Study
Questions for August 26, 2012
Sermon:
“We Believe in the Resurrection of the Body”
by: Bob Korljan
Series: What We
Believe - Preaching through the Apostle's Creed
1. The Greek word Paul uses for body (soma) refers to the physical
‘thingness’ of a body. The Greek word he uses for resurrection (anastasis), indicates dead bodies being
physically raised up. Why do you think Paul stresses the physical nature of our
resurrected bodies?
2. How important is belief in an actual bodily resurrection? Why exactly is it important? Please use Scripture in your answer (1 Corinthians 15 is an excellent resource here).
3. What is the practical application for the
doctrine of the resurrection of our bodies? How does this affect the way we
should think about our bodies and related ethical issues?
4. What does the resurrection tell us about how
God views physicality, especially the nature of our bodies (perhaps think back
to Genesis 1-2)? Why does this matter?
OPTIONAL EXERCISES
The following passage was written 600 years before the time of Jesus. What does Daniel 12:2–3 tell the reader about the nature of the resurrection?
The following passage was written 600 years before the time of Jesus. What does Daniel 12:2–3 tell the reader about the nature of the resurrection?
“And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And those
who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who
turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.”
List 2-3 things this passage clearly tells you …
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List 2-3 further questions this passage raises
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The Apostles’
Creed
I believe
in God the Father Almighty; Maker of heaven and earth.
And in
Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born
of the virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and
buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven; and
sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come
to judge the quick and the dead.
I
believe in the Holy Spirit; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the
forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of
the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
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