that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, Resurrection. And why do you think I keep risking my neck in this dangerous work? NIV 45 and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. 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. In the resurrection scheme of things, this has to happen: everything perishable taken off the shelves and replaced by the imperishable, this mortal replaced by the immortal. 18 It's even worse for those who died hoping in Christ and resurrection, because they're already in their graves. 15 1-2 Friends, let me go over the Message with you one final time— this Message that I proclaimed and that you made your own; this Message on which you took your stand and by which your life has been saved. Not only that, but we would be guilty of telling a string of barefaced lies about God, all these affidavits we passed on to you verifying that God raised up Christ—sheer fabrications, if there’s no resurrection. And if Christ weren’t raised, then all you’re doing is wandering about in the dark, as lost as ever. All rights reserved. NIV 7 Proud member With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And I'm not about to let his grace go to waste. If all we get out of Christ is a little inspiration for a few short years, we're a pretty sorry lot. If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? We follow this sequence in Scripture: The First Adam received life, the Last Adam is a life-giving Spirit. NIV 57 Thank God! NIV 52 MSG 39 and that he finally presented himself alive to me. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. (I'm assuming, now, that your belief was the real thing and not a passing fancy, that you're in this for good and holding fast.) NIV 44 MSG 29 1 Corinthians 15 1 Corinthians 15. I need to emphasize, friends, that our natural, earthy lives don’t in themselves lead us by their very nature into the kingdom of God. If there's no resurrection, there's no living Christ. NIV 15 It’s even worse for those who died hoping in Christ and resurrection, because they’re already in their graves. In the same way that we've worked from our earthy origins, let's embrace our heavenly ends. 3-9 The first thing I did was place before you what was placed so emphatically before me: that the Messiah died for our sins, exactly as Scripture tells it; that he was buried; that he was raised from death on the third day, again exactly as Scripture says; that he presented himself alive to Peter, then to his closest followers, and later to more than five hundred of his followers all at the same time, most of them still around (although a few have since died); that he then spent time with James and the rest of those he commissioned to represent him; and that he finally presented himself alive to me. 10-11 But because God was so gracious, so very generous, here I am. The seed sown is natural; the seed grown is supernatural - same seed, same body, but what a difference from when it goes down in physical mortality to when it is raised up in spiritual immortality! 3 The first thing I did was place before you what was placed so emphatically before me: that the Messiah died for our sins, exactly as Scripture tells it; 4 that he was buried; that he was raised from death on the third day, again exactly as Scripture says; 5 that he presented himself alive to Peter, then to his closest followers, 6 and later to more than five hundred of his followers all at the same time, most of them still around (although a few have since died); 7 that he then spent time with James and the rest of those he commissioned to represent him; 8 and that he finally presented himself alive to me. At the same moment and in the same way, we’ll all be changed. Now, let me ask you something profound yet troubling. If there's no resurrection, "We eat, we drink, the next day we die," and that's all there is to it. 34 Think straight. MSG 2 Why do you think people offer themselves to be baptized for those already in the grave? If there’s no resurrection, there’s no living Christ. Salem Media Group. Their very "nature" is to die, so how could they "naturally" end up in the Life kingdom? MSG 44 (BX) 46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. If there’s no chance of resurrection for a corpse, if God’s power stops at the cemetery gates, why do we keep doing things that suggest he’s going to clean the place out someday, pulling everyone up on their feet alive? All rights reserved. 45-49 We follow this sequence in Scripture: The First Adam received life, the Last Adam is a life-giving Spirit. And as for us, why do we endanger ourselves every hour? You hear a blast to end all blasts from a trumpet, and in the time that you look up and blink your eyes—it’s over. The First Man was made out of earth, and people since then are earthy; the Second Man was made out of heaven, and people now can be heavenly. Resurrection 1-2Friends, let me go over the Message with you one final time— this Message that I proclaimed and that you made your own; this Message on which you took your stand and by which your life has been saved. Don’t let yourselves be poisoned by this anti-resurrection loose talk. it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being” ; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. What does this 'resurrection body' look like?". You plant a “dead” seed; soon there is a flourishing plant. 12-15 Now, let me ask you something profound yet troubling. It was fitting that I bring up the rear. MSG 37 NIV 32 9 For I am the least of the apostles(S) and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted(T) the church of God. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson, The Message (MSG), The Message // REMIX 2.0, Soft Imitation Leather, Storm Black, The Message Devotional Bible LeatherLike, Brown, The Message: New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs--Personal-Size Edition, My First Message: A Devotional Bible for Kids, NIV and The Message Side-by-Side Bible, Two Bible Versions Together for Study and Comparison, Large Print. 16-20 If corpses can’t be raised, then Christ wasn’t, because he was indeed dead. Not only that, but we would be guilty of telling a string of barefaced lies about God, all these affidavits we passed on to you verifying that God raised up Christ - sheer fabrications, if there's no resurrection. When everything and everyone is finally under God’s rule, the Son will step down, taking his place with everyone else, showing that God’s rule is absolutely comprehensive—a perfect ending! (I’m assuming, now, that your belief was the real thing and not a passing fancy, that you’re in this for good and holding fast.) It’s even worse for those who died hoping in Christ and resurrection, because they’re already in their graves.
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