HOME GROUP DISCUSSION

-In what ways do we treat death as an enemy; and in what ways do we get too comfortable with death as a part of the "way things are?" How have you experienced both?

-Why is the concept of 'first fruits' so important to this passage?

-In what ways are Adam and Christ paralleled in this passage and in the New Testament more generally?

-How is the truth of this passage something we can encourage other Christians with and also apply the gospel to the lives of unbelievers?