Questions & Answers

That's an excellent question! When Scripture describes our resurrection bodies, it says that they will be "imperishable," "glorious," and "powerful" (1 Corinthians 15:42-44). It says they will be like Christ's body (Philippians 3:21)—without sin, or any of such effects of sin as liability to decay.

Jesus' resurrection body did still bear the nail and spear marks from his crucifixion (John 20:27), but his body certainly was not the battered and gory mess that it had been on the cross. The marks served mainly to help the disciples recognize him, something that they appeared to find difficult. Descriptions of Jesus in glory as still looking as if he had been slain (Zechariah 12:10, Revelation 5:6) are making a theological point, rather than a literal statement that Jesus will look like a slaughtered sheep or a wounded man (that's probably also the best way to understand verse 2 of the hymn, "Crown Him With Many Crowns," Christian Worship 341). If Jesus' wounds are visible now, they serve the purpose of reassuring and comforting believers. It doesn't seem to follow that, if Jesus' wounds are visible, ours must be, too.

In view of the glorious terms in which Scripture describes our resurrection bodies, I think it's safe to conclude that your legs will be restored. And the way Scripture emphasizes the indescribable joy that awaits us in heaven makes it clear that these questions—although they're very natural—shouldn't trouble us at all.