First Corinthians 15 Part 5 Christ's Resurrection Fulfills Firstfruits Offerings
False teaching about the resurrection of Christ is refuted. 1 Corinthians 15:12-19 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13) But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 14) And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 15) Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 16) For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 17) And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 18) Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 19) If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. Guided by God's Spirit, Paul shows the foolishness of those who taught that there is no resurrection from the dead. They were teaching that Jesus Christ did not ri