1 Corinthians 15:1-2 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.
The Holy Spirit of God inspired the great Apostle Paul to write to the Corinthians and remind them of the facts of the Gospel by which they were saved. They were falling away in their faith so he reminds them of those facts here in verses 3-8. For 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, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.
These five verses explain the Gospel in a nutshell. They are the true facts and nothing but the facts. To be saved one MUST believe these facts about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Any other faith or belief will not do. Anyone who does not believe this, is lost, dying, and going to Hell. Period; end of discussion. There is no arguing about it. God said it in His Word and that settles it.
These are the facts of the Gospel of Christ one MUST believe to be saved:
1. Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. (Psalms 22:15)
2. Christ was buried. (Isaiah 53:9)
3. Christ rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. (Isaiah 53:10; Hosea 6:2)
4. Christ was seen by many on Earth after that. (Luke 24:1-53; Acts 1:3)
This is the Gospel described by the great Apostle Paul to remind the Corinthians of how they were saved. There are many other facts about Jesus which are important and should be known. The following are a few:
He was the Son of God, born of a Virgin.
He was 100% God and 100% man at the same time.
Although tempted like every human being, He lived a perfect, sinless life.
He lived on earth for 33 1/2 years as a man.
He ministered on Earth to the people for 3 1/2 years.
He performed so many miracles in that time period, all the books in the world could not hold them.
He was beaten beyond recognition for the sin of the world; all the sin of every person who ever has, or will, live.
He ascended into Heaven and is alive today where He sits at the Right Hand Throne of the Father in Heaven.
He is coming back for His Church; the true, born-again believers; His Bride, the Body of Christ.
I pray you believe what you have just read and place your faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ because we are living in the last of the Last Days. It's time to share the Gospel with your family and friends. Time is short; extremely short.
God is preparing to……..turn the tide
It won‘t be long now, Doreen
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