Death – Is it Natural or Conditional?
June 17th, 2011 | Eschatology | No Comment
Death in Genesis
Death in redemption is often misunderstood because of our misunderstanding of death in Genesis. Most can only perceive that Adam's death is physical or biological per the penalty in Gen. 2:16-17. However, we believe this is shallow reasoning and a failure to take in all the evidence supplied to us in Genesis.
It is assumed that death fell upon God's creation, not only for man but for all the creation as a direct result of sin. This is just plain wrong. It totally ignores the facts of the case. Let's take Genesis 1:11 for example. God said, "Let the earth ...
With What Body Do They Come?
December 3rd, 2008 | Eschatology | No Comment
The debate over the nature of the
resurrection body continues.
Paul anticipates a question from some
who ask, How are the dead
raised and with what body do they
come? (1 Cor. 15:35)
He replies with an analogy that is
troubling for many. Foolish one, what
you sow is not made alive unless it dies.
And what you sow, you do not sow
that body that shall be, but mere
grain—perhaps wheat or some other
grain.
Two things Paul says about the
resurrection body in verses 36–37.
It is not made alive unless it
dies.
It is not the same body as that
which is sown.
With What Body Do They Come?
To consider the first, whatever the
resurrection body is, ...