35 But someone may ask, “How will the dead be raised? What kind of bodies will they have?” 36 What a foolish question! When you put a seed into the ground, it doesn’t grow into a plant unless it dies first. 37 And what you put in the ground is not the plant that will grow, but only a bare seed of wheat or whatever you are planting. 38 Then God gives it the new body he wants it to have. A different plant grows from each kind of seed. 39 Similarly there are different kinds of flesh—one kind for humans, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish.
40 There are also bodies in the heavens and bodies on the earth. The glory of the heavenly bodies is different from the glory of the earthly bodies. 41 The sun has one kind of glory, while the moon and stars each have another kind. And even the stars differ from each other in their glory.
42 It is the same way with the resurrection of the dead. Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die, but they will be raised to live forever. 43 Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength. 44 They are buried as natural human bodies, but they will be raised as spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, there are also spiritual bodies.
Terrie's Comments:
This passage makes me long to know what our spiritual, eternal bodies will be like. Seeds that are planted in the ground look so different from the plants that grow out of them. If we are to display a different glory than our earthly bodies here I am curious as to how different they really will be. I look forward to finding out. It is probably not something I will think a whole lot about here on earth but I do accept that they will be different and much better than our bodies that our spirit's occupy here currently.
This passage makes me long to know what our spiritual, eternal bodies will be like. Seeds that are planted in the ground look so different from the plants that grow out of them. If we are to display a different glory than our earthly bodies here I am curious as to how different they really will be. I look forward to finding out. It is probably not something I will think a whole lot about here on earth but I do accept that they will be different and much better than our bodies that our spirit's occupy here currently.
Tori's Comments:
This is sooooo cool. We have no idea what to expect except that our new bodies will be different and complete.
This is sooooo cool. We have no idea what to expect except that our new bodies will be different and complete.
Take our personal comments or leave them. We would love to hear what stood out to you about today`s passage and how it encouraged you. Tell us in the comments below!
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please keep all comments respectful. We want to remember that each of us is at a different place in our walk with God. This is a place for us to share openly about what has been revealed to us as we open up Gods word and to learn from others. Please take every opportunity possible to build each other up in love :-)