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15:12 {3} Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
(3) The first argument to prove that there is a resurrection from the dead: Christ is risen again, therefore the dead will rise again.
15:12 How say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? These seemed to admit that Christ was raised, but denied the resurrection of others. He now shows that if Christ be raised, the general resurrection must follow as a result.
15:12 How say some - Who probably had been heathen philosophers.
15:12-19 Having shown that Christ was risen, the apostle answers those who said there would be no resurrection. There had been no justification, or salvation, if Christ had not risen. And must not faith in Christ be vain, and of no use, if he is still among the dead? The proof of the resurrection of the body is the resurrection of our Lord. Even those who died in the faith, had perished in their sins, if Christ had not risen. All who believe in Christ, have hope in him, as a Redeemer; hope for redemption and salvation by him; but if there is no resurrection, or future recompence, their hope in him can only be as to this life. And they must be in a worse condition than the rest of mankind, especially at the time, and under the circumstances, in which the apostles wrote; for then Christians were hated and persecuted by all men. But it is not so; they, of all men, enjoy solid comforts amidst all their difficulties and trials, even in the times of the sharpest persecution.
Christ Dead Good News Persons Preached Raised Resurrection Risen Rising Rose
Christ Dead Good News Persons Preached Raised Resurrection Risen Rising Rose
