Romans 8:10 ¶ But if Christ is in you, though your body must die because of sin,
yet your spirit has Life because of righteousness.
Our bodies "physical" must die - it is our spirit that has life.
11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised up Jesus from the dead is dwelling in you,
He who raised up Christ from the dead will give Life also to your mortal bodies
because of His Spirit who dwells in you.
I think it refers to the here and now - that our bodies are raised from the dead - right now - born again.
12 Therefore, brethren, it is not to our lower natures that
we are under obligation that we should live by their rule.
Verse 12 - talking about right now
13 For if you so live, death is near; but if,
through being under the sway of the spirit,
you are putting your old bodily habits to death, you will live.
Verse 13 - talking about right now
Walking after the spirit - in our bodies now - and not after the flesh.
The bible says that those that are born again are already resurrected:
Ephesians 2:1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Quickened (past tense) means resurrected - same thing.
Here is Strong's on it:
2227 zwopoiew zoopoieo dzo-op-oy-eh’-o
from the same as 2226 and 4160; TDNT-2:874,290; v
AV-quicken 9, give life 2, make alive 1; 12
1) to produce alive, begat or bear living young
2) to cause to live, make alive, give life
2a) by spiritual power to arouse and invigorate
2b) to restore to life
2c) to give increase of life: thus of physical life
2d) of the spirit, quickening as respects the spirit, endued with new and greater powers of life
3) metaph., of seeds quickened into life, i.e. germinating, springing up, growing
Metaph. is short for metaphor
Brian |
