Episode notes
How does resurrection work? The Apostle Paul took a shot at answering that question in his first letter to the Corinthians. In his explanation, Paul says a physical body dies and is raised as a spiritual body. Because we have physical bodies, we understand how they work. But what are the spiritual bodies Paul is talking about?
Paul attempts to explain the connection between physical and spiritual bodies with the analogy of seeds and plants. Seeds are bare and dry, and plants are lush and green. Therefore, it’s not obvious that plants come from seeds. In other words, Paul is saying is our physical bodies are like seeds and our spiritual bodies are like plants—they’re different and connected.
Trying to explain Jesus’s resurrection exasperated Paul, because he was trying to explain the unexplainable. Essentially, faith is for why
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