1 Corinthians 15:3-8
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, 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.
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, 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.
What did Paul preach, what was the good news in the words of life he was willing to die for? Not only did he speak of who Christ is, but also what He did to make reconciliation with God the Father through Him possible. It begins with Christ dying in our place to justify the due punishment for sin of us all. Then the facts that He was buried because He was actually dead, but also that He brought His body back to life as God among us (Emmanuel). Finally, the proof was seen by witnesses that Christ Jesus was alive and walking among them again, just as He said from the Old Testament till then. Finally, Paul saw Jesus on the road to Damascus, blinded so that he might see. Therefore, Paul gave his life to bear witness and to be used to explain what all that means to us. This is the gospel we live and die for.
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