1 Corinthians 15:45 New International Version
45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.
The Tension
Already adopted
Romans 8:15 English Standard Version
15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Not yet adopted
Romans 8:23 English Standard Version
23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
Already redeemed
Ephesians 1:7 English Standard Version
7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,\
Not yet redeemed
Ephesians 4:30 English Standard Version
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Already sanctified
1 Corinthians 1:2 English Standard Version
2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
Not yet sanctified
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 English Standard Version
23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
Already saved
Ephesians 2:8 English Standard Version
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
Not yet saved
Romans 5:9 English Standard Version
9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.
Already raised with Christ
Ephesians 2:6 English Standard Version
6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
Not yet raised with Christ
1 Corinthians 15:52 English Standard Version
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
Hebrews 11:1 New International Version
11 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
1 Corinthians 15:35-49 New International Version
35 But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?” 36 How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. 37 When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. 38 But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body. 39 Not all flesh is the same: People have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds another and fish another. 40 There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. 41 The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. 46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. 47 The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven. 48 As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. 49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.
To change fuel, the old engine has to die!
1 Corinthians 15:36-37 New International Version
36 How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. 37 When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else.
John 12:25-26 New International Version
25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.
Galatians 2:20 New International Version
20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
The NEW fuel never has to be refilled. (It transforms)
1 Corinthians 15:42-44 New International Version
42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
2 Corinthians 4:10-11 New International Version
10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body.
2 Corinthians 5:17 New International Version
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
Oh by the way – The fuel repairs any maintenance issues.
1 Corinthians 15:45-49 New International Version
45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”;the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. 46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. 47 The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven. 48 As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven. 49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.
1 John 3:2 New International Version
2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
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