Fred "(1 Corinthians 15:20-22) 20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have died. 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also came through a man. 22 For just as in Adam all die, so also all will be made alive in Christ.
The thing to consider about verse 22 is that it says, “in Adam all die” not all are dead. Paul is still talking about physical (biological) death here. I question the idea of ‘spiritual death’. That is a theological term not a Biblical one. For almost thirty years, I believed in spiritual death and I know all of the theological arguments for it. At least most of them. Just because Adam did not die the day he ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil most assume he had to have spiritually died. The threat of death toward Adam was real but God was not about to fulfill it. First of all, the severity of the threat was to let Adam know the importance of it and secondly had Adam died then there would not have been any redemption for man. Adam did die as a result of his disobedience just as all others after him did, with the exception of Enoch and Elijah.
I will admit all are born with a depraved nature that leans toward sin and are in need of the salvation Christ performed on the cross. Christ’s blood must be applied to them.
1 Corinthians 15:31
31 Every day I am in danger of death! This is as sure as my boasting in you, brothers and sisters, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.
How could Paul be in danger of death every day if this was speaking of spiritual death? It would make no sense. It was physical death that he was in danger of.
1 Corinthians 15:48-49
48 Like the one made of dust, so too are those made of dust, and like the one from heaven, so too those who are heavenly. 49 And just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, let us also bear the image of the man of heaven.
I doubt Paul is speaking spiritually here. We have all borne the image of the man of the dust. I see that referring to our whole being, our body and mind. We are fit for this world, to travel and communicate with earthly things. Our spiritual body will be fit for heaven."
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