Charles Spurgeon Commentary 1 Corinthians 15:29-32

"Else what shall they do that are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them? Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour? I protest by that glorifying in you, brethren, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. If after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die." — 1 Corinthians 15:29-32 (ASV)

Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.

If there is no resurrection, the philosophy of the Epicureans is a true one. If we are to come to an end when we die, let us enjoy life while we can; if it is to be a short life, let it be a merry one. You see to what a conclusion this theory would lead us, so let us stand back from it with horror. The logical consequence convicts the statement as falsehood. There is a future state, and there is to be a resurrection of the body.