Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Corinthians 15:42

Charles Ellicott Commentary

1 Corinthians 15:42

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

1 Corinthians 15:42

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:" — 1 Corinthians 15:42 (ASV)

So also is the resurrection of the dead.—Here follows the application of these analogies to the subject at hand. As there is in vegetable growth, in the varieties of animal life, and in the diverse forms assumed by inorganic matter, an identity preserved amid an ever-varying form or variety of “body,” so a change in the form or glory of our organism that we call our “body” is compatible with the preservation of personal identity. The “it,” the personality, remains the same—now in corruption, then in incorruption; now in dishonour, then in glory; now in weakness, then in power.