The Resurrection of Believers, Part 3

The Resurrection of Believers, Part 3
The Consequences of Resurrection Denial:
What if Dead People Don't Rise?
1 Corinthians 15:12-19

If there is no resurrection, there is no Christianity, and there is no hope!
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised (13-15)
If Christ has not been raised….
Our preaching is vain (14)
No gospel content
Your faith is vain (14)
No devotion or commitment
We are false witnesses (15)
No truthfulness
If the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised (16-19)
If Christ has not been raised….
Your faith is worthless (17)
No atonement
The dead in Christ have perished (18)
No eternal life
We are of all people most to be pitied (19)
No hope
But—Christ DID rise, dead people do rise, and so will we!! (20)
Applications
Centrality of the resurrection of Christ
Confidence of the believer
Godly fear of unbelievers and believers