation.
(5) \\#8\\ "as one born out of due time"-And last,
Jesus appeared to Paul.
(a) Jesus’ appearance to Paul is recorded in
\\#Acts 9:1-22\\.
(b) "as one born out of due time"-Paul
acknowledged that Jesus’ appearing to him
was different for it occurred after Jesus
had ascended to heaven—out of the
appropriate time period.
(c) \\#9-11\\ Then Paul elaborated on his
calling.
1Cor 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles,
that am not meet to be called an apostle,
because I persecuted the church of God.
i. \\#9\\ Paul considered himself "the
least" and "not worthy" because he
had "persecuted the church of God."
1Cor 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I
am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was
not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than
they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which
was with me.
ii. \\#10\\ "I am what I am"-But Paul
could not change that.
iii. Instead:
aa. He made sure the "grace God
bestowed on him was not in
vain."
bb. And he "labored more abundantly"
than the others.
(1) That means Paul deliberately
worked harder than any of
the original apostles who
followed Jesus.
(2) Paul did not mean this to be
bragging.
(3) Rather it was what the
"grace of God which was
with" him, required of him.
1Cor 15:11 Therefore whether it were I or they,
so we preach, and so ye believed.
v. \\#11\\ So that whether the message
was from the original apostles or
from him, it was the message.
vi. "and so ye believed."
B. \\#15:12-19\\ Since our faith is useless without a
resurrection, there must be a resurrection.
1. \\#12\\ Another rhetorical question.
1Cor 15:12 Now if Christ be preached that he
rose from the dead, how say some among you that
there is no resurrection of the dead?
a. Since the message of the gospel is that Jesus DIED and
ROSE from the dead, how can you say there is NO
resurrection?
b. The unspoken answer is, "YOU CANNOT—at least not if
you believe the gospel!"
2. \\#13\\ For if there is no resurrection, Jesus did not
rise.
1Cor 15:13 But if there be no resurrection of
the dead, then is Christ not risen:
3. \\#14-15\\ And if Jesus did not rise:
1Cor 15:14 And if Christ be not risen, then is
our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
a. \\#14\\ Our preaching is vain (useless, worth
nothing).
1Cor 15:15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses
of God; because we have testified of God that he
raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be
that the dead rise not.
b. \\#15\\ And we are all liars because that has been our
message.
c. \\#114, 16-17\\ And whatever you have professed to
have faith in is also useless, leaving you still in
your sins.
1Cor 15:16 For if the dead rise not, then is not
Christ raised:
17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is
vain; ye are yet in your sins.
d. \\#18\\ And the dead are forever lost.
1Cor 15:18 Then they also which are fallen
asleep in Christ are perished.
(1) Paul was making it clear that if there is no
bodily resurrection, there is no gospel; and if
there is no gospel, there is no salvation; and
if there is no salvation, those who are dead in
Christ have perished and have been cast into
hell.
(2) The doctrine of the resurrection is not an
optional doctrine.
(3) It is ESSENTIAL to the gospel.
e. \\#19\\ And those of us who believe in Jesus, that He
is the Christ, are most miserable for we have been
deceived and all is lost.
1Cor 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in
Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
C. \\#15:20-28\\ Since Christ was but the firstfruits of the
resurrection, there must be a resurrection.
1Cor 15:20 But now is Christ risen from the
dead, and become the firstfruits of them that
slept.
1. \\#20\\ "But…
a. "…now IS Christ risen"-Paul stated the fact with
no ambiguity, CHRIST IS RISEN!
b. And not only so, but He has "become the firstfruits
of them that slept," meaning there are MORE to rise.
(1) This is the point Paul wanted to make with this
truth.
(2) How can Jesus be the First, with more to come, if
there are none to rise at all?
2. \\#21-22\\ There is a resurrection for EVERYONE.
a. \\#21\\ As ONE man, Adam, brought death to all men;
so by ONE Man, Jesus, brought a resurrection to all.
1Cor 15:21 For since by man came death, by man
came also the resurrection of the dead.
a. Paul did not narrow the meaning of "all" in the later
part of this verse.
b. Just as death came upon ALL men "so came also the
resurrection of the dead."
(1) That is the resurrection comes to all men, not
just the saved; but the lost as well.
(2) Whether a person trusts Jesus as his Savior or
not, he will be raised from the dead.
