The church at Corinth – a prominent city in Greece – had a lot going on: lawsuits, a bloke sleeping with his stepmother, members being struck dead at the Lord’s Supper, crazy interruptions in the worship service; jealousy, rivalry, big egos. Paul has spent his time addressing each of these, but now he comes to one of his big ‘remind mes.’ What is the most important thing the Corinthians need to be reminded of? What’s the most important thing we’re likely to forget? The gospel. In these 11 verses, Paul reminds us of the reality of the gospel (vs. 3-8), the result of the gospel (vs. 9-11) and the effect of the gospel (vs. 1-2).

Paul explains the significance of the resurrection by exposing the fact that no resurrection means no hope. Then, Paul shows how the fact that Christ gives hope for the future and meaning for the present. The death nail hammered into death itself provides us with assurance in suffering and reorients our priorities in life.

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Spiritual Gifts