Every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself. – 1 John 3:3. O Christian, do “behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us” (I John 3:1) through our Lord Jesus Christ: we poor sinners are …
Every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself. – 1 John 3:3. O Christian, do “behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us” (I John 3:1) through our Lord Jesus Christ: we poor sinners are …
Our conversation is in heaven, from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is …
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. —1 Corinthians 15:58. What hope and what blessedness are ours! …
Death is swallowed up in victory. – 1 Corinthians 15:54. When the dead will rise, and those will have been changed who will be living when Christ will appear on Judgment Day, “when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, …
Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. – 1 Corinthians 15:50. Surely, this now is plain to you, O Christian, that our present flesh and blood, our …
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 …
So also is the resurrection of the dead. – 1 Corinthians 15:42. God giveth to every grain its own body when it comes forth, and not another. A blade of barley never grows from a grain of wheat. And more …
How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come? – 1 Corinthians 15:35. Some doubting person may say: “How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?” Are they not dust …
Awake to righteousness! – 1 Corinthians 15:34. St. Paul wrote: “Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they, then, baptized for the dead?” (v. 29). These questions …
Every man in his own order. – 1 Corinthians 15:23. In the resurrection of the dead, everyone and everything shall come in the order appointed by God. The first-fruits in the resurrection is Christ, as has been abundantly shown. Then, …