If There be No Resurrection of the Dead 1 Corinthians 15:13

Paul the apostle told the church members in Corinth how Jesus, “was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”. In chapter fifteen and verse thirteen of First Corinthians, Paul told the church members in Corinth how Jesus was, “if there be no resurrection of the dead”, where we read:

But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

The verse begins, “But if there be no resurrection of the dead,...” Paul began with the word, “but” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated “if there be” which means “whether there exists” “no resurrection” which refers to “no raising or rising up” “of the dead” or “from the lifeless, deceased, departed, destitute of life and inanimate”. Paul accounted for the possibility of there being “no resurrection of the dead” at all.

The verse goes on to say, “...then is Christ not risen:” Paul continued with the word, “then” which means “therefore, consequently and accordingly” “is Christ” which refers to “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God” “not risen” which means “not raised, aroused, awaken, caused to rise, stirred up and erected”. Paul concluded that if there was not a “resurrection”, then Jesus Himself would not have been “raised from the dead”.

When we think through these words from Paul, we see how he used “resurrection” to prove his point about Jesus. If “resurrection” was not true, then Jesus could not have been “resurrected”. Because “resurrection” is valid, Jesus was “resurrected”, and His resurrection proves that “resurrection” is true. All those who believe in Jesus Christ as their personal “Savior and Lord” shall also be given “eternal life”, and although they shall “die” in their flesh, their spirits shall continue eternally with God even as “Christ Jesus the Lord” demonstrated.

Next time Paul tells the church members what happens, “if Christ be not risen”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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