I CORINTHIANS 3:9 SAYS "…YOU ARE GOD'S FIELD, YOU ARE GOD'S BUILDING." CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW I AM A FIELD AND A BUILDING?
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- All right.
- We've got a few emails forya. Let's start with Kathy.
She says, "I know severalpeople that believe in God,
"but they do not believe John 3:16,
"that Jesus is God's Son."
"Will they be able to go to heaven,
"just by believing in God?
- I hate to tell you that they won't.
I mean, I don't set heaven and hell,
but, you see,
you're a sinner.
And you need to have your sins forgiven.
And there's only one way ofhaving your sins forgiven,
it's through the cross of Jesus Christ.
And if you don't believe in Jesus,
then what's gonna take care of your sin?
That that's the answer.
All right?
- All right, good answer.
Ann says, "Dear Pat, infirst Corinthians 3:9,
"it says, 'You are God'sfield, you are God's building.'
"Can you explain how I ama field and a building?"
- Well, when you read the whole context,
Paul says, "Look, I'm a master builder."
"I've laid no foundation,except that which was laid,
"which is Christ Jesus."
And he said, "I'm building on that."
"I'm a master builderand I'm building a temple
"that is created by God,and you are that temple."
"You are the workmanship."
That's what he's saying.
And the people he dealtwith and led to the Lord
are part of the house that is being built
and whether it's calleda field or a building,
or whatever it is, that'swhat he's talking about.
Don't take it beyondthe context, all right?
- There are some thingsthat are confusing.
- Well, that shouldn't be,
unless you don't realize the context.
He says, "I'm a master builder,I'm building something."
Okay.
- Oswald writes in,"According to Matthew 27:53,
"after Jesus' resurrection,the bodies of many godly people
"who died came alivefrom out of their tombs
"and appeared to many in Jerusalem."
"What became of those bodies?"
"Did they continue tolive as Lazarus did?"
- As far as I know, they did.
That was a resuscitation.
The resurrection iswhen the Lord comes back
and we are changed to belike into his immortal body.
But somebody who is resuscitated,
he's dead and he comes out of the grave,
he's still a human beingand he's gonna die,
just like any other human being.
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