1 Corinthians 15:50 and Mary's Assumption

[Pieman333272]

Does 1 Corinthians 15:50 (“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot possess the kingdom of God: neither shall corruption possess incorruption.”) pose a problem to the doctrine of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary? Thanks.

 

[Usagi]

No more than it poses a problem for the entire idea of bodily resurrection.

We’ll all eventually have bodies in Heaven, but they’ll be changed, glorified ones. Under the doctrine of the Assumption, Mary already has hers.

Paul also talks about that in various places – “We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed” and “This perishable shall put on imperishable” and all that.

Usagi

 

[Vince1022]

Does 1 Corinthians 15:50 (“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot possess the kingdom of God: neither shall corruption possess incorruption.”) pose a problem to the doctrine of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary? Thanks.

No

 

[Big_Dummy]

Does 1 Corinthians 15:50 (“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot possess the kingdom of God: neither shall corruption possess incorruption.”) pose a problem to the doctrine of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary? Thanks.

Thats an interresting argument, I must think about it.

off the top of my head does the context speak merely of physical corruption in context? like Romans says, “the whole world …”

 

[thetruth0flife]

Does 1 Corinthians 15:50 (“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot possess the kingdom of God: neither shall corruption possess incorruption.”) pose a problem to the doctrine of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary? Thanks.

The doctrine of Mary suggests that she was born without original sin. So she didn’t need to die in order to gain entrance in heaven. She was ‘full of grace’ and therefore, was allowed to go into heaven and have a glorified body.

 

[FightingFat]

Does 1 Corinthians 15:50 (“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot possess the kingdom of God: neither shall corruption possess incorruption.”) pose a problem to the doctrine of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary? Thanks.

Flesh & blood here is a semitic idiom for human beings, weak and subject to corruption (Sir 14:18; Mt 16:17). Paul is not denying that resurrected bodies will have flesh and blood; his point is that our physical bodies can not enter God’s kingdom in their present state of weakness; they must be radically “changed” (15:51).