(3) Jesus’ resurrection guarantees it.
c. \\#22\\ Because of Jesus’ resurrection, ALL will be
resurrected—both the saved and the lost.
1Cor 15:22 For as in Adam ALL die, even so in
Christ shall ALL be made alive.
(1) "in Christ"-In this verse Paul used the phrase
that normally applies to the saved only.
(2) However, there are ample Bible other verses to
prove Paul was NOT limiting the resurrection of
the dead to the saved.
Dan 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust
of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting
life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Joh 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is
coming, in the which all that are in the graves
shall hear his voice,
29 And shall come forth; they that have done
good, unto the resurrection of life; and they
that have done evil, unto the resurrection of
damnation.
Ac 24:15 And have hope toward God, which they
themselves also allow, that there shall be a
resurrection of the dead, both of the just and
unjust.
Re 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great,
stand before God; and the books were opened: and
another book was opened, which is the book of
life: and the dead were judged out of those
things which were written in the books, according
to their works.
d. Everlasting life was the kind of life all men had
before the fall; and everlasting life is the kind of
life all men will have after Jesus’ work of atonement
is complete. The only question will be WHERE.
e. There will be different resurrections for different
people at different times, but all will be
resurrected before God is finished.
(1) Rapture \\#1Thess 4:13-18\\-Those saved during
the church age.
(2) \\#Rev 20:4\\ Beginning of the millennial
Rev 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon
them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw
the souls of THEM THAT WERE BEHEADED for the
witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and
which had not worshipped the beast, neither his
image, neither had received his mark upon their
foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and
reigned with Christ a thousand years.
(a) Definitely for the saved who were martyred
during the Tribulation.
(b) Maybe for the saved who died during the
Tribulation but were NOT martyred.
(c) Maybe for the saved Old Testament saints as
the millennial is the promised Jewish
kingdom.
(3) \\#Rev 20:5\\ A resurrection AFTER the millennial.
Rev 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not
again until the thousand years were finished.
This is the first resurrection.
(a) "the rest of the dead"-This is somewhat
vague, but it definitely states any dead
not raised previously will be raised
SOMETIME after the millennial.
i. It does not say exactly WHO is left to
be raised, just "the rest."
ii. It does not say exactly WHEN they
will be raised, just when "the
thousand years were finished."
iii. It does not say all that are left will
be raised at the same time, although
it seems very likely.
(b) Who are "the rest"?
i. It COULD include those who were saved
during the Tribulation but did not
die a martyr’s death IF they were not
raised at the beginning of the
millennial.
ii. It COULD include the Old Testament
saints IF they were not raised at the
beginning of the millennial.
iii. It WOULD mean the wicked of all time
for none of them would have been
raised in the first two resurrections.
iv. It COULD include (and probably will)
any who died during the millennial,
saved or lost—although we are not
sure the saved will die during the
millennial.
(c) When might this resurrection take place?
After all, all of eternity takes place
AFTER the thousand years are finished.
i. I suspect that the events of
\\#Rev 20:8-9\\ happen BEFORE the
resurrection of the wicked so that
those are judged at that time would
be raised as well.
ii. If not, it would seem that there would
need to be another resurrection just
for them—which I doubt.
3. \\#23-24\\ Having stated that Christ is the FIRST fruit of
the resurrection, Paul went on to reveal the order of
other future events.
1Cor 15:23 But every man in his own order:
Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are
Christ’s at his coming.
a. \\#23\\ Notice "every man" will be resurrected at the
proper time.
(1) At some point, Paul will leave off talking about
the lost and speak only of the saved; but in the
first half of this verse, Paul could still be
talking about both.
(2) As "all" included the lost in \\#1Cor 15:22\\,
so "every man" includes every Christian, even
those who are not living right here.
b. Christ was first.
c. "afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming."
(1) This is the rapture.
(2) Notice:
(a) If you are His, you will be raptured.
(b) If you are not, you will not.
(3) Being raptured is not based on being right with
God when He returns—although we all should.
(4) Being raptures is based on being His.
1Cor 15:24 Then cometh the end, when he shall
have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the
Father; when he shall have put down all rule
and all authority and power.
d. \\#24\\ "Then cometh the end"-There will not be
another resurrection until "the end."
(1) What end?
(a) \\#Rev 20:4-10\\
(b) After the final revolt of Satan, eternity
will begin and death will be abolished so
Revelation 20 is "the end."
