1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Fri Jul 3 19:22:39 PDT 2009

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*July 3, 2009
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    * C. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:35-58 *

*THE NATURE AND ORDER OF THE RESURRECTION BODY *

*a. 15:35 QUESTIONS *

AlLA eREI tis, P*o*s eGEIron-tai [1453] hoi neKROI [3498]?

*But some one will say, How are the dead raised? *

POI*o* de S*O*ma-ti [4983] ERchon-tai?

*and with what sort of body do they come? *

* *

*b. 15:36-38 THE ORDER OF GRAIN TEACHES THE CHANGE IN RESURRECTION BODY *

APHr*o*n [878], su ho SPEIreis [4687] ou z*o*-o-poiEItai [2227] eAN m*e*a-poTHAn
*e* [599]:

*Foolish one, what YOU sow is not made alive except it die: *

kai ho SPEIreis, ou to S*O*ma to ge-n*e*SOme-non SPEIreis,

*37 and what you sow, you sow not the body that shall be, *

alLA gumNON [1131] KOKkon [2848], ei TUchoi SItou, *e* ti-nos t*o*n loiP*O*N;

*but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some of the rest; *

ho de TheOS DIdo-sin auT*O* S*O*ma kaTH*O*S *e*THEl*e*-sen [2309],

*38 but :God gives it a body even as he would, *

kai heKASt*o* t*o*n sperMAt*o*n [4690] Idi-on S*O*ma.

*and to each of the seeds its own body. *

* *

*c. 15:39 DIFFERENCES IN LIVING FLESH: ARGUES FOR RESURRECTION *

ou PAsa sarx h*e* auT*E* sarx, alLA ALl*e *men anTHR*O*p*o*n,

*All flesh is not the same flesh, but one is of men, *

ALl*e *de sarx kt*e*N*O*N [2934], ALl*e *de sarx pt*e*N*O*N [4421],

*and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, *

ALl*e* de ichTHU*o*n [2486].

*and another of fishes. *

* *

*d. 15:40 HEAVENLY AND EARTHLY BODIES DIFFER *

kai S*O*ma-ta e-pouRAni-a, kai S*O*ma-ta ePIgei-a [1919]:

*There are also bodies heavenly, and bodies earthly: *

alLA heTEra men h*e* t*o*n e-pou-raNI*o*n DOxa [1391],

*but the glory of the heavenly is one, *

heTEra de h*e* t*o*n e-piGEI*o*n.

*and the glory of the earthly is another. *

 * *

*e. 15:41 HEAVENLY BODIES DIFFER AMONG THEMSELVES IN GLORY *

ALl*e *DOxa h*e*LIou [2246], kai ALl*e* DOxa seL*E*n*e*s [4582],

*One glory of sun, and another glory of moon, *

kai ALl*e* DOxa asTEr*o*n [792];

*and another glory of stars; *

asT*E*R gar asTEros di-aPHErei [1308] en DOx*e*.

*for star differs from star in glory. *

* *

*f. 15:42a AN OBVIOUS FACT*

HOUt*o*s kai h*e* aNASta-sis [386] t*o*n NEkr*o*n.

*So also the resurection of he dead. *

* *

*g. 15:42b-44a THE ORDER OF OUR BODY: FROM LOWER TO HIGHER *

SPEIre-tai en psthoRA [5356]; eGEIre-tai en aph-tharSIa [861]:

*It is sown in corruption; raised in incorruption: *

SPEIre-tai en a-tiMIa [819]; eGEIre-tai in DOx*e*:

*43 sown in dishonor; raised in glory: *

SPEIre-tai en as-theNEIa [769]; eGEIre-tai en duNAmei [1411]:

*sown in weakness; raised in power: *

SPEIre-tai S*O*ma psu-chiKON [5591], eGEIre-tai S*O*ma pneu-ma-tiKON [4152].

