The resurrection of Christ guarantees and assures believers of redemption and transformation.  While Christ’s resurrection has secured our victory over sin and death, Paul teaches in 1 Corinthians 15 that we are still awaiting the final fulfillment of that victory in the full physical blessings. The resurrection declares Christ as the Son of God and grants us righteousness, new life, and the hope of eternal glory. However, we continue to experience the struggles of a fallen world, living in the tension of the “already (taste redemption) but not yet (waiting for fully glory).” Christ, as the last Adam, reverses the effects of sin and death, offering us true life and a future physical resurrection. Even in the first century, doubts about the resurrection arose, but Paul emphasizes that without it, our faith and hope are meaningless. Through the Holy Spirit, Christ’s resurrection power is at work in us now, progressively transforming us as we faithfully anticipate the final triumph when Christ’s returns to bring in the new heavens and new earth.  We will be raised in our resurrection bodies because Christ has been raised.