What does 1 Corinthians 15 56 mean?

The Apostle Paul explains in Romans 6:23 why instead we now die: “Death is the wages of sin.” That’s what Paul means when he says in 1 Corinthians 15:56, “The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.” Death stings us so, because we know, whatever the immediate cause, the root cause is our sin.

What is the meaning of the strength of sin is the law?

The verse reads: “The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law,” which we might read with an interpolation, thus: “The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin (that is, what makes sin sting at death) is the law of God, which dooms the dying sinner to eternal punishment.”

What is the message of 1 Corinthians 15?

Explain that as recorded in 1 Corinthians 15:23–24, Paul taught that there will be an order to the Resurrection and that Jesus Christ will “[deliver] up the kingdom” to Heavenly Father after ending all forms of earthly (or worldly) “authority and power.”

What is the work of the Lord in 1 Corinthians 15 58?

In the immediate context of 1 Corinthians 15:58, therefore, Paul identifies his fellow ‘workers’ and those doing the ‘work of the Lord’ as those who are active in ministering to and serving the needs of others in the church.

What is the end of the law?

Christ is the end of the law only to those who through Christ have received righteousness. To those outside the realm of faith the law still rules (Commentary on Romans, p. 380).

How does Paul describe our resurrected bodies in 1 Corinthians 15?

As recorded in 1 Corinthians 15:42–52, Paul further clarified what a resurrected body would be like. He referred to a mortal body as “natural” (verses 44, 46) and corruptible, and he referred to a resurrected body as “spiritual” (verses 44, 46) and “incorruptible” (verse 52).

Why is it that our labor in the Lord is not in vain?

The Lord’s work is never in vain because Jesus rose from the grave. Everything we do in His name gives glory and honor to Him who died and rose again, giving us the promise of eternal life. That is the reward! That is the “pay” that we receive for our labor in God’s vineyard.