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   (2) The believer is being 'saved', that is, growing spiritually.(a process).and away from the low consciousness habit and dominion of sin.(the dominion of sin is the ordinary consciousness mind we all have and have for a purpose, that of moving from it into higher consciousness, what we are here for in the first place, developing the character needed on this stage called the world.in order to move from here and it starts right away by using a gift God has provided for you to massively prosper in all areas of your life).and into the blessings of life:.Matthew 6:33; Romans 6:14; Philippians 1:19; 2:12,13; 2Thessalonians 2:13; Romans 8:2; Galatians 2:19,20; 2Corinthians 3:18. As far as God the Father is concerned, sin is no longer an issue, in fact, never was, thanks to Christ. The believer is being saved in the sense of daily development of character.(or, is being saved continuously, a process of growing spiritually):.Romans 13:11; Hebrews 10:36; 1Peter 1:5; 1John 3:2.

Salvation is by grace through faith, is a free gift and wholly without works.(but after receiving that spiritual gift, one does good works so he or she can get a high reward):.Romans 3:27,28; 4:2-8; 6:23; Ephesians 2:8. The divine order is,.first salvation, then works:.Ephesians 2:9,10; Titus 3:5-8."

Questions about scriptures

-1Corinthians 15:34.What does Paul mean."awake to righteousness"? and why does he say."sin not".if all sin is now gone? What does it mean here."I speak this to your shame"?

Part of what forms the word."awake".denotes a primary preposition indicating a point of origin from whence.motion proceeds regarding the other part of what translators have determined the English word equivalent of this original word combination be rendered."awake".

With that in mind we can now consider the original in that awaking to righteousness means that righteousness comes from an attitude that involves being sober, calm, watchful, collected in spirit.(in the vernacular 'keeping it all together').and circumspect, that is, realizing that what Christ came to reveal to humanity.(God's nature of love, the higher consciousness we can all attain).is the centre of your life and that you carry with you as part of you, an awareness of what righteousness means.

The Corinthian church way back then that Paul was sending this letter to, lived lives that showed that the reality of the resurrection and entering into the kingdom of God.(the higher consciousness realm).was second place in their lives. They placed too much emphasis on the physical life, run by their ego concerns, leaving off the spiritual. So, Paul tells them to."sin not", meaning don't go back to the vomit you came from:.Proverbs 26:11 "As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.".Though all sin has been done away doesn't mean one should bring all the hurts of it back into his life by keeping on missing the mark of growing in higher consciousness.

"I speak this to your shame".means Paul wanted them to learn that now that they have been made free from sin, they should grow in the knowledge of Creator-God and that it would be shameful not to. 

Always read the context and consider what a particular book in the Bible was written to convey.

Questions about scriptures

-1Corinthians 2:9.What was the hope that the."eye did not see"?

It was the grace of God that gave them that hope:.1Corinthians 15:10.

Questions about scriptures

-1Corinthians 15:44.Does Paul mean here an actual body or a sort of 'fluffy' spirit?

The spirit body resurrected Christians have is an actual body as Paul is emphasizing here. Our individual minds need to be resurrected to our spirit sustaining body, often call our souls. We don't even know we have a soul, so it 'dies' for lack of attention.

We will 'look like' Creator-God which is spirit, spirit of high consciousness, our heavenly Father, he who enabled us to be equal with Him..That's how much God loves to share. He's given us all possible, but we mostly don't even know this, don't see it and wouldn't know how to get it, unless it's our time to be now called.

The word spirit in the Bible is ruwach, a Hebrew word in the Old Testament and a Greek word in the New Testament. They both mean the wind, breath, mind, spirit, the intangibles. Spirit is consciousness, pneuma, air. There is no life without consciousness. We need consciousness to taste, see, smell, etc. We need to be conscious of what we are touching. Without the spirit nothing can be known:.John 15:5.

Comments on this verse by.Barnes New Testament Notes:."Not a mere spirit, for then it would not be a body. It will be for us like it was for Emmanuel after His resurrection, in these ways:.Luke 24:36-43.

The word spiritual "pneumatikon".(in the Greek).here stands opposed to the word natural, or animal. It will not be a body that is subject to the laws of the vital functions, or organized or sustained in that way. It will still be a "body".("swma").but it will have so far the nature of spirit as to be without the vital functions which here control the body. This is all that the word here means. It does not mean refined, sublimated, or transcendental; it does not mean that it will be without shape or form; it does not mean that it will not be properly a body. The idea of Paul seems to be this: "We conceive of soul or spirit as not subject to the laws of vital or animal agency. It is independent of them. It is not sustained or nourished by the functions of the animal organization. It has an economy of its own; living without nourishment.(but able to enjoy food if desired); not subject to decay; not liable to sickness, pain, or death. So will be the body in the resurrection. It will not be subject to the laws of the vital organization.

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