ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 15 v45

THE HOPE OF BETTER THINGS. CHRYSOSTOM: The apostle said these things so that we might learn that the signs and promises both of this present life and of that which is to come have now come upon us. He sets out the better things as matters for hope and indicates that they have already begun, because their root and their source have been revealed. If that is the case, there is no need to doubt that the fruits will appear in due course. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 41.6.

THE NATURAL AND THE SPIRITUAL BODY DISTINGUISHED. AUGUSTINE: The first man, Adam, was made into a living soul … but of all the animals it was said: “Let the earth bring forth the living creatures.” We understand, then, that the natural body is said to be like the other animals because of the dissolution and corruption of death. It is daily renewed by food, and when the bond of life is broken it is dissolved. But the spiritual body which is now with the Spirit is immortal. LETTER 205, TO CONSENTIUS.

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