1 Corinthians 15:29-32

1 Corinthians 15:29-32. Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.

If there is no resurrection, the philosophy of the Epicureans is a true one. If we are to come an end when we die, let us enjoy life while we can, if it is to be a short life, let it be a merry one. You see to what a conclusion this theory would lead us, so let us stand back from it with horror. The logical consequence convicts the statement as falsehood. There is a future state, and there is to be a resurrection of the body.