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1 Corinthians 15:37-38
We probably do not consider seeds as having bodies, but in Paul's analogy, they do.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Image and Likeness of God (Part One)Related Topics: Celestial Glory | Resurrection | Resurrection Chapter | Seed as Analogy | Seed as Metaphor
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 15:36-37
Paul says a change will take place, and he refers again to what comes out of the grave being a body—a spirit body.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Image and Likeness of God (Part One)Related Topics: Glorification | Glorifying God | Image and Likeness of God | Resurrection to Immortal Life | Spirit Beings | Spirit Bodies | Transformed into the Image of Jesus ChristOther Forerunner Commentary entries containing 1 Corinthians 15:37:
Genesis 1:26-27
Hosea 14:6-7
Luke 1:26-30
Luke 1:41-42
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