Resurrection of the Dead Saints and Sowing the Bod...
November 25th, 2017 | Resurrection | No Comment
Resurrection of the Dead Saints and Sowing the Body
It is very significant in a study of the resurrection of the dead saints, to know what it means to sow the body. Without the sowing, there can be no raising. The one is essential to the accomplishment of the other. Paul very clearly stated, "Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies". (1 Cor. 15:36)
If a seed cannot be made alive unless it dies, then it must follow that it cannot die unless it is sown. Jesus affirmed the same, saying, "Except a grain of wheat fall ...
Relationship Between Sown in Corruption and Raised...
November 21st, 2017 | Eschatology | No Comment
The Body Is Being Sown In Corruption
Problematic for the IBV and other advocates who claim that the body is being sown in corruption from birth is their reading of First Corinthians 15:42. The text states, 'It is being sown in corruption'. In order to fit their paradigm, they must alter Paul's language to say, it was or it has been sown in corruption. Yet, that is not how the text reads in the English or the Greek.
In the English it is present passive tense. It is being sown in corruption. In the Greek it is present passive. It (speiretai, 3rd ...
What Does Sowing The Body Mean?
November 18th, 2017 | Eschatology | No Comment
Sowing the Body
What does sowing the body mean? In order to understand the resurrection or raising of the body spoken of in 1 Corinthians 15, one must first understand what it means to sow the body. If we fail to grasp that meaning it will cause problems in our resurrection doctrine.
In the Old and New Testaments, the Bible has given us very clear meanings on what the sowing of the body is. However, some are led to reject these clear bible statements and claim sowing means something vastly different. As we will see, sowing becomes quite a confusing process when ...