1 CORINTHIANS 15:49 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.”
And just as we have borne the image of the earthy man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man — the image-bearing (eikôn) is progressive: we have borne Adam's earthly image; we will bear Christ's heavenly image at resurrection. This is participatory Christology.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 15:49
“As we have borne the image of the earthy,” i.e., as we have done evil, “let us also bear the image of the heavenly,” i.e., let us practise all goodness. But besides this, I would fain ask you, is it of nature that it is said, “he that is of the earth, earthy,” and, “the Lord from heaven?” “Yea,” says one. What then? Was Adam only “earthy,” or had he also another kind of substance congenial with heavenly and incorporeal beings, which the Scripture calls “soul,” and “spirit?”…
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