Book of 1 Corinthians - Ch. 15, Vs. 31-58 (02/25/2001)

The Daily Death to Self and Baptism Into Christ’s Death

We are Ready to start. I had told you that I would go back to her to chapter 14 for this Sunday. But I got here and found out that my Printer did not print it Correctly. It was about out of ink. So come to chapter 15 verse 31.

I Protest by your rejoicing in which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord. I die daily. David was. Bill, what's he mean by. I died daily. He dies to flesh every day. This is a continual battle that's going on.

1531 in Romans 6 and 3 we find no you not and thus so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death. That like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father.

Even so we also should walk in newness of life. This is a daily walk from the time you wake in the morning to you go to sleep at night. It is not an easy walk. It is a battle but we are all being drawn closer to him by the battle 32 if after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus.

What advantage to me? If the dead rise not let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die. What does he mean by the beasts at Ephesus. David? Well, it says he fought. Somebody else give me an input. Did he not have a great confrontation at Egypt at Ephesus.

He entered into the Proclamation of the word and in an argument almost. And he called these people beasts. Being baptized with Christ in his death and resurrection is a tremendous fact. That's something that we should not treat lightly.

Let's Not reduce it to some water. Baptism of service that would be meaningless. Be not deceived. The evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness and sin not. For some have not known the knowledge of God.

Corruption, Resurrection, and the Seed That Dies

I speak this to your shame. He's talking To the Corinthian church that some in the church Apparently are not saved or if they are they're just saved and that's all. Awake to righteousness and sin not.

If we awake to righteousness. Dennis what's that mean and sin not. Clarence what do we mean here? Bill you want to add anything. And apparently there were some to whom he was writing directly that slipped that had Come around to not walking in righteousness.

Greg the Corinthian believers were being deceived by those who Questioned the resurrection. We don't face that much today. At least I don't think we do. Maybe it's because we're in this particular church.

But they were listening to those who had plenty to say but no knowledge of God. You want to add something? But some men will say how are the dead raised up and with what body do they come? Logical question if you were completely ignorant and.

And took the position that there was no resurrection and you're listening to someone expound resurrection. Then you might ask How are the dead raised? How can that be? And what kind of a body do they have?

David what do you think about that? Did you ever think about a grain of corn that goes into the ground and it produces? New life the grain itself dies. There is a sinner the kernel of life. That produces new life, but until it can get its roots it lives off of the old shell.

Just like we are living off of the old shell. We have the new life in us but it is the The old shell that nourishes and furnishes growth and The the new kernel. That that is going to be reborn is not identical to the old.

It may look like it, but it's not so we're going to be Resurrected but we will not be like identical with the old. It will resemble it, but it won't be like the old. I Don't know what it'll be like. Paul says that we learn from nature that the bodies are not identical.

They are the same but not identical. 36 thou fool. That which thou sowest is not quickened except it die. They Discovered a weight that had been stored stored in a pyramid for thousands of years. Kept dry.

It was good only if it just hadn't been used. They planted some of it and lo and behold it sprouted new growth. The length of time makes no difference. It will reproduce itself. He says thou fool if you had sense enough to see that the seed which is planted.

There is a disintegration. Continuity. A seed that is Planned will produce seeds which are essentially the same as that seed, but the seed itself had died. So our bodies die. They go into the grave. They disintegrate.

When the Lord returns he's going to call forth that body. And whether it's been mutilated or whether it's been burned or scattered or what it will come forth. But it will not be the same Identical body and that which thou sowest thou sowest not the body that shall be.

But bare green it may chance of wheat or some other grain. Yes, the seed you see does not provide itself with a new body. I think it's remarkable that the Kern of corn that we put in the ground or wheat or whatever it might be Does not provide itself with a new body.

Think about it when we sow the old Body dies and goes into the grave. It does not provide itself a new body. Neither does the sower but God provides it. But God giveth it a body as it has pleased him and to every seed his own body when it comes to the new body the resurrected body.

From where does it come? Dennis. When. When it comes to the new body from where does it come? All right. Does he pattern it like the old to the naked eye may look the same? But it is not the same. It might.

