1 Korinther 15:17

17 Wenn aber Christus nicht auferweckt ist, so ist euer Glaube eitel; ihr seid noch in euren Sünden.

1 Korinther 15:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 15:17

And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain
As before in ( 1 Corinthians 15:14 ) not only the doctrine of faith, but the grace of faith in Christ; even that faith, which is the faith of God's elect; the pure gift of his grace, and the operation of his power; which Christ is the object, author, and finisher of; and which he prays for, that it may not fail; and to which salvation is so often promised in the sacred Scriptures; and yet is vain, than which nothing can be more absurd: it follows,

ye are yet in your sins:
in a state of nature and unregeneracy, under the power and dominion of sin, being neither regenerated nor sanctified; for regeneration is owing to the resurrection of Christ from the dead, and is a branch of the power, virtue, and efficacy of it: but if Christ is not risen, there never was, is, or will be any such thing as regeneration and sanctification; things, if ever wrought by the Spirit, are done by him in virtue, and in imitation of the resurrection, as well as the death of Christ: moreover, if Christ is not risen, his people are under the guilt of their sins; there is no expiation nor remission of them, nor justification from them; for though he was delivered as a sacrifice to atone for their offences, and his blood was shed to obtain the forgiveness of their sins, yet he must be raised again for their justification, and be exalted as a Prince and a Saviour, as to give repentance, so remission of sins, or they will never enjoy these blessings; for notwithstanding his sufferings and death, if he lies under the power of the grave, they must remain under the power and guilt of sin, and be liable to everlasting punishment for it.

1 Korinther 15:17 In-Context

15 Wir werden aber auch als falsche Zeugen Gottes erfunden, weil wir in Bezug auf Gott gezeugt haben, daß er den Christus auferweckt habe, den er nicht auferweckt hat, wenn wirklich Tote nicht auferweckt werden.

16 Denn wenn Tote nicht auferweckt werden, so ist auch Christus nicht auferweckt.

17 Wenn aber Christus nicht auferweckt ist, so ist euer Glaube eitel; ihr seid noch in euren Sünden.

18 Also sind auch die, welche in Christo entschlafen sind, verloren gegangen.

19 Wenn wir allein in diesem Leben auf Christum Hoffnung haben, so sind wir die elendesten von allen Menschen.