Physical Redemption

Our God is immortal. He cannot die. This is different from some of the other gods of other religions. For example, in Norse mythology, the end of the world comes in the form of a massive battle between good and evil, in which some gods are killed. Thor, the god of thunder, and a giant snake kill each other. Odin, the ruler of the gods, is killed by an evil wolf.

If our Christ, who is God, died on the cross, does that mean that our God can be killed as well? The answer is a resounding "NO!" Christ was all man and all God. Because Christ had a body, just like every other humans body, that body could be killed. Our current body is perishable, and it can and will break down. God has promised us a new, imperishable body in His new Heaven and new Earth.

Christ return to Earth, in the same body that had been destroyed. He didn't return as a spirit or Ghost, but as a real, physical man. And what is more, He resurrected His old body. Christ's victory on the corss meant salvation not only for our souls, but for our bodies as well. Randy Alcorn suggests, "When God sent Jesus to die, it was for our bodies as well as our spirits. He came to redeem not just 'the breath of life' (spirit) but also 'the dust of the ground' (body). Christ did not just redeem the spiritual world, but this physical world, and all that that implies."

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