For otherwise
all preaching is in vain.
«If Christ has not been raised, then
our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain?»
In saying, «If Christ has not been raised, then
our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain,» perhaps Paul meant not that our salvation depends on the resurrection itself, but rather that our salvation depends on Jesus being the Son of God, and this is what depends on the resurrection.
14And if Christ has not been raised, then
our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.
Matthew 28: 1 - 10 If Christ has not been raised, then
our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.
Not exact matches
On the historicity of the resurrection, Paul had this to say: 1 Cornithians 15 — 1Now I would remind you, brothers, a of the gospel I
preached to you, which you received,
in which you stand, 2and by which you
are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I
preached to you — unless you believed
in vain.
The Sadducees do not believe
in an afterlife, let alone a resurrection, which
is why Paul had to say that if there
is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ
is preached in vain.
By which also ye
are saved, if ye keep
in memory what I
preached unto you, unless ye have believed
in vain.
In this regard Paul was typical in insisting that if Christ had not been raised, his preaching was vai
In this regard Paul
was typical
in insisting that if Christ had not been raised, his preaching was vai
in insisting that if Christ had not
been raised, his
preaching was vain.
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I
preached to you, which also you received and
in which you stand, by which also you
are saved, if you hold fast that word which I
preached to you — unless you believed
in vain.
«Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I
preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye
are saved, if ye keep
in memory what I
preached unto you, unless ye have believed
in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:1 - 4 «Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you THE GOOD NEWS which I
preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye
are saved, if ye keep
in memory what I
preached unto you, unless ye have believed
in vain.
v. 14 And if Christ
be not risen, then
is our
preaching in vain, and your faith
is also
in vain.