http://biblebitbybit.blogspot.com/2016/01/1-corinthians-15-v-17.htmlPosted by 1 Corinthians on Tuesday, 24 April 2012
1 Corinthians 15:17
And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
15:17. Third, the Corinthians’ salvation would be only a state of mind with no correspondence to reality. Their faith would be futile (mataia, “without results”; cf. kene, “empty,” in vv. 10, 14, eike, “without cause” or “without success,” v. 2). The Resurrection was God’s validation that the redemption paid by Christ on the cross was accepted (Rom. 4:25). Without the Resurrection there could be no certainty of atonement and the Corinthians would remain in a state of alienation and sin.
Excerpt from:
Walvoord, J. F., Zuck, R. B., & Dallas Theological Seminary. (1983-c1985).
The Bible Knowledge Commentary : An Exposition of the Scriptures.
Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