(2) Then "he," Jesus, will deliver up the kingdom of
God to the Father.
(a) Jesus will have reigned for 1,000 years on
earth as God had promised.
(b) During that time, "he," Jesus, will have put
down "all" other authority and power:
i. Satan’s last stand and damnation is
recorded in \\#Rev 20:7-10\\.
Rev 20:7 And when the thousand years are
expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which
are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and
Magog, to gather them together to battle: the
number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth,
and compassed the camp of the saints about, and
the beloved city: and fire came down from God out
of heaven, and devoured them.
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast
into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the
beast and the false prophet are, and shall be
tormented day and night for ever and ever.
ii. \\#Rev 20:11-15\\ records rebellious
man’s last stand and damnation.
iii. The only humans left will be the
glorified Christians UNLESS there are
some redeemed living Christians.
iv. If there are living Christians still
in the flesh in eternity, God would
have to effect some kind of a change
in them so that they could not sin.
(c) When that is complete, Jesus, will surrender
all back to the Father.
e. \\#25\\ And why will Jesus reign until then? Because
Jesus will reign until ALL enemies are defeated.
1Cor 15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put
all enemies under his feet.
f. \\#26\\ Both the devil and sinful man have been
removed. Who is the LAST enemy?
1Cor 15:26 The last enemy that shall be
destroyed is death.
(1) The LAST enemy to be removed is death.
(2) Once Jesus surrenders the kingdom back to the
Father, death can never come again; hence, if
mortal flesh from Adam’s race is to live in
eternity, God will have to alter it so it can
not sin and die.
g. \\#27\\ Is there any ONE who will not be put under
the Father’s authority?
1Cor 15:27 For he hath put all things under his
feet. But when he saith all things are put under
him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which
did put all things under him.
(1) Yes, there is One who is EXCEPTED, outside of,
besides, out of.
(2) The Son.
h. \\#28\\ Does that mean the Son will be outside the
authority of the Father?
(1) NO!
1Cor 15:28 And when all things shall be subdued
unto him, then shall the Son also himself be
subject unto him that put all things under him,
that God may be all in all.
(2) The Son, equal with the Father, will put HIMSELF
under the Father’s authority.
D. \\#15:29\\ Since some were baptized for the dead, there
must be a resurrection.
1Cor 15:29 Else what shall they do which are
baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at
all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
1. This verse has caused much confusion and some false
doctrine.
a. Catholics use this verse to claim the ability to pull
the dead out of purgatory (and for all I know out of
hell itself) into heaven. Of course you have to read
a whole LOT more into this verse that what Paul wrote
to come up with that doctrine.
b. Looking at other translations will not help.
(1) Here is another instance where if the KJV does
not help us to understand a verse, neither does
any other translation.
(2) The same confusion and questions are translated
into every translation UNLESS THE TRANSLATORS
WRITE THEIR OWN MEANING INTO THEIR TRANSLATIONS.
2. Paul statement leads us to believe that some—at least at
Corinth—were baptized instead of Christians who had died,
supposedly without being baptized.
a. That is not to say that ANYTHING was ever gained from
it. (Paul never said that it did.)
b. Nor it is to say that there was anything SINISTER
about it.
(1) The custom may have come to pass as innocently as
a person trusted Jesus, but was immediately
martyred; and another Christian was baptized for
them, in honor of them, in memory of them.
(2) No implication is given in the text that wrong
was done in this practice nor is there any
mention of it happening in any other church.
c. The truth is we don’t know what Paul meant because
Paul did not explain it, but we certainly should not
create a whole new doctrine based on a verse that is
not explained!
3. Paul’s question then might be to say, "What was the point
of honoring the dead by being baptized in their names if
there is no resurrection?"
a. They are dead. They will never live again.
b. For them, it is over.
c. Honoring them in any fashion is pointless if there is
no resurrection.
E. \\#15:30-32\\ Since the believers were risking their lives,
there must be a resurrection from the dead.
1Cor 15:30 And why stand we in jeopardy every
hour?
1. \\#30\\ Paul’s question seems to ask, "Why risk life if
this is all the life there is?"
a. It is although he was saying, "We would be fools to
give up our lives is this is the only existence
there is."
b. This seems to suggest that some of the Corinthians
not only doubted a bodily resurrection but even life
after death itself.
