Column- Why Do you say there is no resurrection of the Dead?

Column - Why Do You Say There Is No Resurrection of the Dead? “Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead; how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?” (1 Corinthians 15:12) 1. While 1 Corinthians Chapter 15 is referred to as the chapter on resurrection, it is actually the Gospel.Saying that Jesus’ resurrection was a historical event, and that we too will be resurrected in the future, is merely a hope, cannot be called the Gospel.It becomes good news only when it is present within me right now.For instance, if you received a promise that you would become rich in the future, it is merely a wishful thinking, not a reality.The gospel is that human beings who died in Adam have been alive by receiving Christ.The Gospel exists if it is, and does not exist if it is not.That is why Paul flatly states that without the Spirit of Christ, one is not a Christian (Romans 8:9).He is even more resolute toward the Corinthian church.He says that if Christ is not in you, you are rejected (2 Corinthians 13:5).If Christ is not in us, can we say "in this life only"? (1 Corinthians 15:19)Can we taste the world to come?If Christ is not within them, has the seed of life been sown?Can a body be formed without a seed?Can heavenly glory truly be given without a body?Can Christ become the Spirit of life to the dead? (1 Corinthians 15:45).If the resurrection of Christ is the gospel, then all such gifts must be currently operating within me.If Christ is within us, he brings with him resurrection, life, body, the image of God, and glory, so they become mine. 2. Paul never saw Jesus.Therefore, he did not know the hymn, "Hallelujah, our Savior has risen."He saw Christ who had died and risen again (1 Corinthians 15:8).Christ appeared to him, a fool whose only deeds were persecuting the church, the body of Christ, and killing Stephen.Regarding Jesus in the flesh, all he had heard was Stephen's sermon.He completely lacked the knowledge or experience of Jesus that the other disciples possessed.He questions how some people can say there is no resurrection of the dead when the gospel that Christ rose again from the dead has been preached.In the past, when Chinese characters were used, being born again was called *Gaejongjungsaeng* (改種重生). A change in the seed means a change in life.The life of the old self died and was buried with Christ; now it is not I who live, but Christ who lives in me (Galatians 2:20).If the Spirit of Christ dwells within us, that Spirit is the Spirit of resurrection and the Spirit of life.The Lord has passed us from death to life.When the dead hear the voice of the Son, they are alive (John 5:24-25).What else is it but resurrection when those who were dead in Adam hear the voice of the Son's life and come back to life?If Christ, who is resurrection and life, is not within us, then being born again is a lie, holiness is mere lip service, and the phrase "walking with Jesus" is nothing but children's pretend play.It is like the children's "bride and groom" game where you are the bride and I am the groom.Because Christ reveals himself within us, he becomes righteousness, holiness, and glory.Furthermore, as Christ appears as light, life, and love, shining outward through us, we become the fragrance and letter of Christ. 3. The current problem with Christianity is that the map of salvation has been severed from the Cross, leaving a blank space between the Lord who will come to judge again.Since the Resurrection is outside, eternal life is obtained after death, and Heaven is also obtained after death.To use Paul's expression‎, they are the most pitiful people in the world (1 Corinthians 15:19).How can they approach the throne of God's grace when the roadmap of salvation is severed at the Cross?Among the hymns we often sing, there is one that says, "I died with the Savior, I lived with the Savior; I always look only to the Lord until the promise of glory arrives."However, Christians who possess the spirit of resurrection, brought back to life by the grace of Christ's Cross, will sing that they always look only to the Lord, so that the light of glory may shine (original lyrics).This is the difference between those whose map of salvation is severed and who say that the light of glory is yet to come, and those whose map of salvation is engraved in their hearts by the Spirit of truth, earnestly desiring for the light of glory to shine.If dying and rising again with the Savior is the present, then baptism must also be in the present tense.Naturally, the shining of that light of glory is not hope, but present grace and the gospel.The reason this hymn ranks among the top five hymns for divine healing is the light of glory. 4. Personally, I have no intention of denying the fact that Christ, who is the resurrection and the life, dwells within me, even if my head were to be cut off.Even if the earth were to split in two, because Christ dwells within me, I, who was dead in Adam, have come to possess a map of the destiny of resurrection through Christ, who is the resurrection.As one who died and rose again following the baptism united to the atoning grace of Christ’s cross, I taste the work of the Spirit of life, which liberates me from sin and death in him, by receiving him according to his reception (Romans 8:1).By bearing the death of Jesus, I live by the breath of the Lord’s life manifesting in my body and my mortal flesh.Since Christ dwells within me, my body is still dead and destined to return to dust; however, because the Spirit of God who raised Jesus from the dead dwells within me, my spirit is alive. I live tasting the metabolism through which God, who raised Jesus from the dead, also brings my flesh to life through His Spirit (Romans 8:9-11).If there were only the event of Jesus’ resurrection and no fact that I, who had died in Adam, had come back to life and been resurrected, how could I taste and proclaim the salvation in which Christ dwells within me, the Holy Spirit—the Spirit of God—guarantees this and causes the ladder of salvation to cling tightly to me, and God, through the Spirit who raised Jesus, even quicken your mortal bodies?I try to avoid the theological term "Trinity" as much as possible.This is to avoid the disputes of the ignorant.However, I know that by believing that Christ dwells within me, I obtain righteousness; the Holy Spirit seals and guarantees this faith; and God the Father ceaselessly quickens me again and again.Paul asks why we receive baptism if the dead do not rise again, and if the baptism of dying and coming back to life is not embodied, why is dying daily a boast?When I was young, there was a time when I thought that bearing the cross meant nothing but suffering.But now, I clap my knees in agreement with Paul's statement that dying daily is a boast.Anyway, I am worried about the people who follow the cross to the Garden of Resurrection, looking toward the heavens and waiting, saying, "Hallelujah! Jesus has risen! Ascended Lord, when will you come? Where do you intend to come?"I hope you reflect on the words: "If Christ the Son of God is in us, will not he also give us all things with Him?" (Romans 8:32).Will He give only a son and save the resurrection, eternal life, and heaven for later, watching to see how beautifully we do? No.No.When we receive Christ, we are being built into a house where God the Father will dwell within the Holy Spirit.Within it, the complete set of heaven is found.Sin is dying after eating what God commanded us not to eat.If so, righteousness, the opposite of sin, is living by eating what He commanded us to eat.God's command is eternal life (John 12:50).Since there is no eternal life, there is no righteousness, so they create the strange phrase "righteous sinners".On top of that, they even threaten that we might get off the train of salvation.This is because the resurrection, or the gospel, has not been properly explained. Written by Pastor. Yohan KimTranslated by Missionary Sookyung ChungCOME AND SEE WORLD MISSIONTO GOD BE THE GLORY