It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is also a spiritual body.
The first man is of the earth, earthy,.... He was formed out of the earth, Gen 2:7 and the word there used signifies red earth. Josephus (c) observes, that the first man was called Adam, which in the Hebrew tongue signifies red, because he was made out of red earth; for such, adds he, is the true and virgin earth: Pausanias (d) makes mention of...
Verse 44. It is sown a natural body. σωμαψυχικον. This word "natural" denotes, properly, that which is endowed with animal life, having breath, or vitality. The word from which it is derived (ψυχη denotes, properly, the breath; vital breath; the soul, as the vital principle; the animal soul, or the vital spirit; the soul, as the seat of the sentient desires, passions, and propensities; and...
The objection cuts two ways: how can the dead be raised at all, and what sort of body will they wear? The first doubters deny God has the power; the second merely wonder at the form. But look at the corn you sow each year, it must rot before it springs up alive. If God quickens grain, why call it impossible that He raises men?
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Commenting on 1 Corinthians 15:35-50