Nothing But The Cross
The Four Essentials Of the Gospel
In 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-9 Paul summarises the essentials of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
• Christ was CRUCIFIED FOR OUR SINS, as Scriptures prophesied
• Christ DIED & WAS BURIED
• Christ was RAISED TO LIFE ON THE THIRD DAY, as the Scriptures & Christ himself had prophesied
• He APPEARED TO NUMEROUS WITNESSES whose lives were changed for ever & who went on to change the world
These four short statements form the basis of our faith as Christians.
Four Fundamental Facts
• JESUS' DEATH ON THE CROSS WAS GOD'S PLAN - it had been prophesied in Scripture. Peter made this clear in his sermon on the Day of Pentecost as we see in ACTS 2:1-41,
• JESUS DIED & WAS BURIED - he really was dead; he did not swoon, just appear to be dead or was substituted at the last moment
• JESUS WAS RAISED TO LIFE FROM THE DEAD as God had promised in Scripture ACTS 2:24-32; ISAIAH 53:9-12; HOSEA 6:2
• JESUS WAS SEEN BY WITNESSES AFTER HIS RESURRECTION most of whom were still alive when Paul wrote the Letter to the Corinthians
