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1 Corinthians 15:13

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But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

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But here's the thing — if dead people don't come back to life, then Christ didn't come back to life either.

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Jesus rising from the dead and everyone else rising from the dead are connected — it's all or nothing.

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