The Natural Man of 1 Corinthians 15 Part 2
January 4th, 2014 | Eschatology | No Comment
The Natural Man Does Not Receive Divine Revelation
In the first installment, we introduced the subject of the natural versus the spiritual from the two Greek words Paul used to discussed it in 1 Corinthians 2:14-16.
We will continue that study in this article. For those of you who may not be a subscriber, you can go to the blog at http://www.allthingsfulfilled.com/blog to find the post.
Quickly to review, we pointed out that the natural man was the person who rejected the revelation of God and who did not have the indwelling of the Spirit of God as it was poured out on ...
The Natural Man of 1 Corinthians 15
January 1st, 2014 | Eschatology | No Comment
Identifying the Natural Man in Paul's Resurrection Motif of 1 Cor. 15
The subject of resurrection in 1 Corinthians 15 is hotly debated, controversial and even confusing to many. Much of the discussion centers around the type of body discussed in the chapter. What does Paul mean by the use of natural body and spiritual body? Many believe he speaks about a fleshly (human biology) body and versus a non-material body. How does he use the terms in 1 Corinthians.
While some begin their study of the resurrection in Corinthians in chapter 15, I have found it very rewarding to begin the ...
Can We Go Back to the Future on the End Time?
May 24th, 2009 | Day of the Lord | 2 Comments
If there has ever been a subject hard to be understood it is that of the "already but not yet" of New Testament eschatology. In a chapter from "The Last Things" edited by Carl Braaten and Robert W. Jenson, includes a chapter on hints from Science for Eschatology -- and Vice Versa, written by George L. Murphy. It isan attempt to understand the end of the world in the light of science.
Can we go back to the future on the end time? What this means is that we must go backwards to get to the Bible future for the end, ...
A Natural and a Spiritual Body?
January 23rd, 2009 | Resurrection | 2 Comments
A Natural and a Spiritual Body
In 1 Corinthians 15:44, the Apostle Paul speaks of the contrast between a natural and a spiritual body. Today, we hear a lot about “spirituality” especially from a new age perspective. However, most people claiming to be spiritual are completely out of harmony with the manner in which the term is used in Scripture.
In fact, the way many use that term is what the Bible emphatically calls the “natural” man. There are two Greek terms used to describe these contrasts. When these are understood, the difference between the natural body and the spiritual body becomes ...
