Resurrection Results #553

There is a sense in which Christianity is a two-stage affair. There is emphasis upon the spiritual. Jesus puts it this way. "You must be born again" (John 3:7). New birth is spiritual. The Holy Spirit in the human heart is a down payment on good things to come. God "gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge" (2 Corinthians 1:22). This is stage one.

There is a second stage. "We ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body" (Romans 8:23). We speak of our need for redeemed souls. The Bible also speaks of redeemed bodies. Beyond doubt, we need souls fit for heaven so that we can "depart and be with Christ" (Philippians 1:23). We want to join "the spirits of the righteous made perfect" (Hebrews 12:23). But that is not all.

Since Christ was raised from the dead, He "will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory" (Philippians 3:21). What kind of body is this? "It is sown a natural body [think burial], it is raised a spiritual body [think resurrection]" (1 Corinthians 15:44). Spiritual bodies are fit for the spiritual realm. They are fit for heaven. God prepares us for heaven, soul and body.

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