Our Natural and Glorified Bodies

Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. Our natural and glorified bodies. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body.

It has raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body. 1 Corinthians 15, 43 and 44. In this portion of this great chapter on the resurrection, first that of Christ, then the future resurrection of the redeemed, death and resurrection are compared to seed sowing and harvest. When a seed is planted in the ground, it is as though it has died and is buried.

For a long time after its death, the seed cannot be seen, but eventually it rises again as a beautiful flowering plant, sheaf of grain, or even a lovely tree. Jesus made this same analogy in his teaching: Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone. But if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. Our human bodies, because of sin and the curse, will eventually die and be buried. But one day, like the planted seed, they will appear again renewed and far greater than they were before, now immortal and glorified that is, of course, if their real inhabitants have been born again through faith in the already resurrected Saviour.

Our new bodies, rising from the grave, will be real physical bodies. They will be fashioned like unto his glorious body. Although it does not yet appear what we shall be, when he shall appear, we shall be like him. Then, in our glorious, powerful bodies, we as His servants shall serve Him in love. Enjoy.

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