ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 15 v17

FORGIVENESS OF SINS. PELAGIUS: If Christ lied about his resurrection, then he lied about his claim to forgive our sins also. COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 15.

THE CHAIN OF ILLUSION. CYRIL OF JERUSALEM: If the cross is an illusion, the resurrection is an illusion also, and “if Christ has not risen, we are still in our sins.” If the cross is an illusion, the ascension is also an illusion, and everything, finally, becomes unsubstantial. CATECHETICAL LECTURES 13.

IF CHRIST HAS NOT BEEN RAISED. CHRYSOSTOM: If Christ did not rise again, neither was he slain, and if he was not slain, our sins have not been taken away. If our sins have not been taken away, we are still in them, and our entire faith is meaningless. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 39.4.

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