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Must One Affirm a Physical Bodily resurrection then?
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Ben1445
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Romans 8:23
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
Paul is already spiritually alive. What else would he want here except that which he explicitly stated. We wait for the redemption of our bodies. There is no spiritual application of this statement without a firm physical meaning.
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
Paul is already spiritually alive. What else would he want here except that which he explicitly stated. We wait for the redemption of our bodies. There is no spiritual application of this statement without a firm physical meaning.
37818
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Luke 24:38-40, And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
canadyjd
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Paul was adamant about each person being resurrected. Though he didn’t know the specifics of what we would become, He called it a “spiritual body”
The word “body” in Greek is “sarx” and is often used to refer to a corpse.
As someone has already mentioned, our resurrected body will be as the resurrected body of our Lord Jesus.
Some use passages like “flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom” to rule out a physical body of any kind.
I think that’s not right. But, we must acknowledge, as Paul did, we will not know the details this side of heaven.
So, to answer your question directly, I don’t believe someone will miss heaven if they believe a physical body cannot go there.
Peace to you
The word “body” in Greek is “sarx” and is often used to refer to a corpse.
As someone has already mentioned, our resurrected body will be as the resurrected body of our Lord Jesus.
Some use passages like “flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom” to rule out a physical body of any kind.
I think that’s not right. But, we must acknowledge, as Paul did, we will not know the details this side of heaven.
So, to answer your question directly, I don’t believe someone will miss heaven if they believe a physical body cannot go there.
Peace to you