In the first two verses of 1 Corinthians chapter 15, Paul sets the theme of his discussion: “I make known to you, brothers, the good news which I declared to you, which you also received, in which you also stand, through which you are also being saved,... unless, in fact, you became believers to no purpose. ”
Iepriekšminētās nodaļas pirmajos divos pantos var lasīt, kā Pāvils ievada tālāk iztirzāto tēmu: ” Brāļi, es jums atgādinu evanģeliju, ko jums jau esmu pasludinājis, ko jūs esat dabūjuši un kuŗā jūs arī stāvat, kas jums arī dod pestīšanu,.. citādi jūs būtu velti kļuvuši ticīgi. ”