TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE

TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE

“However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual….As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly, so also are those who are heavenly.” 1 Cor. 15:46, 48

Now the Bible divides all human existence into two stages or kinds: With respect to their nature the one is called "natural," the other “spiritual" (1 Cor. 15:46). As to their context the first is called "earthy," the second "heavenly" (1 Cor. 15:48). As to their duration the first is called "temporal," the second "eternal" (2 Cor. 4:18). “while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.” As to their time relationship the one is described as "the life that now is," and the other as "that which is to come" (1 Tim. 4:8). “for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.”