Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I
preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are
being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed
in vain. For I delivered to you as of
first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance
with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in
accordance with the Scriptures. 1
Corinthians 15:1-4