John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 15:1-58
(f) The Fact and the Doctrine of the Resurrection of the DeadSome Corinthians disbelieved in the resurrection of the dead—not, apparently, in Christ’s Resurrection, though St. Paul felt this would soon follow, but in their own future resurrection. This occasioned him to write this grand chapter, which has cheered the hearts of so many mourners, read, as the greater part of it is, at the burial of the dead. He first (1 Corinthians 15:1-11) repeats the historical evidence for Christ’s... read more
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 15:30
If there is no resurrection, why did Paul endure so many hardships and dangers in his ministry? The apostle’s sacrifices do not prove there will be a resurrection, but they do show that he believed there would be one. He willingly faced death daily because he believed God would raise him and that his resurrected body would continue beyond the grave. read more