Can you separate Jesus' resurrection from the resurrection of the dead?
No, they are inseparable. Paul teaches that Christ's resurrection and the resurrection of the dead are tied together: if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised, and our testimony is false. The resurrection of Christ and the resurrection of the believer stand together, and this resurrection power is meant to be experienced personally.
Les explains that at the heart of the Gospel is not merely that Christ died a martyr's death, but that God had already set in motion that He would die, shed His blood, and pay the sin debt for the whole human race—not just the believer. Les does not believe in limited atonement; the payment goes for nothing until a person believes it personally. Then, quoting 1 Corinthians 15:15, Les points out that if the dead are not raised, Christ has not been raised, and we are found false witnesses. He says, 'But you can't separate them. You cannot separate the resurrection of Christ with the resurrection of the believer. They're tied together.' Many people talk and sing about the resurrection and have a mental ascent to it, but they have never really experienced resurrection power in their own life. So the resurrection of Christ and the resurrection of the believer stand together, and that power is meant to be experienced personally.
Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.