What our ressurection will be like | LFC Part 29| 1 Cor 15:12-58 | Sam Oyeyinka

Here, Paul’s point is straightforward: if Christ did not rise from the dead, the entire Christian faith collapses. The resurrection is what proves Christianity true. It shows Christ’s authority over death and confirms the truth of everything He said. The prophets spoke of His death for the sins of the world, and Christ Himself declared that He would lay down His life willingly. His resurrection is the final proof that all of this is real.

If Christ has not been raised, then our faith is empty and our sins remain unforgiven. Those who have died have simply perished, and there is no hope beyond the grave. Without the resurrection, life becomes a confusing search for meaning. Do we live like the Epicureans, chasing pleasure because nothing matters? Or like the Stoics, enduring hardship even though the struggle has no purpose? What exactly is the point of life if Christ did not die and rise again?

But Christ did rise. His resurrection is the firstfruit from the dead, the assurance that all who believe in Him will share in that same resurrection by the Spirit of God. The imperishable, glorified life promised in 1 John 3:2 is not symbolic. It is the believer’s future, grounded in the fact that Christ has already conquered the grave.

This truth also reveals something deeper about us. Our desires shape our thinking. Our sins influence how we reason. Volition comes before intellection. People do not primarily seek what is true. They justify what their hearts already want. The resurrection confronts this tendency and calls us to turn from sin, embrace the truth, and anchor our hope in the risen Christ.