Series Title: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ According to Paul

Scripture:

“The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
—1 Corinthians 15:56–57

This is resurrection victory—victory over all things. Christ’s resurrection is the culmination of everything God has done on behalf of mankind. The grave is not the end. Death is no longer our master. The law no longer condemns us, and sin has no power over us. All of it—death, law, and sin—was nailed to His cross. There is now no condemnation. We are in Christ, and Christ is risen.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ didn’t just break open the tomb—it broke the power of death itself.

In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul builds an unshakable foundation for the believer’s hope. He doesn’t present resurrection as a future theory—it’s a guaranteed reality, anchored in the resurrection of Christ.

“For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.”
—1 Corinthians 15:21

Paul makes it personal: the same power that raised Jesus will raise those who are His—the Body of Christ—at His coming (v. 23). This is not a general resurrection at the end of time like Martha believed in John 11:24. This is a mystery revealed to Paul—we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed (v. 51).

“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.”
(1 Corinthians 15:52)

This is the resurrection tied to the catching away of the Body of Christ—what many call the Rapture. It’s distinct from Israel’s prophetic program. It’s part of the mystery gospel given only to Paul (1 Corinthians 15:1–4; Romans 16:25).

That’s why Paul can shout:

“O Death, where is your sting?
O Hades, where is your victory?”

And then:

“But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

This is resurrection victory—victory over all things. Christ’s resurrection is the culmination of everything God has done on behalf of mankind. The grave is not the end. Death is no longer our master. The law no longer condemns us, and sin has no power over us. All of it—death, law, and sin—was nailed to His cross. There is now no condemnation. We are in Christ, and Christ is risen.