Melissa’s Easter Bible Study Lesson “If Christ Had Not Been Raised…”

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“What if Christ had not been Raised”….   We know that Christ died for us and our sins. And we believe that on the third day after his crucifixion that he was raised from the dead with all power… and giving us the manifestation of God’s Word.

As Paul puts it “6 Gifts of the Resurrection”

“If Christ Has Not Been Raised . . . “

Paul says there are six things that would be in shambles if Christ did not rise from the dead. Then verse 20 reverses the whole paragraph: “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead.” So let’s look at those six things.

1. Verse 14: “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain.” But since Christ has been raised, our preaching is not in vain.
2. Verse 14: ” . . . and your faith is in vain.” But since Christ has been raised, our faith is not in vain.
3. Verse 15: If Christ has not been raised, “we are found to be misrepresenting God [literally: we are false witnesses], because we testified of God that he raised Christ.” But since Christ has been raised, the apostles are not false witnesses about the work of God.
4. Verse 17: “If Christ has not been raised then your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.” But since Christ has been raised, we are not still in our sins.
5. Verse 18: If Christ has not been raised, then “those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.” But since Christ has been raised, the dead in Christ have not perished.
6. Verse 19: If Christ has not been raised, then “we are of all men most to be pitied.” But since Christ has been raised, we are not to be pitied.

Read more on this study from John Piper at Desiring God

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