John C. Lennox Quote
Some will take issue, however, with the idea that the resurrection body of Christ is physical, by pointing out that the New Testament itself speaks of the resurrection body as a spiritual body.110 The objection, then, asserts that spiritual means non-physical. But a moment’s reflection shows that there are other possibilities. When we speak of a petrol engine, we do not mean an engine made of petrol. No, we mean an engine powered by petrol. Thus the term spiritual body could well be referring to the power behind that body’s life, rather than a description of what it is made of.
John C. Lennox
Some will take issue, however, with the idea that the resurrection body of Christ is physical, by pointing out that the New Testament itself speaks of the resurrection body as a spiritual body.110 The objection, then, asserts that spiritual means non-physical. But a moment’s reflection shows that there are other possibilities. When we speak of a petrol engine, we do not mean an engine made of petrol. No, we mean an engine powered by petrol. Thus the term spiritual body could well be referring to the power behind that body’s life, rather than a description of what it is made of.
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About John C. Lennox
He retired from professorship where he specialised in group theory. He is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, an Emeritus Fellow in Mathematics and Philosophy of Science at Green Templeton College, Oxford University, and has worked as adjunct lecturer at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University and at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Saïd Business School and a Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum.