The body is for the Lord and the Lord is for it. Never was the honor of the body set in its true light till Christ came and proved it not only in His own Person but in ours as redeemed by His blood and indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
Even now the Lord disdains not this temple of the Spirit: how much less when changed into the likeness of His glory? In this body we shall have the portion of our Lord, for "God both raised the Lord, and will raise up us by His power."
Not our souls but our bodies are declared to be members of Christ. "He that is joined to the Lord is one spirit."
The resurrection not only exalts God and humbles man but delivers from present ease and indulgence where it is held in faith. [10]