Resurrection as Christiformity

Some at Corinth were struggling with the notion of resurrection because they envisioned it in terms of a corpse being raised from the dead. Paul responded that the body which is raised is not the body which goes into the grave. He made that point first with examples drawn from nature - notably, a seed and the plant which emerges from it. But he also proved the point by reminding the Corinthians of their relationship to two different "Adams," each of whom possesses a body associated with his respective nature. In this life the Corinthians - as all Christians - bear the bodily image of the first Adam, but God has also appointed them to bear the bodily image of the Last Adam as they share fully in His resurrection life.