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1 Corinthians 15:35-37
When a person sows a seed, a seed does not pop right back out of the ground. What comes out of the ground—a living plant—is different from what is put into it. This becomes the illustration to describe the resurrection from the dead: What goes into the coffin—or into the ground—is not what comes out.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Thirteen)Related Topics: Resurrection | Resurrection to Immortal Life | Seed as Metaphor | Sowing and Reaping | Spirit Beings | Spiritual Body
1 Corinthians 15:35
Do things ever change, or do the same questions keep coming around all the time? This sounds as modern as last year—God has no body. So people in the first century were questioning what kinds of body the sons of God will have in the resurrection. Why were they questioning that? Because there were undoubtedly people, most likely of the Gnostic persuasion, who were saying that God does not have a body. And, they argued, since we are to be made in the image of God, we will not have a body either.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Image and Likeness of God (Part One)Related Topics: Gnostic Dualism | Gnosticism | God's Body | God's Image | Image and Likeness of God | Image of God | Spirit Beings | Spiritual BodyOther Forerunner Commentary entries containing 1 Corinthians 15:35:
Genesis 1:26-27
Hosea 14:6-7
Luke 1:26-30
Luke 1:41-42
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What Does 1 Corinthians 15:35 Mean?
In the first century, questions arose about the nature of the body in resurrection, echoing doubts about whether God has a body. Some, likely influenced by Gnostic ideas, argued that since God has no body, the resurrected sons of God would also lack one, prompting inquiries like those in 1 Corinthians 15:35: "How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?" To illustrate, when a seed is sown, what emerges from the ground differs from what was planted. Similarly, in resurrection, what is buried in the ground or coffin is not what rises, highlighting a transformation in the body at resurrection.