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Of course our bodies, when resurrected, will be different, because they will be glorified and clothed with immortality. But your resurrected body will be the body you have now, not a brand new body. Otherwise it wouldn't be you. That is why, when you said that "her physical body doesn't matter", that's gnosticism. Our physical body *does* matter; it is part of who we are, and at the resurrection we will be reunited with our bodies (these very bodies), but our bodies will be glorified.

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Our physical body *does* matter; it is part of who we are, and at the resurrection we will be reunited with our bodies (these very bodies), but our bodies will be glorified.

In many areas of the world, ground conditions are such that skeletons completely disintegrate within a century or two, often leaving nothing more than teeth to mark the location of the burial. Is it your position that these people will not ressurect? How about those who lived good, holy lives, but who's relatives decided on cremation after their death? And those unfortunate souls lost at sea, or in the worlds wild places, where all remains vanish into nothingness into just a few decades? Are they cursed to eternal damnation simply because there is no body to resurrect?

The focus of gnosticism is on the unknowable God, not on the irrelevance of our bodies. Nowhere in the Bible does it claim that these particular physical bodies will be resurrected, and if you want to be technical, any burial other than a cave, crypt, or above ground vault violates the traditions laid down in the Bible.

That is why, when you said that "her physical body doesn't matter", that's gnosticism

When I said "physical body" I meant the one on this earth which decomposed. That was only said in the context of the fact that claiming that Mary's body on earth had decomposed was not dishonoring her.

In other words, decomposition of our earthly physical bodies doesn't matter.

I'd have to say I agree with C. S. Lewis when he said, "You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body." Therefore, I really never cared much about what happened to this body. What scriptural evidence do you have that would lend us to believe that we're stuck with this thing for an eternity?

Which part of scripture is this from? I remember my Catholic roommate talking about this, but never new exactly where it came from.

And I mean this as a respectful question.

BTW, I was just at the Vatican two weeks ago. Amazing.

"...but our bodies will be glorified."

Does that mean I will finally have 6-pack abs?

He he, just kidding.

I think you described it well. I wonder what age our bodies will appear to be? The age at which we die? The age at which we choose? What do you think?