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Some were teaching that there is no resurrection of the dead.
Why is the resurrection important?
In this world there is so much suffering.
Sickness.
Cancers.
Aging.
Vision Problems.
Hearing problems.
Weakness.
Pain.
Sorry.
Conflicts.
Wars.
We need hope.
We long for something beyond this suffering.
That is the hope of the resurrection.
We need it daily.
We need to keep it always before us.
Without the resurrection, we are as Paul said,
Why have we worshipped and served our Lord if there is no resurrection.
Paul has already shown that there is a resurrection, as especially proven by our Lord and Savior, Jesus, who rose from the dead on the third day—as was foretold by the scriptures—and was seen by many witnesses.
But they had questions.
How was this going to be?
What is the resurrection like?
What will we be like?
Not uncommon for today.
We still have questions, don’t we? Like, what age will we be when we are resurrected?
Some, including skeptics ask, “How will this work?”
What about people who were cremated?
What about organ donors?
What about Roger Williams?
The scriptures are clear.
There is a resurrection.
And in 1 Corinthians 15, Paul, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, gives us the lengthiest section of scripture dealing with the topic of resurrection.
It may not answer all of our questions, but it gives us a strong basis upon which to rest our hopes.
It points us to the key points of the resurrection which we really need to give us hope in this world.
There were some who had bought into the philosophies of the world, and taught that there was no resurrection.
Paul has been, and continues to address it here.
First, he addresses those who have fallen asleep in Christ, and then he addresses the issue of those who have not fallen asleep, but who remain alive when Christ comes for us.
First Issue:
How will the dead be raised?
What kind of body?
This addresses some of the questions, like those about the bodies that have been completely destroyed, or organ donors, etc.
It also addresses, to some degree, what age will we be.
Let’s look at it.
3 analogies
Seed Analogy
Personal continuity, qualitative discontinuity… God is not putting the pieces back together.
continuity - wheat seed to wheat
Jesus - same, but different
The resurrected body is not just the old parts put back together again.
My tractor.
Flesh Analogy
Different animals, all alive.
All have bodies.
They can be identified, but they are distinct.
Our resurrection bodies will be recognizable, yet distinct from the bodies we had.
Heavenly Bodies Analogy
Differing in glory.
You can distinguish between them by their light, how they shine.
Our resurrection body will be distinct from our earthly body.
It will be us, but it will be different.
How will it be different exactly?
The Earthly Body vs. the Resurrected Body
Paul explains this in more detail in the following verses.
Continuity, yet distinctly different.
Perishable - Imperishable
Our bodies have an expiration date.
We are all going to die.
There is, in this world a 100% death rate.
We tend to go through life as if we will live forever.
We do not tend to think about our coming demise.
It seems like death always comes a shock, even though it is inevitable.
We ignore the daily evidence.
Our eyes are getting weaker.
Our strength and stamina are not what they used to be.
Our hands begin to shake.
We slow our pace.
We have more pain.
We get sick more often.
Our hearts grow weaker.
We cannot catch our breath.
Our minds lose their way.
We lose our thoughts.
We begin to talk about the same things over and over.
We cannot function the way we used to.
We are awake when we want to sleep, and we fall asleep when we want to be awake because we couldn’t sleep before!
This body is perishing!
It is perishable goods, and will not be good for long.
Eventually this bodies wear out, and we die.
However, the resurrected body will be imperishable.
It is not going to wear out.
It is not going to grow weak.
The mind will not lose its retention.
The hands will be steady.
The legs will be strong.
Our eyes will not be clouded nor dim.
The heart will beat resolutely, our lungs will fill, and push out the breath strongly as we sing the glorious praises of the One who will raise us from the dead!
Dishonorable - Glorious
Our bodies now are corrupted by sin.
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