2. \\#31\\ Paul went on to point out that he and others like
him risked their lives and their physical health on a
daily basis.
1Cor 15:31 I protest by your rejoicing which I
have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
32 If after the manner of men I have fought with
beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the
dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to
morrow we die.
a. It would surely be a far greater sacrifice to risk
death and injury, if there was no hope of a
resurrection of the body.
b. And if some at Corinth actually believed this was the
only life there was, it would be an absurdity and
completely foolish.
F. \\#1Cor 15:33-34\\ Paul called on the Corinthians to stop
such sinful conjecture.
1Cor 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications
corrupt good manners.
34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for
some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this
to your shame.
1. The only way these two verses could fit in between verses
32 and 35, is IF Paul believed the Corinthians denial of
the resurrection was mostly TALK and not FACT.
a. "Communications" means companionship, the idea of
keeping company with people and taking up their
habits and thoughts.
b. Paul was saying that hanging, talking, and listening
to the thoughts of bad and corrupt people will lead
to bad habits within the believers.
2. Three things have bothered me as I have studied through
these verses:
a. The logic of some of Paul’s arguments only seems
valid if he was arguing not only against the false
belief that there is no bodily resurrection, but also
against the false notion that there is no
resurrection at all!
(1) The Verses:
(a) \\#1Cor 15:19\\ Why did Paul say we were
"most miserable" if there is no bodily
resurrection? Having lived as a lost
person, I will testify that even without a
bodily resurrection, my life has far better
as a Christian than had I lived it as an
unsaved person. The only way living a
Christian life could make me "most
miserable" person would be if there is no
life beyond the grave at all. Then, having
denied myself many worldly pleasures for no
future existence at all, I might say I have
lived a most miserable life.
(b) \\#1Cor 15:29\\ Why would Paul say those who
are dead cannot benefit from any
remembrance done for them simply because
there is no bodily resurrection? If they
are alive on the other side of the grave,
even if they have no bodily resurrection to
look forward to, they will still one day
know what was done in their honor and might
still take pleasure in it.
(c) \\#1Cor 15:30-32\\ Why was Paul implying
that Christians might as well enjoy this
world and not risk themselves if the only
thing he was arguing for was the bodily
resurrection? Even without a body, the
saved dead can be rewarded and honored by
our God.
(2) I am not at all sure what this means, but it
seems like Paul may have been offering arguments
against BOTH of these false beliefs.
(a) There is no bodily resurrection.
(b) There is no life after death at all.
b. How could anyone who professes faith in Jesus Christ
ever deny the bodily resurrection, let alone life
after death?
c. Why did Paul not rebuke the Corinthians with a far
more severe rebuke than he did?
(1) Paul has given rebukes in this book, and they
were justified, but none would be more justified
or should be more severe than if either of these
two false doctrines were being believed among
the church.
(2) In either case, those who actually held to these
beliefs should be marked and disassociated for
without faith in both, there is no salvation.
3. These three thoughts, along with these two verses, make me
wonder if the Corinthians were talking to unbelievers
about these thoughts and were in danger of being
influenced by the unbelievers.
a. This is Paul’s sternest rebuke concerning the
resurrection, and it amounts to all warning to be
careful with whom we associate \\#1Cor 15:33\\, and
then a share call to WAKE UP before you sin
\\#1Cor 15:34\\.
b. I think it is possible that the false doctrine had not
found lodging in the church at Corinth yet, but some
were TALKING with the unsaved about it.
(1) Notice how many times Paul referred to what he
had heard the Corinthians talking about.
1Cor 15:12 Now if Christ be preached that he
rose from the dead, how SAY some among you that
there is no resurrection of the dead?
1Cor 15:33 Be not deceived: evil COMMUNICATIONS
corrupt good manners.
1Cor 15:35 But some man will say, How are the
dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
(2) But Paul never said some BELIEVED these false
doctrines nor did he rebuke them as would be
deserved had they nor did he attempt to win any
to faith that might have believed.
4. And so Paul gave to the Corinthians a rebuke that is good
for us to heed today.
a. Talking foolishly about doctrine can only lead to
corruption.
1Cor 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications
corrupt good manners.
b. And instead, we should get to the ministry!"
1Cor 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not;
for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak
this to your shame.
II. \\#15:33-57\\ The Resurrection Explained
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