RESURRECTION OF THE BODY
I Corinthians 15:20-22
"But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive."
The doctrine of the resurrection of the dead is not usually in the top ten list of sermon topics. About the only time we hear it preached is at Easter and at funerals. But it is a vital Christian doctrine. The Holy Spirit included this subject in the "top seven" list of doctrines (Hebrews 6:1-2). God intended man to live forever when he created Adam and put him in the Garden of Eden where the Tree of Life was planted (Genesis 2:9). Adam and Eve could eat of that tree. But they sinned and were banished from the Garden and the tree. So separated from the Tree of Life, death entered by the first man's sin, and all future descendents of Adam were denied the Tree as well and they also die. But Christ, the second Man, conquered death through His resurrection making the way for the rest of the human race to live forever – not just spiritual life, but resurrection of the physical body to eternal life. "May your whole spirit, soul, and BODY be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" (I Thessalonians 5:23b). What a wonderful plan God has for us in the New Heaven where the Tree of Life will yield its fruits (Revelation 22:2).
TODAY'S THOUGHT: The future of the Believer includes not just eternal spiritual life but resurrection of the physical body as well.
Have a resurrection day. Love you.
I Corinthians 15:20-22
"But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive."
The doctrine of the resurrection of the dead is not usually in the top ten list of sermon topics. About the only time we hear it preached is at Easter and at funerals. But it is a vital Christian doctrine. The Holy Spirit included this subject in the "top seven" list of doctrines (Hebrews 6:1-2). God intended man to live forever when he created Adam and put him in the Garden of Eden where the Tree of Life was planted (Genesis 2:9). Adam and Eve could eat of that tree. But they sinned and were banished from the Garden and the tree. So separated from the Tree of Life, death entered by the first man's sin, and all future descendents of Adam were denied the Tree as well and they also die. But Christ, the second Man, conquered death through His resurrection making the way for the rest of the human race to live forever – not just spiritual life, but resurrection of the physical body to eternal life. "May your whole spirit, soul, and BODY be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" (I Thessalonians 5:23b). What a wonderful plan God has for us in the New Heaven where the Tree of Life will yield its fruits (Revelation 22:2).
TODAY'S THOUGHT: The future of the Believer includes not just eternal spiritual life but resurrection of the physical body as well.
Have a resurrection day. Love you.
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