[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

One of the early Church Fathers had an interesting take on these verses...

The context is the resurection of the dead. If there is no resurection then why are new christians
being baptized into the church to replace those who have died in the faith.

One might look at the verse this way,

Else what shall new Christians do which are baptized to replace those who have died in the faith, if
the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized to replace those who have died?

But Remember, this is only one way to look at it. Only the Apostle Paul really knew what he was
trying to convey by the Holy Spirit.

[Alex Murphy]

Only the Apostle Paul really knew what he was trying to convey by the Holy Spirit.

If that were the case, the Holy Spirit wouldn't have prompted him to write it in a public letter.