The Bible often uses figurative language to describe who and what Christians are. In the case of the Body of Christ, it’s using the human body as an example of the relationship we have with each other, and Christ, as individual members of his body. The Bible tells us...
Ephesians 1:22 and 23 (22) And God placed all things under his (Jesus Christ’s) feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, (23) which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. When God deliberated about the perfect...
Is it right or wrong in God’s sight? There is no Bible verse that specifically addresses the issue of cremation in terms of whether it is right or wrong for Christians. In fact, God does not give any commandments about what a society is supposed to do with dead...
Out With The Old And In With The New Part of the Hope set forth in the Bible is that every saved person will receive a new, glorified body. Probably every person who has lived past the age of 40 has, at one time or another, wanted a “better” body. Every middle-aged...
1 Corinthians 15:44 – “soul body / spiritual body.” This is an excerpt from the Revised English Version® Commentary. The Greek phrase translated in the REV as “soul body” is sōma psuchikos (#4983 sōma σῶμα; and #5591 psuchikos ψυχικός), and the Greek phrase...