Unlike a new car or new appliance that carries a warranty promising customer satisfaction, our body is not guaranteed against a major breakdown that will cause it to quit before the average 70-year life span is over. Our body is susceptible to sickness and decay. If we are to live for eternity, we need a completely new model. The Bible tells us that we will be given a new body at the resurrection. To understand what the Bible teaches about resurrection, we will be looking at the answers to five basic questions.
Physical death is the separation of the body from the soul.
This creates a problem, because without bodies we are incomplete. Resurrection, which reunites body and soul, is the solution. It is not merely the bringing back to life of a corpse, but rather the re-creation of the body to make it fit for eternity. The answer is that a body is part of our basic nature. Bodies are basic to our nature.