1 Corinthians 15:28-30

The Voice

²⁸Then, when all creation has taken its rightful place beneath God’s sovereign reign, the Son will follow, subject to the Father who exalted Him over all created things; then God will be God over all.

Resurrection is central to the gospel. In fact, without the bodily resurrection of Jesus there is no good news at all. For in Jesus, God personifies His redeeming work and demonstrates the scope of that redemption. He is a God who brings life from death, peace from war, prosperity from adversity, and bounty from famine. The resurrection of Jesus marks a new era of God’s dealing with the world. He intends nothing less than the total reclamation of His good creation damaged by human folly, sin, and death.

²⁹You have probably heard that some people are undergoing ritual cleansings of baptism^[a] for the dead. Why are they doing that? If the dead are not going to be raised, then why are people being baptized for them? ³⁰Why are we putting our lives on the line all the time if there’s no resurrection?

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