And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
If Christ didn't actually come back from the dead, then everything we've been telling you is pointless, and everything you've chosen to believe is pointless too.
No resurrection = no point to any of this.
📚 Historical Context
The Apostle Paul wrote his first letter to the Corinthians around AD 55 to address divisions and doctrinal issues in the early church, particularly skepticism about the resurrection among believers influenced by Greek philosophy. In this chapter, Paul is defending the core Christian belief in Christ's resurrection as an historical event, arguing that it forms the foundation of the gospel message. Without it, the preaching of the apostles and the faith of the church would be meaningless.
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