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* Paul said that "the natural (or physical) comes first, then comes the spiritual, yet Brigham Young said that "people are 'made first spiritual, and afterwards temporal [i.e. fleshly].'" | * Paul said that "the natural (or physical) comes first, then comes the spiritual, yet Brigham Young said that "people are 'made first spiritual, and afterwards temporal [i.e. fleshly].'" | ||
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President Young was discussing the first half from pre-mortal to mortal life (first spiritual, secondly temporal); while Paul was discussing the second half from mortal life to redeemed resurrection (first temporal, secondly spiritual). | President Young was discussing the first half from pre-mortal to mortal life (first spiritual, secondly temporal); while Paul was discussing the second half from mortal life to redeemed resurrection (first temporal, secondly spiritual). | ||
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Special relationship with Christ | A FAIR Analysis of: One Nation Under Gods, a work by author: Richard Abanes
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Orson Pratt condemns the Bible |
The author is here presumably referring to 1 Corinthians 15:46. This scripture reads (using the NIV, which the author seems to be quoting):
That this is about the resurrection is clear from the context:
Many versions of the NIV also add "The Resurrection Body" as a title for this section.[1]
Thus, the "spiritual body" here discussed is the resurrected body. Its label 'spiritual' cannot mean that it is just spirit (i.e., non-physical) since Jesus' body could be felt and handled, and He explicitly noted that "a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have" (Luke 24:39).
This has nothing to do with Brigham's discussion of a pre-mortal 'spirit body', which precedes mortal life and the resurrection discussed by Paul. Brigham said:
ONUG's unfamiliarity with LDS doctrine is manifest. Both aspects of the doctrine are taught early in the Doctrine and Covenants:
32 First spiritual, secondly temporal, which is the beginning of my work; and again, first temporal, and secondly spiritual, which is the last of my work....(DC 29꞉32).
President Young was discussing the first half from pre-mortal to mortal life (first spiritual, secondly temporal); while Paul was discussing the second half from mortal life to redeemed resurrection (first temporal, secondly spiritual).
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