If christ has not been raised 8 12-12

1 Corinthians 15:12-20

Tallapoosa church of Christ
Sunday Morning
August 12, 2012

Ephesians 3:9-11 NKJV and to make all see what is the fellowship of
the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in
God who created all things through Jesus Christ; (10) to the intent that
now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to
the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, (11) according to
the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 NKJV (1) Moreover, brethren, I declare to
you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received
and in which you stand, (2) by which also you are saved, if you
hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed
in vain. (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,

Matthew 20:18-19 NKJV "Behold, we
are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son
of Man will be betrayed to the chief
priests and to the scribes; and they will
condemn Him to death, (19) and
deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and
to scourge and to crucify. And the third
day He will rise again.”

If Christ was not Raised…
Then our Preaching is in Vain:
1 Corinthians 15:12-14 NKJV (12) Now if Christ is preached
that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among
you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? (13) But if
there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.
(14) And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty
and your faith is also empty.

2 Timothy 1:10-12 NKJV but has now been revealed by the
appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death
and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
(11) to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a
teacher of the Gentiles. (12) For this reason I also suffer
these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom
I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what
I have committed to Him until that Day.


The Words of the Apostles are Lies:
Ephesians 2:19-20 NKJV Now, therefore, you are no longer
strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints
and members of the household of God, (20) having been
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus
Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,


The Gospel would be meaningless:
Romans 1:16 NKJV For I am not ashamed of the gospel of
Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone
who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

Then our Faith is in Vain:
1 Corinthians 15:14 NKJV (14) And if Christ is not
risen, then our preaching is empty and your faith is also
empty.
1 Corinthians 15:19 NKJV (19) If in this life only we
have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.

Then we are still LOST in our SINS!!!
Romans 6:6-10 NKJV knowing this, that our old man was crucified
with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we
should no longer be slaves of sin. (7) For he who has died has been
freed from sin. (8) Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we
shall also live with Him, (9) knowing that Christ, having been
raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion
over Him. (10) For the death that He died, He died to sin once for
all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.

1 Corinthians 15:17-18 NKJV (17) And if Christ is not risen, your
faith is futile; you are still in your sins! (18) Then also those who
have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

1 Corinthians 15:17-18 NKJV (17) And if Christ is not risen, your
faith is futile; you are still in your sins! (18) Then also those who
have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

Perished Apollumi – lit. destroyed.

Then there is NO RESURECTION:
1 Corinthians 15:12-13 NKJV (12) Now if Christ is preached that
He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that
there is no resurrection of the dead? (13) But if there is no
resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.

1 Corinthians 15:32 NKJV (32) If, in the manner of men, I have fought
with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not
rise, "LET US EAT AND DRINK, FOR TOMORROW WE DIE!”

But NOW Christ is Risen:
1 Corinthians 15:20 NKJV (20) But now Christ is risen from the
dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

IS RISEN (perfect tense)

John 19:30 NKJV So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said,
"It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

Jesus Remains Risen!!!

1 Corinthians 15:5-8 NKJV (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.

Read Luke 24:1-8
Matt. 27:62-66 NKJV On the next day, which followed the Day of
Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate,
(63) saying, "Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that
deceiver said, 'After three days I will rise.' (64) Therefore command that
the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come by
night and steal Him away, and say to the people, 'He has risen from the
dead.' So the last deception will be worse than the first." (65) Pilate said
to them, "You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know
how.” (66) So they went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone and
setting the guard.

Romans 6:3-5 NKJV Or do you not know that as many of us as
were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
(4) Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into
death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of
the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. (5)
For if we have been united together in the likeness of His
death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His
resurrection,

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 NKJV (13) Let us hear the conclusion of
the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For
this is man's all. (14) For God will bring every work into
judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.

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