*44a sown a natural body, raised a spiritual. *

* *

*h. 15:44b ANOTHER REVELATION *

Ei EStin S*O*ma psu-chiKON, EStin kai pneu-ma-tiKON.

*If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual. *

* *

*i. 15:45a. AN APPLICATION *

HOUt*o*s kai GEgrap-tai,

*So also it is written, *

E-GEne-to ho PR*O*tos ANthr*o*-pos A-DAM eis psuCH*E*N Z*O*san [2198].

*The first man Adam became a living soul. *

* *

*j. 15:45b A CONTRAST *

ho EScha-tos A-DAM eis PNEUma z*o*-o-poiOUN [2227].

*The last Adam a lifegiving spirit. *

* *

*k. 15:46 GOD'S ORDER! *

all' ou PR*O*ton to pneu-ma-tiKON, alLA to psu-chiKON;

*Howbeit not the spiritual is first, but the natural; *

Epei-ta to pneu-ma-tiKON.

*then the spiritual. *

* *

*l. 15:47 AN IMPORTANT ORDER! *

ho PR*O*tos ANthr*o*-pos ek g*e*s, cho-iKOS [5517];

*The first man is of earth, of dust; *

ho DEUte-ros ANthr*o*-pos ex ou-raNOU.

*the second man is of heaven. *

* *

*m. 15:48 EACH BODY PARTAKES OF THE NATURE OF ITS SOURCE *

HOIos ho cho-iKOS, toiOUtoi kai hoi cho-iKOI:

*As is the earthy, such are also the earthy ones: *

kai HOIos ho e-pouRAni-os, toiOUtoi kai hoi e-pouRAni-oi.

*and as is the heavenly, such are also the heavenly. *

 * *

*n. 15:49 WE ARE TO PROGRESS IN THE ORDER OF THE IMAGE WE BEAR *

kai kaTH*O*S e-phoREsa-men [5409] t*e*n eiKOna [1504] tou cho-iKOU,

*And as we have borne the image of the dust, *

phoREs*o*-men kai t*e*n eiKOna tou e-pou-raNIou.

*let us also bear the image of the heavenly. *

* *

*o. 15:50 A TRUTH: NATURAL MAN SHALL NOT INHERIT GOD'S KINGDOM *

TOUto DE ph*e*-mi, a-delPHOI,

*Now this I say, brethren, *

HOti sarx kai HAIma ba-siLEIan [932] TheOU kl*e*-ro-noM*E*sai [2816] ou
DUnan-tai;

*that flesh and blood cannot inherit God's kingdom; *

ouDE he phthoRA [5356] t*e*n aph-tharSIan [861] kl*e*-ro-noMEI [2816].

*neither does corruption inherit incorruption. *

 *p. 15:51-52 A MYSTERY: ALL BELIEVERS SHALL BE TRANSFORMED*

iDOU, mus-t*e*RIon [3466] huMIN LEg*o*:

*Lo, I tell you a mystery: *

PANtes ou koi-m*e*-th*e*SOme-tha [2837], PANtes de al-la-g*e*SOme-tha [236],

*We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, *

en aTOm*o* [823], en 'riP*E* [4493] oph-thalMOU, en t*e* esCHAt*e* salPIGgi
[4536]:

*52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: *

salPIsei [4537] gar, kai hoi neKROI e-gerTH*E*son-tai [1453] APHthar-toi
[862],

*for a trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, *

kai h*e*MEIS al-la-g*e*SOme-tha [236].

*and WE shall be changed. *

* *

*q. 15:53 A NECESSITY: TO PUT ON INCORRUPTION AND IMMORTALITY *

dei gar to phtharTON TOUto enDUsas-thai aph-tharSIan [861],

*For this :corruptible must put on incorruption,*

kai to thn*e*TON [2349] TOUto enDUsas-thai [1746] a-tha-naSIan [110].

