What must you believe to be saved according to Paul?
Paul declares the saving gospel: Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, was buried, and rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. A person must believe this gospel, receive it, stand in it, and hold it fast, understanding and knowing what they believe, for by this gospel you are saved.
Les teaches from 1 Corinthians 15 that the gospel is not one of many but the one and only gospel Paul preached, which the Corinthians received, wherein they stand, and by which they are saved. Les stresses that if you keep in memory what Paul preached, unless you have believed in vain, you have to understand and know what you believe. Paul delivered first of all what he also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, and that He arose again the third day according to the Scriptures. That, Les says, is the gospel. He then points back to Romans chapter 1 because it has been a while since the plan of salvation was delineated, and that is what the program is for: to help people understand how to get right with God and have assurance of being in His presence.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
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