Resurrection: How does that work?

How does resurrection work? The Apostle Paul took a shot at answering that question in his first letter to the Corinthians. In his explanation, Paul says a physical body dies and is raised as a spiritual body. Because we have physical bodies, we understand how they work. But what are the spiritual bodies Paul is talking about?

Paul attempts to explain the connection between physical and spiritual bodies with the analogy of seeds and plants. Seeds are bare and dry, and plants are lush and green. Therefore, it’s not obvious that plants come from seeds. In other words, Paul is saying is our physical bodies are like seeds and our spiritual bodies are like plants—they’re different and connected.

Trying to explain Jesus’s resurrection exasperated Paul, because he was trying to explain the unexplainable. Essentially, faith is for why and what questions, not questions of how.

For some of us, Paul’s explanation is helpful. For others, it doesn’t help at all. That’s why Pastor Mia reminds us that the most important things in life don’t need to be understood to be real. What’s important is that we’re bothers and sisters of Jesus, which gives us inheritance to God’s kingdom.