The Bible teaches that we are body, soul, and spirit, and that our spirit is the unique receiver of God's word. When we are saved, our spirit is regenerated, allowing us to contact and worship God. The Holy Spirit lives in our spirit, enabling us to experience God's love, light, peace, and strength. To rule our own spirit, we must understand the difference between our soul and spirit, and learn to communicate with God through prayer, reading his word, and seeking his guidance. [... more]

The Bible teaches that we will experience a miraculous transformation when the Lord returns, where our bodies will be completely transformed, and we will be given a spiritual body that will not die. This transformation will be instantaneous, and we will be changed in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. Our new body will be one that will not die, and it will be unrestricted regarding physical limitations, meaning we will never get sick or weak. We will be able to enjoy God's goodness and blessings without any restriction of death, and it will be a transition into an everlasting realm where we will enjoy God throughout eternity. [... more]

Human beings are destined for more than we currently experience. The limitations on our body are temporary limitations if we're Christians. We're going to experience a physical transformation at the resurrection, where our bodies will be changed, glorified, and rendered everlasting, imperishable, and improved with various skills and abilities to enjoy forever. [... more]

Jesus' disciples were terrified when he appeared to them in a locked room after his resurrection, but he showed them his hands and feet to prove he was not a ghost or hologram. The Bible teaches that our new bodies will be imperishable, spiritual, and sexless, and will be designed for living in heaven with the Lord Jesus Christ. Knowing this gives us motivation to live our lives in a way that honors Christ and prepares us for the judgment seat of Christ. [... more]

When we die, our personal knowledge, love, and feelings continue, and we will be the same people in heaven as we are on earth. We will see Christ, angels, and other loved ones, and we will experience joy, peace, and justice. Our souls will take on characteristics of our earthly bodies, and we will be retrained for our new roles in heaven, but our personal identity and continuity of self will remain unchanged. [... more]

The Bible teaches that our bodies will be resurrected and transformed into spiritual bodies, free from corruption and decay. This new body will be individualized, infused with perfection, and immortalized with victory over death. Jesus Christ will be the model for our resurrected bodies, and we will be like him in glory and perfection. [... more]

The Bible teaches that death brings believers into the fullness of God's promise, from earthly poverty to eternal provision, and that it takes us from the bondage of this life to the bliss and freedom of the eternal life. The believer's body is temporary, but God will give us a new, eternal body, created for heaven, where we will be radically different, not perhaps as much as in appearance as in glory. [... more]

The church has experienced many winter seasons of persecution, false doctrine, and lethargy, but there is hope for a time of springtime renewal when God's Spirit pours out his blessing, and his people praise him. [... more]

The Bible teaches that our salvation in Christ is not just a present reality, but also a future consummation, where we will receive a glorified body, free from sin, suffering, and mortality, and designed to live eternally with Christ in heaven. [... more]

Paul's teaching on the church in the book of Colossians reveals that it is a spiritual body created by God, a new creation where believers are connected to their spiritual head, Jesus Christ. Through the gospel, Gentile believers become part of God's work in the world, and the church is a society of men and women who have been supernaturally created through the new birth. The church is a place where people from different backgrounds and cultures come together, united by the love of God in Christ Jesus. [... more]

The Christian life is marked by groaning, but not in despair, rather in anticipation of the glory to come. This hope is rooted in the firstfruits of the Spirit, the promise of a new heaven and a new earth, and the redemption of the body. Jesus Christ's death and resurrection make this glory possible, and believers eagerly await the day when they will be conformed to the image of their Savior and live with Him forever. [... more]

The reality of death and the promise of resurrection through Jesus Christ is a profound thought that should create a sense of wonder, not trepidation. As Christians, we are terminal, deteriorating, and will die, but death is swallowed up in victory, and something is coming - a future event that will change us from perishable to imperishable, from mortal to immortal. [... more]

Growing in spiritual discernment requires a genuine relationship with the Lord, being people of the Word, cultivating godly character, and being part of a healthy spiritual body. It also involves majoring on the majors, testing everything, and being active in doing. By following these principles, individuals can develop the ability to discern between good and evil and live a life that honors God. [... more]

Dr. Don Wilton explores the concept of eternal life, resurrection, and the spiritual body, drawing from 1 Corinthians chapter 15 and other biblical passages. He discusses the imperishable nature of the spiritual body, the likeness of the man from heaven, and the face-to-face encounter with Jesus Christ in heaven. [... more]

The apostles' transformation into people who turned the world upside down is attributed to beholding God's glory. Paul's writings in 1 Corinthians 15 describe the resurrection of the dead and the glorified body, while John's letters express amazement at being called children of God and the promise of seeing God as He is. [... more]