Our Glorified Bodies Scripture Reading: I Corinthians 15:42-57

Our future installment of salvation will provide us with: Introduction The practice/experience of heavenly citizenship Freedom from our sin nature Unhindered relationships within the family of God Our future installment of salvation will provide us with:

All of this will be experienced in a body that is free from our present limitations: Phil 3:21 Freedom from our Sin Nature Unhindered Relationships with the Family of God

The Bodily Effects of the Fall (Gen 2:17) Adam He died spiritually - Gen 3:6-7 He began to die physically - Gen 5:5 Adam’s descendants Born spiritually dead - Eph 2:1 Began to physically die from the point of birth The body is limited by weakness, death, and desires

The Bodily Effects of Initial Salvation The second birth reverses the effects of the Fall Our human spirit is affected immediately Jn 3:6, I Cor 6:17, I Cor 2:11-12,14 Our bodies will be affected by the Rapture. Until then, believers are still dying physically cf I Cor 3:21-23, II Cor 5:1

Using Our “Bodies of Limitation” As a living sacrifice to God - Rom 12:1-2 Controlled bodily appetites - I Cor 9:24-27 Limited bodily exercise - I Tim 4:8 Godliness = living out Christ’s Life at Christ’s direction

The Bodily Effects of the Resurrection (and the Rapture) I Cor 15:42-49 Changed from… Corruption to incorruption - vs 42 Dishonor (of little value) - vs 43 Weakness to power - vs 43 Dominated by the soul and human spirit - vs 44-45 The image of the early man to the heavenly man - vs 49

Conclusion Experience and show forth Eternal Life while your body of limitations I Pet 3:10