What is at Stake Without a Resurrection

Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say
that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ
is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching is empty, and your faith is also empty.
Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God because we have testified of God that He raised
up Christ, whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. For if the dead do not rise,
then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!
Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope
in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. But now Christ is risen from the dead and has
become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.