sermon: Themes of I Corinthians (Part Eight)
Resurrection
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Given 15-Sep-07; Tape #848
Description: Richard Ritenbaugh emphasizes that the apostle Paul, immersed in the culture of Greece, consequently realized that speaking to the Athenian philosophers would be no small challenge. He quoted their Stoics poets and sought common ground. Everything went smoothly until he spoke of the resurrection, placing himself at odds with those who believed in the immortality of the soul. Greek philosophy considered mortality a kind of entrapment, preventing the spirit its escape to freedom. In I Corinthians 15, Paul expounds the resurrection, recalling the basic facts of the gospel message, stressing that salvation is an ongoing process, providing eyewitness testimony from more than 500 witnesses, arguing that a dead savior is no Savior, recalling resurrection's place in God's plan, maintaining that life is purposeless without it, describing metaphorically the resurrection body, answering why we cannot have this incorruptible body now, and forecasting the ultimate demise of death. (77 minutes)
Keywords/Topics: Afterlife All in all Areopagus Athens Berea Born out of due time Carrot and stick principle Character Children of God Corruptibility Corinth Daytona 500 Deity Epicureans Euripides Evil communication corrupts good manners First fruits Forerunner Gospel Greek culture Greek influence Greek philosophy Greek thought Hellenism Hellenization Image of the heavenly man Immortality of the soul Incorruptibility Jews Least of the apostles Mars Hill Oneness Paul's rhetoric Pharisees Plato Qualifying Resurrection of the dead Righteousness Sadducees Seed metaphor Seed picker Self control Seneca Silesia Spark of divine fire Stoics Tarsus Themes of 1 Corinthians Thessalonica "you are gods."
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Sermons in the Themes of I Corinthians series: |
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Paul's Ministry in Corinth |
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Party Spirit |
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Judging Righteous Judgment |
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Fleeing From Sin |
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Order in the Church |
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Personal Relationships |
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Resurrection |
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