*and this :mortal must put on immortality.*

 *r. 15:54 RESURRECTION SHALL DEFEAT DEATH*

HOtan de to thn*e*TON TOUto enDUs*e*-tai t*e*n a-tha-naSIan,

*But when this :mortal shall have put on :immortality,*

TOte geN*E*se-tai ho LOgos ho ge-gramMEnos,

*then shall come to pass the saying :written,*

Ka-tePOth*e* [2666] ho THAna-tos eis NIkos [3534].

*:Death is swallowed up unto victory.*

 *s. 15:55 QUESTIONS*

POU sou, THAna-te, to NIkos? POU sou, THAna-te, to KENtron [2759]?

*O** death, where **is your :victory? O death, where your :sting?*

 *t. 15:56-57 JESUS CHRIST GIVES VICTORY OVER SIN AND DEATH*

to de KENtron tou thaNAtou h*e* ha-marTIa [266];

*Now the sting of :death is :sin;*

h*e* de DUna-mis t*e*s ha-marTIas ho NOmos [3551]:

*and the power of :sin is the law:*

t*o* de The*O* CHAris [5485], t*o* diDONti h*e*MIN to NIkos

*57 but thanks be to :God, who gives us the victory*

diA tou KuRIou h*e*M*O*N 'I*e*SOU ChrisTOU.

*through our :Lord Jesus Christ.*

 *u. 15:58 BECAUSE OF RESURRECTION, OUR PRESENT LABOR IS NOT IN VAIN*

H*O*Ste, a-delPHOI mou a-ga-p*e*TOI, heDRAIoi [1476] GInes-the, a-me-taKIn*e
*-toi [277],

*Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be stedfast, unmovable,*

pe-risSEUon-tes [4052] en t*o* ERg*o* [2041] tou KuRIou PANto-te,

*always abounding in the work of the Lord,*

eiDOtes HOti ho KOpos [2873] huM*O*N ouk EStin keNOS [2756] en KuRI*o*.

*knowing that your :toil is not vain in the Lord.*

 *NOTE*: *The Holy Spirit through Paul is very careful to point out the
order in resurrection: first the natural; then the spiritual. Gnostics and
many others are not careful at this point. Louis Markos in his biography of
C. S. Lewis, “Lewis Agonistes”, notes with approval how clearly his hero
sees the strong desire in mankind to eliminate God and Jesus Christ
completely from its thinking. Just look at the nation of the U.S. today for
an illustration of this! Persecution of Evangelicals and those like Joshua
committed to meditation of and obedience to God's Word, the Bible,
increasesyear by year in intensity.
*

 *Lewis points out the 4 leading thinkers of the past 200 years who have
laid the foundation for this: Darwin, Freud, Marx and Nietzsche. “Mother
Nature” has replaced God in their thinking. Modernism has entered and taken
over much in the church through these four - not so much perhaps with Freud
and Marx - but definitely with Darwin. I know. I took classes in one of
Canada's leading Modernistic Seminaries, and with a number of professors -
sometimes twice in one class - you would hear the thrown out challenge -
“Where does that put your inspiration of Scripture?”*

 *Anyone who truly desires truth in the areas of “Science”, “New Age”
thinking; Evil and Suffering; the Arts: and Heaven and Hell'; - will find
that not only does Lewis meet these shallow thinkers on their own ground -
but successfully undercuts their arguments point by point!*

 *During World War II days in England, Lewis through “Mere Christianity” and
Churchill through those fiery and positive speeches of his - put heart back
into Britain and their allies - and overturned the weak and namby-pamby
foolishness of the Chamberlains.*

 *A “Wrestling Lewis” is needed again to overturn the foolish present day
religionists concerning resurrection, and restore the “right thinking” of
this passage to us once again!*

 *I love especially the last verse of this passage: “Wherefore, my beloved
brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the
Lord!” Thank God for the apostle Paul! Thank God that He allowed the Lord
through the Holy Spirit to saturate his thinking and possess him for their
purposes! Thank God for this verse to close this marvelous passage on the
nature and order of Resurrection! - J.A.W.*

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