Mortal bodies

Our physical bodies are mortal, limited, and temporary. We don't like to think about this fact or admit it to ourselves; but after a certain point in life, our bodies start to remind us regularly of this reality. The first few chapters of our Bible tell us that sin brought spiritual and physical death into the world. But there is a solution! When one becomes a Christian, their spiritual bodies were regenerated because of Jesus, by the work of the Holy Spirit. John remembered Jesus' words, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again[b] he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Jn. 3:3 (ESV) ([b] 'again' can easily mean 'from, above') We were recreated holy, and the Spirit came to live inside of us. So while our physical bodies are subject to decay, the person is also part of a greater realm. Christians are the place of God's life-giving work through the Spirit, work which will be realized when the same Holy Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead also raises us and gives Christians immortal bodies that are beyond decay. While our physical bodies remind Christians of our mortality, the Holy Spirit is our reminder, our guarantee, our pledge for a life forever with God.  "He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit, " Gal. 3:14 (NIV)