In 1 Corinthians 15:13-19 it is written…
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. (ESV)
The central element of the Christian faith is the resurrection. The event that all Scripture points to is the resurrection. The preaching of the Apostles was the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Without the resurrection, Jesus’ death was meaningless. Without the resurrection, our faith is meaningless. Without the resurrection, there is no Christian message. Without the resurrection, there is no Christian faith.
Because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the following is true for believers in Christ…
There is no fear of God… (1 John 4:17),
There is no fear of God’s wrath… (Taken care of on the cross),
There is no fear of judgment… (Also taken care of on the cross),
There is no fear of men… (Hebrews 13:6),
There is no reason to fear anything in this life,
There is no fear of death (1 Corinthians 15:55),
There is no fear of Satan or demons (1 John 4:4),
There is no reason to fear when our heart condemns us… (1 John 3:20),
This life doesn’t define who we are… (Romans 8:31),
No human being determins our worth (Romans 5:8, 8:32),
We know when our eyes close in death we’ll be met by at least two of God’s angels who will usher us into the presence of God (Luke 16:22a). Then we will always be with Jesus.
PRAISE GOD for the resurrection of Jesus Christ because it is a preview of OUR resurrection!