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“If Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins” (1 Corinthians 15:17).
Some people may ask why the resurrection of the Lord Jesus is so important. Here in our verses today we see one very important reason why the resurrection of the Lord Jesus is important. When He was raised from the dead, it was the seal of God’s approval on the work of Christ on the cross. (I have already mentioned this fact back on August 24, but it is good to repeat it.)
If the Lord Jesus were still in the grave, then the Apostle Paul makes it clear that we would have no Savior; we are still in our sins. Why is this? It is because the wages of sin is death: death came into this world because Adam and Eve sinned by disobeying the one command that God gave them. If the Lord Jesus were still dead, then He too would be under the same punishment as those who have sinned against God. It would mean that His work was not complete, and that the sins of believers were still there before God.
Thank God, the work is complete, and the Lord Jesus rose triumphant from the grave. We can be absolutely sure that the sins of true believers are thoroughly washed away through the precious blood of Christ.
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