“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11)
The Basket Case Chronicles #190
“So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body” (1 Cor. 15:42–44).
Just as there are variations in glory between different objects at the same time, as between the sun and moon, so also there are variations in glory between the same object at different times. The trajectory of history is foundational toward greater glory.
The human body now is subject to corruption, and is therefore sown in corruption. It is place in the ground to rot. It is also placed in the ground to sprout and grow—cemeteries are, as my grandchildren put it, grave gardens. It is sown in corruption, but raised with much greater glory, the glory of incorruption. The body is dishonorable now, lacking the glory it will have. It is weak now, lacking the strength it will have, and so it will be raised in power. It is sown a soulish body, it will be raised a spiritish body.
In other words, Paul argues, our bodies now are material bodies dominated by our souls. Our bodies then will be material bodies dominated by our spirits. In all cases, we have body, soul, and spirit, but the resurrection of the dead will greatly alter the balances and ratios, and will therefore greatly alter the glory.
Is Doug a Trichotomist? I thought that view wasn’t around much anymore
This was very comforting; God does make things better; I will remember this.
Pastor, there is a typo in the sentence that reads “It is place in the ground to rot.”
I think you intend “It is placed in the ground to rot.“
Cemeteries are “grave gardens,” so that is why you sprinkle in baptism instead of “raising from the abyss”? : )