It is not the hope of every Christian, only the hope of Christians who believe as you do. My interpretation of that verse is that if the Cause of Christ had not been brought back to life after Jesus died on the cross, the faith of the disciples would be in vain because the Cause of Christ could not have moved forward; it would have died if they had remained disheartened and gave up hope because they never would have spread the gospel message far and wide.
Sure it is. I quoted you the scripture from Paul. What do you think the early disciples preached after Pentecost *ACTS 2:23-38. This is the hope of every Christian and the promise of eternal life.
1 Corinthians 15:7 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Not to mention all the scriptures posted to you that you have not quoted and ignored from the last post that shows your claims to be in error. JOHN 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?" According to the scriptures if we do not believe and follow God's Word we are not Christians *JOHN 10:26-27.
It is not my responsibility to prove it was not true. It is your responsibility to prove it is true, since you are the one making the claim.
Sure it is if your claiming something is not true as you have stated. Your simply making claims you cannot prove while ignoring the historicity and eyewitness accounts of the biblical record because you do not believe Gods Word.
So you are going to base your entire eternal life on one verse or verses from 1 Cor 15, wonderful.
Who says I based me entire eternal life of 1 CORINTHIANS 15. How many scriptures were posted to you in the second post that I got tired of posted and asked you if you want me to post more I would be happy to do so? I guess you simply choose not to read them.
It is not true that Paul believed that the body of Jesus was raised from the dead. There are alternate explanations of what Paul believed:
What many liberal theologians believe about Jesus' death:
Many liberal and some mainline Christian leaders believe that Jesus died during the crucifixion, did not resurrect himself..... snipped
http://www.religioustolerance.org/resur_lt.htm
I have to admit I have never read such nonsense. You can believe the above if you would like to. I choose to believe the scriptures from God's Word which say...
John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?"
Luke 20:35-36 but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; for they cannot even die anymore, because they are like angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
Romans 6:5 For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection,
John 5:24-25 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. "Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
John 6:39 "This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day.
Acts 26:23 that the Christ was to suffer, and that by reason of His resurrection from the dead He would be the first to proclaim light both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.
Romans 6:8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him
1 Corinthians 6:14 Now God has not only raised the Lord, but will also raise us up through His power.
1 Corinthians 15:20-23 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
2 Corinthians 4:14 knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and will present us with you.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
2 Timothy 2:11 It is a trustworthy statement: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him
1 Corinthians 15:49 Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.
Psalm 17:15 As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake.
Matthew 22:24-30 "Teacher, Moses said, 'IF A MAN DIES HAVING NO CHILDREN, HIS BROTHER AS NEXT OF KIN SHALL MARRY HIS WIFE, AND RAISE UP CHILDREN FOR HIS BROTHER.' "Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother; so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh Last of all, the woman died. "In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her." But Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God. "
For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven
1 Corinthians 15:51-53 Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality.
Philippians 3:21 who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory, by the exertion of the power that He has even to subject all things to Himself
1 John 3:2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.
Isaiah 26:19 Your dead will live; Their corpses will rise You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy, For your dew is as the dew of the dawn, And the earth will give birth to the departed spirits.
John 11:24 Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day
Acts 24:15 having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
Luke 14:12-14 And He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment. "But when you give a reception, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the
resurrection of the righteous
1 Corinthians 15:30-32 Why are we also in danger every hour? I affirm, brethren, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. If from human motives I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what does it profit me?
If the dead are not raised, LET US EAT AND DRINK, FOR TOMORROW WE DIE.
Why you would believe the teachings of men over biblical record is beyond me. It either shows you do not know what the scriptures teach or you do not believe them if you do.
Seems the scriptures disagree with you.