1 Corinthians 15:3-8

Christ overcame death to give eternal life. He who was sinless became our sacrifice for sin so that we who believe could be washed clean. In Him and in His righteousness we can stand before God. Through God’s mercy and grace in Jesus Christ we live!

Paul viewed himself as a link in a long chain of witnesses to the truth of the death and resurrection of Christ. Paul became an apostle abruptly, with no opportunity for earthly contact with Christ or His teaching.

Christ’s death dealt decisively with our sins. He suffered in our place to endure the just wrath of God against us. 

The Resurrection verifies the fact that Christ’s death paid the full price for sin. The Greek term translated rose here is in the perfect tense, emphasizing the ongoing effects of this historical event. Christ is a risen Savior today.

1 Corinthians 15:3-8

³ For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, ⁴ and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, ⁵ and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. ⁶ 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. ⁷ After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. ⁸ Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time.