What are the reasons that Paul gives in this text for why the resurrection is so important?

Why would our faith be in vain if Jesus had not been raised from the dead?

How does Jesus’ death and resurrection serve as a precursor for our own death and resurrection, as His people?

How does Jesus’ resurrection give us assurance of our salvation? How does it help us to experience eternal security?

How does Jesus’ resurrection give us purpose and meaning for this life, here in this world? How does it fuel our Christian life of costly discipleship, self-denial, and love of neighbor?

What does it look like for us, as Christians, to live a life in light of the resurrection of Jesus? What does it look like to let Christ’s resurrection inform everything that we do, and everything that we say, and every decision we make?

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