The Resurrection Body—1 Corinthians 15:35–58 Open It 1. *What feelings have you experienced when a friend or relative passed away? 2. Why do you think some people feel angry at God when they lose a loved one? Explore It 1. *Why did Paul discuss the resurrection body? (15:35) 2. What analogy did Paul use to explain the body’s death and resurrection? (15:36–38) 3. How did Paul explain the resurrection body? (15:39–41) 4. *How does the body on earth differ from the body in heaven? (15:42–44) 5. What example did Paul use to explain natural and spiritual bodies? (15:45–49) 6. Why can’t flesh and blood inherit the kingdom of God? (15:50) 7. What mystery did Paul reveal? (15:51) 8. How will all Christians be changed? When? (15:51–52) 9. Why must all physical bodies be changed, even those that have not died? (15:50, 53) 10. *What will happen after the dead are resurrected? (15:54–55) 11. How has God given Christians the victory over death? (15:56–57) 12. What difference does it make that we will be resurrected? (15:58) Get It 1. How should Christians regard death? 2. *How could this passage encourage a person who has lost a loved one who was a believer? 3. How should we regard the future? 4. What difference does it make that death has been defeated by Christ? 5. How can a Christian grieve for someone’s death while still holding on to the hope of resurrection? 6. *How should Christ’s resurrection and the hope of your own bodily transformation affect your priorities? 7. In what area of your Christian life has it been a struggle to stand firm? 8. What encouragement can we take from the fact that the work we do for the Lord is not in vain? 9. In what specific ways do you need to be committed to the work of the Lord? Apply It 1. *In what ways could you show this week your thankfulness to Christ for His victory over death and sin? 2. In the future, what hope could you share with a person who experiences the loss of a loved one?