“For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures….” (vv. 3-4)

Just go ahead and bookmark the whole chapter.

(Yes, even the esoteric discourse on seeds and bodies.)

This chapter—1 Corinthians 15—is a foundational Gospel exposition. We are given, through inspired Paul, a clear defense of the Resurrection, of Christ’s victory over death, and of our hope. We confess it on Sundays. We read it at funerals. We sing its words in so many hymns. It is a big-deal chapter.

And, over it all, there is the one thing that is most important:

The very heart of the Gospel is in vv. 3-4. I’ve preached hundreds of messages, and almost every one of them looks here, at some point. We have in these few words a pure formulation of our proclamation, our passion, and our promise:

Christ died for our sins. He was buried. And He was raised. All of it according to the Scriptures.

Jesus in our place. Jesus over death. Jesus—just as promised.

Bookmark the whole chapter—and maybe underline those verses.

— Tyler