For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
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… if you hold firmly to the word that I preached to you, for what I received, I passed on to you as of first importance, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the scripture. Embed that thought deeply in your mind. Embed that thought. Christ died for our sins. he was buried and he rose again and we've all broken one or all of the ten commandments haven't we we're all guilty we're all sinners all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god don't believe me have you ever taken the lord's name in vain have you ever lied have you ever coveted have you ever been angry with somebody james 2 10 says that if you offend on one point of the law, you're guilty of all of it. And so seeing our complete weakness, our inability to do anything whatsoever to alleviate our wretched condition, God did the ultimate for us. Recognizing that our righteousness could never get us to heaven, God imputed his righteousness upon our lives and made us righteous by his blood, dying for our sins. Romans 5, 6 says, Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely a righteous man will one die, yet perhaps a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates his love towards us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Why did Christ die for us? Because there was no other way to satisfy the righteous …
… resurrection he didn't think his own brother was God? Because according to 1 Corinthians 15, the earliest evidence for the resurrection in the entire Bible, an ancient creed, 1 Corinthians 15 verses three to eight. One of the people to whom Jesus appeared to was James, his brother. Before the resurrection, James said, yo, bro, you're not God. After the resurrection, he said, yo, bro, you're God. Now, how many people in here have a brother? All right. How many people have a brother who thinks he's God? Yeah. You don't believe in him either. Neither did James. It took a resurrection. Jesus is called a madman. He's called a drunkard. He's called demon possessed. Do you think they invented this? He has his feet, white, but the hair of a prostitute, which easily could have been seen as a sexual advance. And oh, by the way, there are two prostitutes in Jesus's bloodline. Who are they? Rahab and Tamar. Now, do you think Matthew, when he was recording the genealogy, said to himself, you know what? …
… 31 says these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ the son of God and that believing you may have life in his name the first Corinthians 15 verses 3 and 4 says 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 then he rose again the third day according to the scriptures and three confess with your mouth what you believe this is where it all comes together you know just praying the prayer just going through the motion of praying the prayer just I raised my hand and I'm trusting in my hand being raised or I trust in getting dipped in the pacific ocean it doesn't cut it because unless you did this none of that is true or real you have to do this you have to confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and you have to believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, and you will be saved. …