Go Deep
(1 Corinthians 15:19-28)
Read 1 Corinthians 15:19-28.
Have you ever been with someone when they died? What was that experience like for you?
Have you given thought to your own death? What have you thought about it?
Do you think the fear of death is a good thing or a bad thing? Explain your answer.
Read Matthew 26:36-38 and John 12:27-28. Do you think Jesus was afraid of death? Explain your answer.
Paul calls death the last enemy (1 Cor. 15:26). In what sense is death an enemy? Why is it the last enemy\?
For the Christian, is death a good thing or a bad thing? Explain your answer.
Read Hebrews 2:14-15. Why was it necessary for Jesus to share flesh and blood to “destroy him who holds the power of death” by means of his own death?
In what sense does the devil has the power of death? How did he come by this power?
Have you ever known anyone “held in slavery by the fear of death”? What negative consequences might the fear of death cause people?
How would release from the fear of death help a Christian live a better life?
When will the last enemy (death, 1 Cor. 15:26) be destroyed?
What does any of this have to do with everyday life? How can it help us live a better, more enjoyable, and God-honoring life now?