are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive. But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming.

1 Corinthians 15:20-23