有一些假教師否定肉體復活的教義，使哥林多信徒深感困惑。這些不實的攻擊正中基督徒信仰的核心，因為若沒有復活的事，福音的好消息就毫無效用。保羅為復活辯護，那是有五百位以上見證人的歷史事實。復活帶給信徒身體和靈魂的盼望，並且激發信徒「堅固不搖動，常常竭力多作主工，因為知道你們的勞苦在主裹面不是徒然的」(15：58)。

        人體真是一台不凡的機器。汽車製造商會因他們的產品能維持「五年或五萬公里」而高興。但你身體的耐久度很可能是汽車的五倍……十倍……十五倍……甚至二十倍長！
        那並不是說你不需要作定期維護。你身體的某些部分可能會比其他部分壞得得更快。有些東西你不想要也會自動報到(如縐紋和多餘的體重)；有些東西則是你再想把握也不能不失去(如頭髮和牙齒)。
        然而，對基督徒來說，有比知道他的身體能經歷七十……八十……或九十年而不衰更令人興奮的盼望。有一天，他會得著存到永遠的身體！這個新的身體不會有因歲月留下的縐紋，也不會因使用過度而損壞。它不會腐敗……永遠不朽……也沒有罪。今天你服事基督會有殘障、健康不佳、關節炎、或疲勞的限制，別忘了常常沉思並渴望哥林多前書十五章五十一至五十八節的溫暖真理：「有個身體等著我！」

        古代史上證據確鑿的事實
        假設你被指定一項作業，要你證實(或否定)耶穌從死裡復活的傳說。你能否從馬太福音廿八章、馬可福音十六章、路加福音廿四章、約翰福音二十至廿一章、使徒行傳一章、和哥林多前書十五章中收集至少十項證據，證明耶穌的身體復活是一個歷史，而非出於想像的虛構故事。

在高處揚聲讚美，因基督已復活，信祂的人永遠不死。

English

        False teachers had been confusing the Corinthians by denying the doctrine of physical resurrection. Their attacks struck at the very heart of the Christian faith, for without the Resurrection, the Good News of the Gospel is made null and void. Paul defends the Resurrection as a historical fact confirmed by more than five hundred eyewitnesses (15:6). The Resurrection provides hope for the believer's body as well as his soul, and motivates the believer to be "stedfast, unmoveable. always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain the Lord" (15:58).

        The human body is a truly remarkable machine. Your body may well last 15 times longer than your autos and appliances.
        That's not to say it won't require "periodic maintenance." And parts of it may wear out sooner than others. Some things will be gained that you don't want (like wrinkles and extra pounds); others will be lost that you do want (like hair and teeth).
        For the Christian, however, there's an even more exciting prospect than the thought that his body might last 70 ... 80 ... 90 years. One day he will get a body that will last for all eternity! A body that won't wrinkle with age or fall apart with use. A body that will be incorruptible ... immortal ... sinless. As you minister for Christ today under the limitations of a handicap, poor health, arthritis, or just plain fatigue, ponder often and long over this warming truth from 1 Corinthians 15:35-44: "I've got some body waiting for me!"

        The Best-Attested Fact in Ancient History —
        Pretend for the next few minutes that you have been given the assignment of confirming (or denying) the rumor that Jesus rose from the dead. From Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20-21, Acts 1, and 1 Corinthians 15, see if you can gather at least 10 pieces of evidence to prove that Jesus' claim of bodily resurrection is a fact of history, not a figment of someone's imagination.

Lift your voices in triumph on high, for Jesus is risen and man cannot die.