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conversions to Christianity is important in this regard (Rom 11:15-32). Meanwhile
the Church is, already, perfect in that it is the body of Christ which is perfect (Phil
3:21, Col 1:18, 24).

Not to ‘see death’ means not to die (Luke 2:26 'not see death', 20:36, John 8:51,
Heb 11:5) and therefore John 8:51 (‘never see death’) means exactly what it says
as is proved by Romans 8:11 with its promise that the mortal, that is the current
body of flesh and not the risen or changed body (1 Cor 15:53-54, 2 Cor 4:11), be
'quicken'ed i.e. in this instance the flesh does might not die or deteriorate before
Jesus returns (Rom 8:19, 1 Cor 15:53-54, 2 Cor 4:11).

Discerning that whatever and whenever we as Christians eat and drink is Christ’s
body and blood is vital to appropriating ‘appropriation’ (1 Cor 11:30). The
doctrine of eating and drinking Christ will always cause division (John 6:66). Also
speaking in tongues is important as this represents a expression by the whole flesh
acting under the direction of the tongue (Jam 3:3-10).

In the Christian the basic spirit, that Christian’s own spirit, is perfect and therefore
all sin comes only from the flesh (Rom 7:18) thus whenever the life in the flesh is
ended and the suffering is past, then sin ceases (1 Pet 4:1). Christians can subjugate
the flesh (1 Cor 9:27, Phil 4:13).

Only Christ has immortality in the flesh as He alone, at present, is resurrected (1
Tim 6:16). Christians on earth are mortal as their bodies will perish either by death
followed by resurrection or by the changing of the body into a new, post-
resurrection one (1 Cor 15:51-54, 2 Cor 4:11, 1 Thes 4:16-17, 1 Tim 6:16). The
destiny of Christians is immortality (2 Tim 1:10).

It is possible for a Christian to be perfect in flesh from a physical appearance
standpoint and this will be achieved in the period before the second coming takes
place (Eph 5:27). A Christian that appropriates such that he has a youthful flesh
without spot or blemish (Job 33:25, Psalm 56:4, 103:4-5, 10-12, 104:30, John 8:51,
Rom 8:32-39, Eph 5:27) is however still not inhabiting the immmortal flesh (1 Cor
15:51-54) and the tendency of the pre-changing or resurrection flesh is sinful even
after appropriation (Rom 7:23, 25). Nonetheless we can be perfect in the flesh (Phil
3:15, 2 Tim 3:17, Jam 1:4). Only by right doctrine can this be appropriated (2 Tim
3:17). None will manage to achieve a sinless flesh prior to the resurrection, but as
we are already perfect in spirit (2 Cor 13:11, Col 1:28, 2 Tim 3:17, 1 John 4:17-18)
in that sense we are already perfect and of course even our flesh is righteous even
as it sins (1 John 4:17-18). The Christian Resurrection or Changing conferrring as