“The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.” 1 Cor. 15:45.
5. Are our present bodies natural or spiritual?
“Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.” Verse 46.
6. When will the righteous have spiritual bodies?
“It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.” Verse 44.
7. To what does the sowing here spoken of refer?
“That which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die.” Verse 36.
Note.—Man does not now possess the undying, spiritual nature of the angels, except as he holds it by faith in Christ; nor will he until the resurrection. Then, if righteous, he will be made immortal, and he cannot die any more (Luke 20:36), because he will be “equal unto the angels.”
8. How is man's nature defined?
“Shall mortal man be more just than God?” Job 4:17.