The Nature of the Resurrection

Trinity Church of Portland - Sermons

Welcome to our current podcast series, "Christian Living In The Current of Culture," where we study the timeless and relevant truths of 1 Corinthians. Each week, we explore how the Apostle Paul's words guide us in navigating the complexities of living for Christ in today's world.

This week, our message is from 1 Corinthians 15:35-49 and is titled “The Nature of the Resurrection” and was preached by Thomas Terry.

In our text this morning Paul seeks to answer two questions from the Corinthians, How are the dead raised, and with what kind of body do they come? These questions came from a place of foolishness because the Corinthians were following after worldly philosophy and what it taught about the afterlife. Paul points out to them that God has equipped all of his creation with various kinds of bodies all different according to their function in creation. In a similar way our resurrection bodies will differ from our earthly bodies because sin will be eradicated and our new bodies will be imperishable. What was buried in dishonor will be raised in glory and we will be known just as Christ Jesus was known after he was raised. Paul finishes this section by showing us Adam and Jesus who are both head figures but with a massive difference, Jesus is the man of heaven who gives us eternal life. This is the great hope we have in the gospel—the gateway to the future glory we possess.