YOUR GLORIFIED BODY (46 OF 53)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: I Corinthians 15:35-49
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Your Glorified Body (46 of 53)
Series: Straight Up Truth for a Messed-Up Church
Mike Stone
I Corinthians 15:35-49
A lady had a heart attack and died. When she got to heaven, she asked God for 15 more years. The Lord granted her request. When she was revived in the hospital, she decided to go ahead and have a good bit of cosmetic surgery to maximize her 15 more years of life. So she got a nose job, a face life, a tummy tuck and more. I mean she had more nips and tucks than a bed sheet and her appearance seemed to literally turn her into a new woman!
On her way out of the hospital, she got run over and killed by an ambulance that was racing into the emergency room parking lot. When she got back to heaven she asked the Lord, ''Why didn't You give me 15 more years like You promised?'' God said, ''Hazel, is that you? I saw a woman coming out of the hospital but with all that surgery, I didn't recognize you.''
We spend a lot of time and money trying to take care of our bodies. To an extent that is a good thing. But sometimes we simply go overboard caring for something that isn't going to last. In this chapter, Paul has been arguing that the resurrection of Jesus guarantees the eventual resurrection of all believers in a new body that is truly fit for heaven.
Nearly a decade ago, Newsweek Magazine ran an article in its religion section. It was titled, ''Far from Heaven'' and in it, journalist Lisa Miller acknowledged that all 4 gospels and the rest of the NT teach about the bodily resurrection.
Yet she writes, ''This rising, the resurrection remains at the center of the Christian faith, the narrative climax of every creed. Jesus died and rose again so that all His followers could eventually do the same. This story has strained the credulity of even the most devoted believer. For truly it is unbelievable.''
A recent CNN/Time Magazine poll reveals that while between 75-80% of Americans say they believe in heaven, less than 25% think it will involve a ...
Series: Straight Up Truth for a Messed-Up Church
Mike Stone
I Corinthians 15:35-49
A lady had a heart attack and died. When she got to heaven, she asked God for 15 more years. The Lord granted her request. When she was revived in the hospital, she decided to go ahead and have a good bit of cosmetic surgery to maximize her 15 more years of life. So she got a nose job, a face life, a tummy tuck and more. I mean she had more nips and tucks than a bed sheet and her appearance seemed to literally turn her into a new woman!
On her way out of the hospital, she got run over and killed by an ambulance that was racing into the emergency room parking lot. When she got back to heaven she asked the Lord, ''Why didn't You give me 15 more years like You promised?'' God said, ''Hazel, is that you? I saw a woman coming out of the hospital but with all that surgery, I didn't recognize you.''
We spend a lot of time and money trying to take care of our bodies. To an extent that is a good thing. But sometimes we simply go overboard caring for something that isn't going to last. In this chapter, Paul has been arguing that the resurrection of Jesus guarantees the eventual resurrection of all believers in a new body that is truly fit for heaven.
Nearly a decade ago, Newsweek Magazine ran an article in its religion section. It was titled, ''Far from Heaven'' and in it, journalist Lisa Miller acknowledged that all 4 gospels and the rest of the NT teach about the bodily resurrection.
Yet she writes, ''This rising, the resurrection remains at the center of the Christian faith, the narrative climax of every creed. Jesus died and rose again so that all His followers could eventually do the same. This story has strained the credulity of even the most devoted believer. For truly it is unbelievable.''
A recent CNN/Time Magazine poll reveals that while between 75-80% of Americans say they believe in heaven, less than 25% think it will involve a ...
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