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,

Paul’s statement lays the foundation for us to understand the whole good news of the Kingdom. I like to picture the Ancient Church Fathers, who gave us the creeds, reading this scripture.  First Importance!! So, let’s look at one point at a time…