For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised. ] This is a repetition of the argument in ( 1 Corinthians 15:13 ) made partly to show the importance of it, and partly to observe other absurdities, following upon the conclusion of it.
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If Christ hasn't come back to life, our message has no meaning and your faith also has no meaning.
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In addition, we are obviously witnesses who lied about God because we testified that he brought Christ back to life. But if it's true that the dead don't come back to life, then God didn't bring Christ back to life.
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Certainly, if the dead don't come back to life, then Christ hasn't come back to life either.
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If Christ hasn't come back to life, your faith is worthless and sin still has you in its power.
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Then those who have died as believers in Christ no longer exist.