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IF THERE IS NO RESURRECTION
Key verse: 12
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The Resurrection of the Dead
12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead,(A) how can some of you say that there is no resurrection(B) of the dead?(C) 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised,(D) our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead.(E) But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.(F) 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep(G) in Christ are lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.(H)
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The Resurrection of the Dead
12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, (A)how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, (B)then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that (C)he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and (D)you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who (E)have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope[a] in this life only, (F)we are of all people most to be pitied.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:19 Or we have hoped
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1. There is a resurrection! (12)
There is a resurrection; Jesus’ resurrection and ours too! Jesus’ resurrection is a historical truth with so many eyewitnesses and backed up by both the Old and New Testaments. But some Corinthian believers said there is no resurrection of the dead. They thought it was impossible. They seemed to be fine without the resurrection. Paul clearly reveals such faith excluding the resurrection of Jesus and our resurrection is no faith at all. Why?
2. If there is no resurrection...(13-19)
If we say there is no resurrection, we go against the historical resurrection of Christ. We are liars, for we say God raised Jesus. But God did not raise Jesus if there is no resurrection. We would still be in our sins, because the death, the wages of sin, is not solved. Then we who believe and sacrifice for God would be the most pitiful people. But praise God that Jesus has been raised from the dead! We are the happiest people in the world. We have no fear of death and have hope to live forever in God’s kingdom when we leave this world!
Prayer: Lord, I believe that Jesus rose again. I will be raised with all believers too. Let me share this life-giving message by my changed life.
One Word: Jesus has risen; we will be raised too!