1 corinthians 15:1-4 THE GOSPEL IN A NUT SHELL"

paul reviewed the basic gospel message, which is the historical fact of  THE DEATH,BURIAL, AND RESURRECTION OF CHRIST,"THE WONDERFUL MESSAGE"" of which OUR FAITH IS BUILT. CHRIST WAS NOT A MARTYR DYING FOR HIS FAITH,BUT A SAVIOR DYING FOR OUR SINS. HE DID NOT SAY." I AM FINISHED" BUT IT IS FINISHED" SEE GEN 1:26-31) were instrumental in bringing about christ's death and resurrection; + THE FATHER see> john. 3:16 see> acts. 2:24).+THE SON. see> john.10: 11, 18 ). +THE HOLY SPIRIT see> romans1:4  see > hebrews. 9:14) +++.( 1 CORINTHIANS. 15:5-11 ( HE'S ALIVE HERE'S THE PROOF!" paul cited two proofs for christ"s resurrection; +his many postresurrection appearances see paul listed six, including his appearance to him 1 cor. 15:8-11) +the amazing fact of paul's own salvation 1cor. 15:8-11).( 1 corinthians 15:12-19 if he isn't we are doom" some at corinth questioned the very possibility of resurrection. paul stressed that the christian faith rests soly on chris'ts resurrection. if that resurrection didn't happen, then those who believe in it are surly the most "miserable" of all people; more important,they are still in the grip of sin and death.)+++(15:20-28 the resurrection,the reviewing stand,and the reign. christ's resurrection is only the first of many the will follow. just as adam's sin brought death to the whole human race, christ's resurrection brings the possibility of everlasting life (15:20-22). see>romans. 5:12-21) the coming resurrections will take place in a particular" order 15:23) a military term referring to troops marching by rank,as in a parade; +christ's resurrection leads the parade,for it was the first of it's kind. all those previously raised. see acts 20:7-12)died again; christ was the first to be raised to immortality. he was the "first of all who will rise from the dead see col. 1:18). + next comes the troops of the rapture resurrection 15:23) see> 15:50-58 and on 1thess. 4:13-18).+ then comes the end which will include the resurrection of  ot and tribulation saints 15:24 also see dan 12:2 an rev. 20:1-6) ushering in christ's eternal reign 15:24-28). not mention here but implied in rev. 20:6). is a second resurrection, after the millennium and satan's final rebellion,of the unrepentet who will then stand before god in the great white throne judgement see> john 5:29 also see>rev. 20:1-6 and 20:11-15).+++(1 cor. 15:29-34 EXHORTATIONS IN LIGHT OF THE EMPTY TOMB. if the resurrection never happened,said paul,we might as well quit making sacrifices for christ and dedicated our lives to pleasure 15:30-32) but since he has been raised,we should pursue holiness 15:33-34) though paul did not endorse baptism for the dead,he pointed out that the practice(evidently existent in corinth) is meaningless if there is no resurrection 15:29) there is no biblical support for baptism for the dead. to die lost is to remain  forever lost see> luke. 16:19-31 and heb. 9:27