Paul
the apostle told the church members in Corinth, “you
fool, that which you sow is not quickened, except it die”,
and in
chapter fifteen and verse thirty-seven of First Corinthians, Paul
told the church members in Corinth how, “you
sow not that body that shall be”,
where we read:
And
that which you sow, you sow not that body that shall be,
The
verse begins, “And
that which you sow, you sow not that body that shall be,...”
Paul began
with the word, “and that which you
sow” or
“and the seed that is scattered”, “you
sow not”
which means “the church members did not scatter” “that
body” or
“the living corpse” “that shall
be” or
“that will become, come into existence or happen”. Paul declared
how the “seed” that the church members “sowed”
was not like
the “body”
that shall come from that “seed”.
The
verse continues, “
...but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:”
Paul added
the word, “but” which
is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be
written takes precedence over what was just stated “bare”
which means “unclad, without clothing, naked and open” “grain”
which means “a kernel of seed or corn”, “it
may chance”
or “whether it hit the mark, reached, attained, obtained and
happened” “of wheat”
which means “grain or corn”, “or
of some other grain”
which refers to “the rest of the
grains”.
Paul declared how the “seed” might produce “corn, wheat or some
other type of grain”.
When
we think through these words from Paul, we see how he employs the
idea of “grain” seeds becoming much different plants than
the original “seed sown”. The plant that comes from the “seed”
produces more “seed” or “grain”, and in the same way the
person who has faith and trust in Jesus Christ may experience “death”
like a “seed” but are promised a new body that is much greater
than the one “planted”. Let us always keep in mind the salvation
of the Lord and the promise of a “resurrected” body that is so
much greater than the one obtained now.
Next
time Paul shares with
the church members how,
“God gives it a body as it
has pleased him”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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