The redemption of the mortal body, which is equivalent to being clothed with eternal life when we are raised from the dead, should be the focus of Christian preaching. "Should not perish but have everlasting life," is the promise of John 3:16. This promise refers to bodily immortality. It is the restoration of that which was lost in the garden of Eden.
Probably due to the philosophy of Gnosticism, the hope of the redemption of the body has been replaced by the concept of passing into the spirit Paradise to live forever in a mansion. It is time now for a reformation of Christian thinking in this area of salvation.