We're in an area that you can't answer. I understand that but we can Glean all of the information we have and that's that it will be like Christ. Yes. Yes. Yes. It is the truth if I understood your question.

The the old body Dies Or is changed. The new body will be like Christ. Now other than that I cannot Speculate. It will be similar to this body, but I have nothing to go on. Yes. Our body is what? Yes.

Absolutely. That's right, I had a question. I made it to a 72 years old today. There's 78. I even forgot how old I don't know. I don't know if it's 78 or 87. But I Did Be either one. I'm just kind of living on board borrowed time.

The old body dies the new body will be like Christ. And I can't think of my question. That's right. We will know each other. But as a family of God Brothers sisters mothers relation belongs on this earth.

Not not on the earth to come. All right in 38 it says all of this pleases him and to every seed his own body. We will be different. Yes I Know no his is individual. How do I know that it's not capitalized?

The Variety of Flesh, Heavenly Bodies, and the Image of the Earthly and Heavenly

All. All flesh is not the same flesh. Now Greg has it not the same place, but there's animal flesh bird flesh. All right. This is a good verse to disprove evolution. But there is one kind of flesh of men another flesh of beasts another of fishes and another of birds.

You didn't all come from the same seed someplace. There are also celestial bodies and bodies terrestrial. But the glory of the celestial is one. The glory of the terrestrial is the is another. What's the difference in terrestrial and celestial?

Greg. There is one glory of the Sun another glory of the moon another glory of the stars. For one star differ from another star in glory. There's no two things exactly alike. In all of creation, there's nothing exactly alike.

Can you? Bill you're you're the scientist in the family. Can you mention two things that are exactly alike things that put together what? All right. So also is the resurrection of the dead it is sown in corruption.

But it's raised in incorruption the same body. Bill and I die. We're going to grave resurrection morning. We both get up. We don't look alike. But we are like Christ. How can it be like Christ and yet everybody be different in the new body?

David all right the body that was given to Adam was it all always subject to death? Yes. Say he has as long as he could eat the tree of life. He was free of death. But he was always subject to death. I doubt it.

He didn't know anything about death until sin came. Right, right. He Knew good and evil because he knew the tree. But that was all it is sown in dishonor. It is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, but it's raised in power.

Now those of you that are mentally incapable or physically incapable of being above average. When you're resurrected you're all going to be like Christ. We get glory power and beauty with the new body.

I don't think of glory power and beauty in relation to this life. It is sown a natural body. It is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body. Which is stronger a noun or an adjective a noun?

The verse reads Sown a natural body. It is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body. Now is natural a noun or an adjective? All right, so the noun is stronger. It is raised a body.

It is sown a body and raised a body. The verse reads sown a natural body and Raised a spiritual body. It's not the the verse does not accentuate natural and spiritual. There are those that argue that it does and so it is written the first man Adam was made a living soul.

The last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Why quickening? All right, joy's question first. All right, the difference between soul and spirit. They are different. We have scripture that shows it the soul is life.

Numa. The spirit is the image of God. Every man has the spirit of God in him. That's right except quickening means a live spirit the Back to the old three-finger exercise. Adam had a body soul and spirit when the in the day he ate of the tree he would die.

He didn't die physically. But he died separate from the spirit. The spirit has to be put in everybody. If he didn't he could not judge anyone be like an animal without a spirit. By the way, the Spirit goes back to God at death who gave it and the Ecclesiastes 12 -7 I believe it is.

We go into the ground and our spirit goes back to God. That's out of everybody. Everybody has the spirit. If he didn't then they could not be judged. So if the spirit goes back to God who gave it. They will spend eternity in hell without a spirit.

Like an animal how be it. That was not just that was not first which is supernatural. But that which is natural and afterward that which is spiritual. Now remember my question. What is necessary For you to become a spiritual being the very first thing that is necessary.

Dennis oh, you're a spiritual we can go back further than that purge. No, that's too far back. All right. What does it say in regard to baptism? You must first be what? If you're not born of Water and the spirit.

What's the water? The physical birth you have to be born first of before you can be a spiritual person. He says so right here. How be it that was not first which is spiritual. You didn't come into this life spiritual you came into this life carnal.

