Life Verses For Corinth (And Us)

"But tell me this—since we preach that Christ rose from the dead, why are some of you saying there will be no resurrection of the dead? For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless. And we apostles would all be lying about God—for we have said that God raised Christ from the grave. But that can’t be true if there is no resurrection of the dead. And if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins. In that case, all who have died believing in Christ are lost! And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world. But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died (1 Corinthians 15:12‭-‬20 NLT)."

1 Corinthians 15:12‭-‬20 are my personal life verses. I sometimes find it very easy to doubt and question, and I love that Paul addresses the very same concerns in these verses. I appreciate being able to read words in Scripture from an early church leader that acknowledges the doubts, gives a worst case scenario if the concerns are true, then reaffirms his belief in Jesus for the church of Corinth (and now all of us) to hear. I lean on this passage to boost my own faith often, and these verses are one of the foundations I depend on with my own spiritual growth.