H.J. Vine
Henry James Vine (1857 - 1930). English Bible teacher, author, and Plymouth Brethren leader born in London. Converted in his youth, he joined the Brethren assembly at Fore Street, Exeter, and was mentored by figures like George Müller. A self-educated scholar of Greek and Hebrew, he began preaching in the 1870s, traveling across England, Scotland, and Ireland to teach at conferences and assemblies. Vine authored numerous articles and books, including The Work of Christ and contributions to The Witness magazine, emphasizing dispensationalism and Christ’s preeminence. Known for his gentle demeanor and expository clarity, he influenced thousands within the Brethren movement. Married with children, he lived modestly, often supporting missions. In later years, he focused on writing from Bournemouth, where his home became a hub for Bible study. His teachings, preserved in Brethren archives, remain influential among conservative evangelicals. Vine’s emphasis on scriptural precision and humility shaped a generation of Bible students.
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H.J. Vine preaches about the transformation of believers' bodies from their current state of humiliation to future bodies of glory, emphasizing the importance of using our bodies in a way that honors God. The resurrection of Jesus serves as a promise and evidence of this future transformation, with believers' bodies being likened to seeds sown that will bear fruit in resurrection life. The sermon highlights eight distinctions that will mark our future bodies for the praise of God, including being quickened, raised, incorruptible, glorious, powerful, spiritual, heavenly, and immortal.
Glorify God in Your Body"
Thus Paul wrote to the believers at Corinth, for they were in danger of using their bodies in a wrong way (1 Cor. 6:18-20). A day is approaching when the bodies of the redeemed will be altogether for the praise of God’s glory. They are bodies of humiliation now: they will be bodies of glory then, for Christ will have come and raised or changed them. The resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ is the pledge and proof of this, as 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 shows, “Christ the Firstfruits, afterward they that are Christ’s at His coming.” The burial of a believer’s body is spoken of as seed sown, and the fruit is borne in resurrection. Dead and buried it will burst forth soon in resurrection life! The sleeping time will give place to the glorious awaking! The eighth day, or the first day of the week, often speaks of the resurrection day, and eight distinctions, or glories, are to mark our bodies for the praise of the living God soon, as this chapter clearly shows 1. A quickened body (vv. 36, 45). 2. A raised body (v. 42). 3. In incorruption (v. 42). 4. In glory (v. 43). 5. In power (v. 43). 6. Spiritual (v. 44). 7. Heavenly (v. 49). 8. In immortality (v. 53). “When this corruptible shall have put on incorruptibility, and this mortal shall have put on immortality,” we may truly say, God will eternally be glorified in our bodies. Oh! for grace to glorify Him increasingly in them now, as we await the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Henry James Vine (1857 - 1930). English Bible teacher, author, and Plymouth Brethren leader born in London. Converted in his youth, he joined the Brethren assembly at Fore Street, Exeter, and was mentored by figures like George Müller. A self-educated scholar of Greek and Hebrew, he began preaching in the 1870s, traveling across England, Scotland, and Ireland to teach at conferences and assemblies. Vine authored numerous articles and books, including The Work of Christ and contributions to The Witness magazine, emphasizing dispensationalism and Christ’s preeminence. Known for his gentle demeanor and expository clarity, he influenced thousands within the Brethren movement. Married with children, he lived modestly, often supporting missions. In later years, he focused on writing from Bournemouth, where his home became a hub for Bible study. His teachings, preserved in Brethren archives, remain influential among conservative evangelicals. Vine’s emphasis on scriptural precision and humility shaped a generation of Bible students.