God Is Not the Author of Confusion, but of Peace

1 Corinthians 14–16

September 4, 2023, to September 10, 2023

Paul testified that Jesus Christ was resurrected, for he had seen Christ himself. Paul envisioned the resurrection of all people and the glory that awaits those who come unto Christ. His teaching that death has lost its sting has comforted people for two millennia.

1 Corinthians 14

Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians: A New Rendition

Michael D. Rhodes, Richard D. Draper

The New Testament: A New Rendition, BYU New Testament Commentary

The New Rendition is a modern update intended to help readers understand the King James Version.

The “Same” Organization That Existed in the Primitive Church

Grant Underwood

Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, Sidney B. Sperry Symposium 32 (2002)

The article discusses the sixth Article of Faith of the Church, which refers to the organization of the Primitive Church, including apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, and evangelists.

1 Corinthians 15

“Jesus Christ, and Him Crucified”: Paul’s Testimony of Christ

Gaye Strathearn

Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior (2002)

Explores Paul’s transformation and emphasis on being “in Christ” as the center of life.

A New Meaning of “Restoration”: The Book of Mormon on Life after Death

Richard O. Cowan

The Book of Mormon: Alma, the Testimony of the Word (1992)

God’s prophets have promised a restoration of all things. When we hear the term restoration, we typically think of the latter-day return of the Church and the revelation of the gospel in its fulness. Book of Mormon prophets, however, use this term to teach that every individual will receive a temporal as well as a spiritual restoration, good for good, evil for evil.

Baptism in Behalf of the Dead among the Early Christians (1 Corinthians 15:29)

Richard D. Draper, Michael D. Rhodes

Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians, BYU New Testament Commentary, excerpted on the BYU New Testament Commentary website (Aug. 2019)

“Paul argues for the reality and centrality of the resurrection to the Christian faith. In the course of his argument, he introduces this verse [1 Cor. 15:29]. There is evidence that baptism for the dead existed for hundreds of years among various Christian groups, including the Corinthians, Marcionties, Cerinithians or Gnostics, and Montanists.”

Jesus Christ and Salvation

Robert L. Millet

No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues (2011)

Latter-day Saints believe in the historical Jesus. Jesus has completed his side of the covenants, and we must exercise faith and live faithfully to complete our side.

Paul the Apostle: Champion of the Doctrine of the Resurrection

J. Peter Hansen

Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, Sidney B. Sperry Symposium 31 (2002)

Paul’s conversion experience led to his fervent missionary work. Explores Paul’s preaching in Pisidian Antioch and his powerful doctrine concerning the Resurrection.

Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians: A New Rendition

Michael D. Rhodes, Richard D. Draper

The New Testament: A New Rendition, BYU New Testament Commentary

The New Rendition is a modern update intended to help readers understand the King James Version.

The Gift of Grace

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

General Conference (Apr. 2015)

On Easter Sunday, we celebrate the most long-awaited and glorious event in the history of the world. It is the day that changed everything.

The Good Samaritan: Forgotten Symbols

John W. Welch

Ensign 37, no. 2 (Feb. 2007)

The parable of the Good Samaritan testifies of Christ. This article examines this parable and shows its teachings about the plan of salvation, the Savior’s atoning love, and our journey toward inheriting eternal life. This article (in two formats) gives a clear overview of the ancient meaning of the parable of the Good Samaritan.

The Teachings of Church Leaders Regarding the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, 1852–2018

John Hilton III, Emily K. Hyde, McKenna Grace Trussel

BYU Studies Quarterly 59, no. 1 (2020)

While Church leaders testify of the importance of Christ’s suffering in Gethsemane, they mention the saving importance of the Crucifixion five times more than they do Gethsemane.

The Tragedy and Triumph of Resurrection

Thomas A. Wayment

The Tragedy and the Triumph (2019)

Fear and awe characterize the first resurrection accounts, culminating in Jesus' triumph over death.

Theological Underpinnings of Baptism for the Dead

David L. Paulsen, Roger D. Cook,, Brock M. Mason

BYU Studies Quarterly 55, no. 3 (2016)

“If Jesus was not resurrected, then what is Christianity? In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul reminds us that there were many who saw, with their own eyes, the gloriously embodied, resurrected Jesus.”

Types of Christian Revelation

Richard L. Anderson

Literature of Belief: Sacred Scripture and Religious Experience (1981)

Brooks presents data showing that when people give more money away, they tend to prosper. Of Americans who attend worship services every week, 91 percent give and are reaping the reward.

What Does the Book of Mormon Teach Us about the Resurrection?

KnoWhy #511 (Jun. 2021)

The Book of Mormon teaches Christ’s Resurrection as the way in which humanity can overcome our spiritual and physical deaths, which were brought about the Fall and our own transgressions, and return to the presence of God to be judged, in our bodies, according to our thoughts, words, and deeds. The Book of Mormon and Bible together clarify that everyone will be resurrected.

1 Corinthians 16

Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians: A New Rendition

Michael D. Rhodes, Richard D. Draper

The New Testament: A New Rendition, BYU New Testament Commentary

The New Rendition is a modern update intended to help readers understand the King James Version.

1 Corinthians

Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians: A New Rendition

Michael D. Rhodes, Richard D. Draper

The New Testament: A New Rendition, BYU New Testament Commentary

The New Rendition is a modern update intended to help readers understand the King James Version.

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