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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; That is the first fundamental fact in the gospel system. Blessed is the man who believes it, and rests his soul upon it.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And that he was buried, That is an essential part of the gospel. 1Co_15:4. And that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: This is the bright light of the gospel, the resurrection of our Lord from the dead —
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And that he was buried, This was necessary as a proof of his death, and as the ground work of his rising again. 1Co_15:4. And that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: This is the gospel, Christ dead, buried, risen again, ever living. We must dwell upon these points, for they are the essentials of the gospel.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: This is the very keystone of the gospel arch, — the Christ who died on the cross, and was buried in Joseph’s tomb, “rose again the third day according to the scriptures.” This great truth of Christ’s resurrection is so important that Paul dwells upon it at...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And that he was buried: and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: That grand fact of the resurrection of Christ from the dead is rightly put next to his substitutionary sacrifice, for it is the very cornerstone of our holy faith. It is one of the essential doctrines which must be received by us, for we cannot truly believe...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. For I am the least of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, When Paul wrote,-
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostle. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. The apostle does not...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And that he was seen of Cephas, Peter saw him.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then of the twelve: after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, When the epistle was written.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And that he was seen of Cephas,— that is, Peter,— then of the twelve: after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James, then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. I...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. In different places, and at different hours; sometimes by one, sometimes by eleven, once by five hundred brethren at once, Jesus was seen after he had risen from the dead. As I have often said, there is no historical fact that is so well authenticated as that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. There is no fact, in all history, that is so well attested as the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Whether there ever was such a person as Julius Caesar might be contested,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. Paul calls himself an abortion, and speaks of himself as one hardly worth mentioning; yet he had seen the Lord after his resurrection from the dead. He was not a man to be deceived, for he had persecuted the Church of Christ. He was exceedingly mad against the Messiah; so that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. No man could be more thoroughly with...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For I am the least of the apostles that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. “God has forgiven me,” said a good man once, “but I shall never forgive myself.” So was it with the apostle Paul; he knew that God had forgiven him, and honoured him by making him an apostle, but he could not forgive himself; and no...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. Therefore whether it were I or they,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I; but the grace of God which was with me. Therefore whether it were I or they,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain, out I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me In what humble tones Paul speaks! He will not deny what grace has done in him and by him, but he will ascribe it all to grace. Brethren, you are not to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. There was not a doubt about that. All the apostles, all the early Christians preached the resurrection of Christ; and the Corinthians, when they became Christians, believed it.