No — the resurrection of Christ and the resurrection of believers are one inseparable hope.
Les Feldick teaches that Christ's resurrection stands at the heart of the Gospel and is the foundation of the believer's salvation. If Christ did not rise, believers have no hope; because He did rise, believers are already raised from spiritual death and will one day be resurrected to new life (Clips 1, 2, 4).
Romans 6:8 — This verse directly ties the believer's death with Christ to the certainty that the believer will also live with Him in resurrection.
Romans 1:4 — This verse shows that the resurrection is the power by which Christ is declared the Son of God, and that same power is the basis of our salvation.
In Romans 6:8 Paul writes, “Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him.” The believer's death with Christ and future life with Him are presented as one reality; you cannot have one without the other. Romans 1:4 declares that Jesus “was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.” The resurrection is not an added detail — it is the powerful demonstration that Jesus is the Son of God. Ephesians 2:1 also describes the sinner as “dead in trespasses and sins.” The same power that raised Christ is what makes that dead sinner alive.
Les Feldick teaches that the resurrection of Christ and the resurrection of believers cannot be separated. He says the resurrection is “the heart of the gospel” and that if someone rejects the resurrection, they have no salvation (Clips 1, 2). The Gospel, for Les, is not built on Christ's earthly ministry, miracles, or healings; it is built on His death, burial, and resurrection (Clip 4). Because Christ arose, believers have already risen from spiritual death, and if they die before the Lord returns they will be resurrected to new life (Clip 4). He also points to Romans 6:8 — “if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him” — as the reason the resurrection is fundamental to the believer's faith (Clip 3). According to Les, resurrection power is first seen in salvation, when God makes dead sinners alive (Clip 7). He stresses that resurrection is unique to Christianity and at the very core of all Bible teaching (Clip 5).
Les says the resurrection was God's power declaring Jesus to be the only begotten Son of God, and therefore the resurrection stands at the heart of the Gospel. He tells of people who can believe Christ's earthly ministry and crucifixion but have a problem with the resurrection; his answer is that if you do not have the power of the resurrection as the basis of your salvation, you have none (Clips 1, 2). The Gospel is not built on signs and healings but on the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ (Clip 4).
Les explains that because Christ arose from the dead, believers have already arisen from spiritual death; the power of resurrection is what makes a person alive who was dead in trespasses and sins (Clips 4, 7). He quotes Romans 6:8 — “if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him” — and says this makes the resurrection fundamental to our faith (Clip 3). If a believer dies before the Lord returns, he or she will be resurrected to a new life (Clip 4).
Les is blunt: if you have a problem with the resurrection, you will have a problem getting into glory. Unless you can believe the resurrection, you have no salvation tonight. He acknowledges this sounds exclusivist but says it is what Scripture teaches (Clip 2).
Les says practically no other religion on the planet has resurrection as the very basis of its belief. Resurrection is at the core of everything Christians believe and the only way believers can enjoy eternal existence. He is careful to clarify that biblical resurrection is not the same as someone like Lazarus being brought back to life; it is the eternal resurrection that believers will experience (Clip 5).
Resurrection Is the Believer's Hope
Les shows, from Paul's argument to the Corinthians, that if Christ did not rise from the dead the believer has no hope; He did rise, so our faith is not in vain.
Resurrection Is the Heart of the Gospel
Les says the resurrection was the power of God that declared Jesus to be the only begotten Son of God and is the basis of salvation; without the resurrection, there is no salvation.
Rejecting the Resurrection Means No Salvation
Les says plainly that anyone who has a problem with the resurrection will have a problem getting into glory; without believing the resurrection, there is no salvation.
Identification with Christ's Death and Life
Les quotes Romans 6:8 — if we died with Christ, we believe we will also live with Him — and says that makes the resurrection fundamental to our faith.
Saved by Death, Burial, and Resurrection
Les says the gospel is based on Christ's death, burial, and resurrection, not His earthly ministry; because He arose, believers have already risen spiritually and will one day be resurrected.
Resurrection Is Unique to Christianity
Les says resurrection is the very core of Christianity and the only way believers can enjoy eternity; he clarifies it is not merely being restored to life, as with Lazarus.
Death, Burial, and Resurrection Make the Difference
Les says the death, burial, and resurrection is what makes all the difference, bringing those far off near to God through the blood of Christ.
The Hope of Resurrection Power
Les says believers have the hope of resurrection power — the same power that raised Christ and that makes dead sinners alive; he quotes Ephesians 2:1 and Romans 1:4.
Romans 6:8: Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
This is the verse Les quotes to show that dying with Christ carries with it the certainty of living with Him in resurrection.
Romans 1:4: And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:
This verse connects the resurrection with the power by which Jesus is declared to be the Son of God.
Ephesians 2:1: And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Les uses this verse to show that the same resurrection power that raised Christ makes dead sinners spiritually alive.
According to Les Feldick, no. He says if you don't have the power of the resurrection as the basis of your salvation, you have none, because everything rests on God raising Him from the dead (Clip 1). He also says a person who has a problem with the resurrection will have a problem getting into glory (Clip 2).
Les says yes — because Christ arose from the dead, believers have already arisen from spiritual death. This is the power of resurrection first in salvation, and one day, if they die, they will be physically resurrected to a new life (Clips 4, 7).
Paul writes in Romans 6:8, “Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him.” Les uses this verse to show that the resurrection is fundamental to the believer's faith (Clip 3).
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