1 Corinthians 15:48-50 - As was the earthly man

15:48,49

Adam was of the “dust of the earth”, and he sinned. We are all like Adam, we are of the “dust of the earth”, and we all sin. It is inherent in our nature. Likewise, our resurrected selves will be like Christ. We will be like Him.

We bear the “image of the earthly man”, i.e. we are like him. Likewise we will “bear the image of the heavenly man”, we will be like Christ. We need to appreciate that central to the gospel is that we are saved in order to be like Christ, it is not just a matter of being forgiven, or being saved from hell. We are saved from hell, we are forgiven, but we are also saved to something. And that is to be what we were always meant to be.

15:50

Perhaps the most fundamental error in denying the resurrection is that if it is not true then we are all done for, our faith is indeed futile. For “flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable”.  Death is the final enemy. It is an undeniable fact that our bodies perish. We are neither physically nor morally equipped to inherit the kingdom of God.