That's right. You were wedded to your spirit and clear all of that up. We come into this world Separated from God. Spiritual we have this image of God. But we are not wedded to it. We have the carnal body, which is alive.

The spiritual body which is separate. Then at the moment of salvation You're given a new life. That comes with to the spirit. When the spirit goes home you go home. Those that are not spiritual. When they die their spirit goes home, but they don't any questions.

Well, you're an area in an area which I cannot answer Except to say this. That if you're the seed of God, you will be his and if you're not you won't. And it goes back to conception. Does that answer your question?

The First and Second Adam, Flesh and Blood, and the Mystery of the Rapture

Yes, the first man is of the earth earthly. The second man is of the Lord from heaven. I Think we understand that First man was made from garbage. The second man was made spiritual. As is the earthly so are they.

That are earthly and as the heavenly so are they that are heavenly now? We're heavenly, but we're still in the garbage body. Right, and as we have born the image of earthly we shall also bear the image of heavenly.

Is that right? What does it mean great now this I say brethren that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God neither? Corruption and here at in corruption now we get down to. Yes. Yes. Now this I say brethren the flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God neither.

Does corruption inherit in corruption? It's impossible. You cannot pass a law that causes it. It's absolutely impossible. But flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. To inherit something. John means what?

To inherit something you can't receive it what. All right the Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. Meaning that something can't All right, all right. The spirit yes, yes. That's right now this I say brethren that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom and neither Corruption.

The old man will be put in the ground it will be sown a natural body. But will come up a spiritual body. It would be like the old body, but not exactly. Behold I show you a mystery. What is a mystery?

Greg. Behold I show you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall be changed. Now how can we be changed if we haven't died. I missed the first part of that. Yes, yes. All right now this is how excuse me this is how we're going to be changed.

How long is it going to take great in a moment in the twinkling of an eye? At the last trump or the trumpet shall sound. And the dead shall be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed Immediately for this corruption this corruptible must put on incorruption.

This mortal must put on Immortality. Notice the word must this corruptible must put on incorruption. Why? Great all right the first part. For the corruptible must put on incorruption must. Why? 54 so when this corruptible Shall have put on incorruption.

This mortal shall have put on immortality. Then shall be brought to pass the same. That is written death is swallowed up in victory. How can death be swallowed up verge. All right. John, what do you have on that death is swallowed in victory.

All right, Jesse you have anything on that. David that's right. First heresy in the church was that a denial of the body bodily resurrection. That was the first big heresy that they run into. Stoicism says that the soul merged into deity at death.

Paul says Jesus Christ was raised from the dead our bodies to rise later. Epicureanism said there was no existence beyond death. Paul says Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. Plagiarism believed in the immortality of the soul but denied the bodily resurrection.

Paul says that our physical bodies shall be made alive as spiritual bodies. Before any of us can go into the presence we have to be changed. Why? That's right. O death where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory?

The sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. It is the sting of sin that has the death in it. The strength of sin is the law.

Therefore my beloved brother be steadfast. Unmovable. Always abounding in the work of the Lord. For as much as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. Things present the things of time. The things out yonder in the future are all ours.

The Deaths of the Apostles and Their Faithfulness

We'll go to chapter 14 next time. But Greg will you come pass these out, please. I have a List of the death of the Apostles that you might like to have. Matthew was killed with a sword. Mark dragged to death.

Luke hanged on an olive tree. John was placed in the cauldron of boiling oil. He escaped death later died a natural death. James the Great was beheaded. James the less thrown from a pinnacle of the temple then beaten to death with Fuller's brush.

Do you know what a Fuller's brush is? Well, it's a brush used in making soap. Philip was hanged. Bartholomew flayed alive. What's flayed mean? Skinned. He skinned was skinned while he was alive. Well for all of it, I don't know but he died.

Andrew bound to a cross from which he preached until his death. Thomas run through with a lance. Jude shot to death with arrows. Peter crucified upside down. All the time that he was on the cross he was Telling his wife.

She was crucified also on the right side up. And he was telling her all the time. To not give up not give up not give up. And she didn't. Matthias stoned. Then beheaded. All right. Is there anything from anybody?

Yes absolutely. This shows that they all Held to their belief until they were dead. Anything else If not clearance, would you dismiss us, please?