My Faith Fully Stated

I have answered at greater length than I intended on this single article of the resurrection, for fear that by being brief I might lay myself open to fresh slanders. So I have spoken again and again not only of the body, about which these quibbles are raised, but of the flesh. And not only of the flesh: I have added “this flesh.” And further, I have spoken not only of “this flesh” but of “this natural flesh.” Nor have I stopped even there, but I have declared that not even the completeness of each of the members will be lacking. I have only insisted that it be held as part of the faith that, according to the words of the apostle, it will rise incorruptible instead of corruptible, glorious instead of dishonored, immortal instead of frail, spiritual instead of natural; and that we should think of the members of the spiritual body as free from any taint of corruption or frailty. I have set out my faith concerning the Trinity, the incarnation of the Lord our Savior, his suffering and resurrection, his second coming, and the judgment to come. I have also set it out on the resurrection of our flesh, and have left nothing, I think, in doubt. Nothing, in my opinion, remains to be said, so far as the faith is concerned. [a]