How do the Scriptures themselves define the term "resurrection"?
One typical passage is:
Acts 2:31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
Acts defines the resurrection as both his soul was not left in hell and neither his flesh did see corruption.
Thus, both the soul and the body of Christ were affected by His resurrection. A denial that the body is raised is a denial of the resurrection.
Depicted pictorially:
Resurrection |
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| Soul | Body |
If the body is not raised, but is replaced, then there's no resurrection.
Equally, if a different soul was placed into the same body, that's not resurrection either.
The scriptures say plainly that a person who denies the resurrection can't be saved.
Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved
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