15:2 - By this grace you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. - No matter what anyone wants to tell you, you need to walk in obedience to God to remain in the grace that will save you. You cannot accept Jesus and then go back to your old life and remain with Jesus. The whole bible teaches that staying in Christ is what counts and not just a moment in time decision that wasn't followed up.
15:3-4 - This is a good synopsis of the entire Gospel: death, burial, resurrection, appearances
15:10 - But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them - yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. - What a great verse. The grace of God was not without effect in my life. Is the grace of God having no daily effect on your life? If so, how is that. The grace of God ought to cause such a change in our thinking that it changes our behavior. Our gratitude ought to change how we view our life and our walk with God. How could we not focus our attention on Him more and on the things of this world less? We make excuses about not having time for the Word or prayer or worship or serving or teaching, but the grace of God ought to so change our lives those come first no matter what.
15:14/17 - The resurrection is critical to the Christian faith!!! You cannot have Christianity without it.
15:19 - If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all others.
15:20 - Christ has indeed been raised!!!! - Don't ever forget that and never let that become a fact like George Washington was president is a fact. just those words ought to hijack our day to praise.
15:29 - I have heard a few explanations here, but still not sure what this is talking about.
15:33 - Do not be misled: 'Bad company corrupts good character.' - This was from a Greek poet. If you hang out with the wrong people you will end up with the wrong kind of heart. Just look back over your own life and you know this to be true. for some of you, the thing holding back your growth in Christ right now is you keep hanging out with the wrong kind of people at work or at play and your faith is held back because of it. Look at every relationship and see if it is causing you to run ahead with Christ or stay back with the world.
15:36 - ... what you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
15:42-44 - Body = perishable to imperishable
= dishonor to honor
= weakness to power
= natural to spiritual
15:49 - so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.
15:55 - Once Jesus conquerors death we will be able to sing: Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? for the time being we rest in the truth that Jesus has already overcome death, even though we still feel the sting.
15:57 - But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
15:58 - Stand firm. Let nothing move you. Give yourself fully because you know your labor is going to make a difference.
Love, Michael
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