In today's episode of Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price take a look at 1 Corinthians 15:12-34. This passage addresses the core of Christian faith – the resurrection of Christ and its implications.
Paul thinks the consequences of Christ not being raised are worse for those who believe than those who never did if it were to be true Christ was not raised.
If it’s all a fiction spun by disappointed disciples, if it’s a mere symbol for the idea of an inner awakening, if it’s not a fact that Christ has been raised, then our grief and loss have no end, and we have no hope.