We are not, as Plato supposed, merely spiritual beings temporarily encased in bodies. Adam did not become a “living being” until he was both body and spirit (Genesis 2:7, NIV). We are physical beings as much as we are spiritual beings. That’s why the bodily resurrection is so central in God’s plan of redemption—it is essential that God endow us with eternal, righteous humanity. In doing so, he sets our minds and bodies free from sin, the Curse, and death and equips us to fulfill God’s purpose for