I Corinthians 15:50-57 The Practical Implications of the Resurrection: Give Thanks to God Who Gives Victory

I Corinthians 15:50-57 

The Practical Implications of the Resurrection: Give Thanks to God Who Gives Victory 

1. The Mystery You will be Told is that of your Coming Victory 

1. What does Paul mean by telling a “mystery”? 

1. What does Paul explain that the mystery is? Verses 50-51  with Matthew 8:11; Luke 24:39

2. What will be the quality of your life when this change takes place?  Verse 53; I Timothy 6:17

2. How will this change take place? 

1. How quickly will it happen?  Verses 51-52

2. When will this change take place?  Verse 52; Leviticus 25:8-28; Exodus 20:19; Revelation 11:15 

2. Death itself is Conquered 

1. What is the picture of death being conquered in verse 54? 

1. What is the picture from animal life?

2. What is the picture Paul is borrowing from Isaiah 25:6-8?

2. What is the imagery Paul uses to describe the defeat of death in verse 55? 

1. Who takes the stinger out of death?  Verses 57

2. Why is it that death stings? What is the root cause, the source, of death?  Verse 56

Romans 5:13

3. How is it that Jesus meets the demands of the Law and takes the sting out of death? 

4. What does the sting of the female honeybee illustrate? 

3. Give Thanks to God Who Gives the Victory

1. Who is it that is given victory over death and should give thanks?

1. ____________________________________________________ verses 57, 23

2. Who does not share in the victory over death? 

3. How should you respond this morning if Christ is not yours?  

2. How can you taunt death when Christ is yours? Verse 55 

3. What victory can you thank the Lord for today?  verse 57