Divine Lexicon

Term

spiritual body

The resurrection body which, rather than being immaterial, is a physical body wholly governed and empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Filed underEschatologyPneumatology

Definition

The type of body we will receive at our future resurrection, which will not be a 'spirit' body but a body wholly governed by and empowered by the Holy Spirit.

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  1. 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 28B.2Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 28B.2.

Last revised August 14, 2026