Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Corinthians 15:19

"If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable." — 1 Corinthians 15:19 (ASV)

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable (1 Corinthians 15:19).

Those who are believers in Christ, says Paul, are miserable dupes if he has not risen from the dead. They are believing and resting all their hopes upon a lie. It makes them happy, truly; but if you can take away from them that hope, by persuading them that what it is grounded upon is not true, you have made them miserable indeed.