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Adventistische Schriften über: "Help me understand 1 Corinthians 15 from verse 29 onward, especially regarding the resurrection and its spiritual significance."
Answer
In 1 Corinthians 15 from verse 29 onward Paul makes clear that without the literal resurrection of the dead every Christian effort, every spiritual battle, and baptism would be in vain. He also explains that the earthly, perishable body will be transformed into a powerful, incorruptible, and spiritual body that resembles the glorified image of Christ. This certainty of victory over sin and death is meant to spiritually uplift believers, free them from selfish and worldly thinking, and motivate them to a steadfast, faithful service to God.
The Futility of the Faith Struggle Without the Resurrection
»In 1 Corinthians 15:32 this is repeated in another form: "If I fought with wild beasts in Ephesus according to human ways, what does it profit me if the dead do not rise? Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will be dead!" ... It would be impossible to show more clearly that every hope for future life depends on the resurrection of the dead. If there is no resurrection of the dead, then the dead are lost.«
The Nature of the Resurrection Body and the Heavenly Image
»The apostle does not even hint at the manner in which the mortal body will be changed and raised, but leaves it at the words: "It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body." It suffices for us to know that "we will bear the image of the Heavenly." ... God will give it a body as He pleases, adapted to its new and glorified state of holiness and bliss— with organs and senses perfectly suited to its new condition.«
Victory Over Death and the Call to a Sanctified Life
»The apostle directed the thoughts of the Corinthian brethren to the triumphs of the resurrection morning, when all sleeping saints are to be raised, to thereafter live forever with their Lord. "Behold," the apostle declared, "I tell you a mystery: we will not all fall asleep, but we will all be transformed, suddenly, in an instant, at the time of the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will rise incorruptible, and we will be transformed. For this perishable must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality... Thanks be to God, who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!" The triumph that awaits the believers is glorious. The apostle, recognizing the possibilities before the Corinthian believers, tried to keep before them what lifts them from selfishness and sensuality and glorifies life through the hope of immortality. He earnestly admonished them to be faithful to their high calling in Christ: "Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, unshakable, and always increase in the work of the Lord, for you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.«
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