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Originally Posted by Igzy
So trying to nail down an exact, consistent meaning of the words "spirit" or "spiritual" finds its limit when we encounter phrases like "spiritual body." Our definition of "spirit" and "body" make that an oxymoron. But obviously it isn't or the Bible wouldn't use the phrase. Perhaps it is simply Paul's best expression of some idea he had. An idea we can understand incompletely but sufficiently for now.
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For me the best explanation for "spiritual body" can be seen with The Lord Jesus following His resurrection. Read the narrative on the way to Emmaus. Jesus appeared to them as a perfectly normal man, yet not like any man we have ever met.
He could appear and disappear, yet He could be touched, and He could eat. Humanly everything He did was all impossible, yet He could do all that He did while confined in a human body before His death.