1 Corinthians 15:45

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. SO - in accordance with the distinction between the natural, or animal-souled, and the spiritual bodies. IT IS WRITTEN (Genesis 2:7), "Man became (was made to become) [ egeneto (G1096) eis (G1519)] a living soul" - i:e., endowed with an animal soul, the living principle of his body. THE LAST ADAM - the LAST Head of humanity, who is to be fully manifested in the last day, which is His day (John 6:39). He is so called in...

45._As it is written, The first Adam was made _Lest it should seem to be some new contrivance as to the _animal body, _(113) he quotes Scripture, which declares that Adam _became a living soul, _(Genesis 2:7) — meaning, that his body was quickened by the soul, so that he became a living man. It is asked, what is the meaning of the word _soul _here? It is well known, that the Hebrew word נפש, _(nephesh,) _which Moses makes use of, is taken in a variety of senses; but in this passage it is taken to mean either vital motion, or the _very essence _of life itself. The second of these I rather prefer. I observe that the same thing is affirmed as to beasts — that they were made _a living soul, _(Genesis 1:20;) but as the soul of every

35-50 1. How are the dead raised up? that is, by what means? How can they be raised? 2. As to the bodies which shall rise. Will it be with the like shape, and form, and stature, and members, and qualities? The former objection is that of those who opposed the doctrine, the latter of curious doubters. To the first the answer is, This was to be brought about by Divine power; that power which all may see does somewhat like it, year after year, in the death and revival of the corn. It is foolish to question the Almighty power of God to raise the dead, when we see it every day quickening and reviving things that are dead. To the second inquiry; The grain undergoes a great change; and so will the dead, when they rise and live again. The seed dies, though a part of it springs into new life, though how it is we cannot fully understand. The works of creation and providence daily teach us to be h...

Verse 45. _THE FIRST MAN ADAM WAS MADE A LIVING SOUL_] These forms of expression are also common among the Jews: hence we find אדם הראשון _Adam harishon_, "Adam the first;" and אדם קדמאי _Adam_ _kadmai_, " Adam the last." They assert that there are two Adams: 1. The _mystical_ heavenly Adam; and 2. The mystical earthly Adam. See _Sohar Exod_., fol. 29; and the several examples in _Schoettgen_. The apostle says this is written: _The first man Adam was made a_ _living soul_: this is found Genesis 2:7, in the words נשמת חיים _nishmath chaiyim_, the _breath of lives_; which the apostle translates ψυχην ζωσαν, a _living soul_. _THE LAST ADAM - A QUICKENING SPIRIT._] This is also said to be _written_; but _where_, says Dr. Lightfoot, is this _written_ in the whole sacred book? _Schoettgen_

AND SO IT IS WRITTEN, - Genesis 2:7. It is only the first part of the verse which is quoted. THE FIRST MAN ADAM WAS MADE A LIVING SOUL - This is quoted exactly from the translation by the Septuagint, except that the apostle has added the words “first” and “Adam.” This is done to designate whom he meant. The meaning of the phrase “was made a living soul” (ἐγένετο εις ψυκὴν ζωσαν egeneto eis psuchēn zōsan - in Hebrew, נפשׁ חיה nephesh chayaah is, became a living, animated being; a being endowed with life. The use of the word “soul” in our translation, for ψυχὴ psuchē, and נפשׁ nephesh, does not quite convey the idea. We apply the word “soul,” usually, to

EXPOSITION 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1 _The doctrine of the resurrection. _This chapter, and the thirteenth, on Christian love, stand out, even among the writings of St. Paul, as pre-eminently beautiful and important. No human words ever written have brought such comfort to millions of mourners as the words of this chapter, which form a part of the Burial Service of almost every Christian community. It is the more deeply imprinted on the memory of men because it comes to us in the most solemn hours of bereavement, when we have most need of a living faith. The chapter falls into six sections. 1. The evidence of Christ's resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:1). 2. The resurrection of Christ is the foundati

AND SO IT IS WRITTEN,.... In Genesis 2:7 THE FIRST MAN ADAM WAS MADE A LIVING SOUL: in the Hebrew text it is, man, or Adam, became, or was made a living soul; that is, as the apostle says, "the first man Adam": he calls him, as the Jews a frequently do, אדם הראשון, "the first man"; he was the first man that was made, and the first parent of mankind, and the head and representative of all his posterity, and so the first in time, causality and dignity; whose name was Adam, so called by God in the day he was created, because he was formed מן האדמה, "from the ground, or earth"; when God breathed life into the earthly mass, or lump; and being animated with a rational soul, it became an animal body, or a living creature; and so the apostle proves, from the first man that was upon earth, that there is a natural, or animal body; a body animated by a soul, and which was supported by ea

1 Corinthians 15:1. _Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain._ What was this gospel, of which Paul thought so highly, and which he says is the means of our salvation? Did it consist in sundry doctrinal statements? No, it contained doctrinal statements, but it did not consist entirely of them. Here is Paul's declaration concerning the gospel: 1 Corinthians 15:3. _For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures;_ This is the solid basis of the gospel....

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III. RESURRECTION AND THE HOPE OF THE CHURCH AND CONCLUSION: Chapter S 15-16 1. Resurrection and the Hope of the Church. CHAPTER 15 _ 1. The Gospel and the Resurrection of Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:1 .)_ 2. If Christ were not raised--then what? (1 Corinthians 15:12 .) 3. Christ the Firstfruits and what follows. (1 Corinthians 15:20 .) 4. Further practical arguments about Resurrection. (1 Corinthians 15:29 .) 5. Concerning the Resurrection of the Body. ...