The Gospel in 5 Seconds 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain. 3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,

Introduction Not 5 seconds of time Things that are “second” in sequence The gospel is good news Christ died for our sins He was buried He was raised from the dead The gospel is the complete story of God's love, power and desire that all be saved.

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Hebrews 8:7-8 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. 8 Because finding fault with them, He says: "Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Hebrews 8:13 In that He says, "A new covenant," He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away. It is this second law that saves us John 1:17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Second Birth Jesus taught Nicodemus about being born again John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Second Birth The second birth involves baptism Acts 2:38 – baptism is for the remission of sins 1 Peter 3:21 – baptism saves us

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Second Birth 1 Peter 1:22-23 22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, 23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Second Birth Second Coming Hebrews 9:27-28 27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, 28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Second Birth Second Coming Mark 13:32 "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Second Birth Second Coming We must be ready Matthew 24:44 Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Matthew 25:13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Second Birth Second Coming Second Death Everybody dies twice Physical death is the separation of soul and body. Spiritual death in sin is our separation from God Each person faces both of these deaths.

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Second Birth Second Coming Second Death You have a choice as to which death comes first Die to sin in baptism Romans 6:3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? THEN die physically

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Second Birth Second Coming Second Death You have a choice as to which death comes first Die physically THEN die in eternity Revelation 20:14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. Revelation 20:6a Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection.

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Second Birth Second Coming Second Death You have a choice as to which death comes first Die physically THEN die in eternity Revelation 20:14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Second Birth Second Coming Second Death Second Law of Pardon Jonah 3:1 – Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time Peter was given a second chance The Prodigal Son was given a second chance in Luke 15

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Second Birth Second Coming Second Death Second Law of Pardon Acts 8:20-21 20 But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money! 21 You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds Second Law Second Birth Second Coming Second Death Second Law of Pardon Acts 8:22 Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. Acts 8:24 Then Simon answered and said, "Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me."

Here is the gospel in 5 Seconds We live under the second law We can experience the second birth We live in the hope of the second coming We must avoid the second death We have a second chance as long as we live Second Law Second Birth Second Coming Second Death Second Law of Pardon