Stepping In: Getting things started!

1 – What is some of the evidence that has helped you trust the Bible?

2 – What questions do you still have about its trustworthiness as The Word of God?

3 – The evidence is there. Why do you think some people don’t want to investigate the truth of God’s Word?

 

Building Up: What is God Saying? 

Read 1 Corinthians 15:1-2. Why is it important to make sure what we believe is actually true, with evidence to back it up?

Read 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. This is the central message of the “Gospel”. What evidence does Paul give to go along with his claim regarding Jesus? How do the OT prophecies help us trust the validity of Jesus’ story?

Read 1 Corinthians 15:5. What evidence do we have that these men actually saw Jesus after His resurrection? What about their own lives gives us convincing proof they really believed in a risen Jesus?

Read 1 Corinthians 15:6. How is Paul’s specific number here used to add more credibility to this amazing claim of Jesus’ resurrection?

Read 1 Corinthians 15:7-8. Part of the criteria for being one of the early apostles was that they had seen the resurrected Lord. Paul had his encounter with Him on the road to Damascus (Acts 9). How is his experience unique and how does that help our faith?

Read 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. Paul is dealing with a false teaching going around that said any resurrection was impossible. Why is Jesus’ resurrection absolutely critical to the Christian faith?

Read 1 Corinthians 15:58. Finish this thought: Since we know Jesus DID rise from the dead, we…

 

Living Out: How do I obey?

1 – The resurrection is one part of the evidence for the Bible as a whole. How does trusting God’s Word as truth help you today…and tomorrow?

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