1Cor 15:13-19, 29-32 | Family

1 Corinthians 15:13-19

Vain; useless, because not true. Your faith is vain; it cannot save you.

Ye are yet in your sins; unpardoned, because no one can be pardoned except through the atonement and righteousness of Christ, which, if he has not risen from the dead, never has been accepted; and there is no way of salvation, except by one's own works, which to sinful man is impossible. Fallen asleep in Christ; died believing in Christ's resurrection, and expecting to be saved through him.

Are perished; since no salvation has been provided for them, they have died under the curse of God's law, which is the death of the soul. Most miserable; because we have exposed ourselves to all manner of sufferings and hardships to no purpose, and all our hopes are destined to end in disappointment.

1 Corinthians 15:29-32

This verse is connected in argument with verse 1Co 15:19.

Else; if there is no resurrection, what is the advantage of being baptized and exposed to innumerable dangers, and even to death itself, in hope of one?

Baptized for the dead; according to some, the meaning is this: Why, when many for their attachment to Christ are put to death, do multitudes in the face of death openly profess by baptism to be his disciples, and thus take their place? And why; do we who have professed this continue, without wavering, to brave cheerfully all its dangers? I protest; solemnly affirm.

I die daily; am daily exposed to death, on account of my attachment to Christ as a crucified and risen Saviour. Fought with beasts; exposed myself to instant and violent death.

Let us eat and drink; if there is no resurrection to eternal life, let us avoid all the pain and enjoy all the pleasures we can now, according to the maximum of those who live only for the present world.