First Fruits of Glory | 1st Corinthians 15:12-34

What if the resurrection is not just a historical claim about Jesus, but a declaration about the future of every single one of us? That is exactly where 1 Corinthians 15 takes us. Paul builds his case with the kind of logic that leaves no middle ground: if Christ was not raised, our faith collapses entirely. But because he was raised, everything changes. Death loses its finality. Suffering gains a purpose. And the way we live today is transformed by what we believe about eternity. This passage forces us to ask ourselves whether we are truly living as people who believe the tomb is empty, or whether we have quietly settled into a faith that looks more like a self-help routine than a resurrection religion. The stakes Paul lays out are as high as they get, and the hope he points us toward is just as breathtaking.