1. Christ died for us and rose again.

Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and . . .
He was buried, and . . . He was raised on the third day according
to the Scriptures. (3-4)

2. He verified his resurrection by large public appearances.

After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one
time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep.
(6)

3. Because Christ has risen, we are not still in our sins.

If Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are
still in your sins. (17)

4. Because Christ has risen, our afflicted lives are not
pitiable.

If we have hoped in Christ in this life only, we are of all men
most to be pitied. (19)

5. We who trust Christ will be raised from the dead at Christ's
second coming.

For as in Adam all [his posterity] die, so also in Christ all
will [his posterity] be made alive. But each in his own order:
Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ's at His
coming. (22-23)

6. Christ now reigns invincibly over the universe.

For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His
feet. The last enemy that will be abolished is death. (25-26)

7. Our resurrection body will be imperishable, glorious,
powerful, and spiritual.

[Our resurrection body] is sown a perishable body, it is raised
an imperishable body; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in
glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a
natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. (42-44)

8. Living or dead, we shall be given new bodies in an instant at
Christ's coming.

Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will
all be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last
trumpet. (51-52)

9. Death now has no sting and will be swallowed up in
victory.

But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and
this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the
saying that is written, "Death is swallowed up in victory. Death,
where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" (54-55)

10. Christ suffered for sin and satisfied the law for us.

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but
thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ. (56-57)

11. Therefore, do huge amounts of Christ-exalting work because
none of it is in vain.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always
abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in
vain in the Lord. (58)

Loving to live by the hope of being raised with him,

Pastor John