Christianity Corner - Resurrection

[Ben Kenobi]

do you beleive in the physical resurrection?

and if so, is it important for your reasons to follow Christ?

Yes, I do, for a long time I knew God in a fuzzy sense, but I had no idea of Jesus' role. When I finally read the resurrection account, that made it clear to me that Jesus is God, everyone else is just falliable human teachings.

As for the actual experience of the afterlife, I look forward to the flesh falling away, and having a body that does not decay. It's very comforting for me.

How is the rest of your family doing?

[Sava]

I believe every human being born to be a unique individual. I do not believe that people have died and come back.

[Shi Huangdi]

Originally posted by Jon Miller


second question

is the resurrection important for your reason to be a christian?

Jon Miller

Of the body or of the soul? I would suppose so yes, though the main reason I am Christian is because I believe it to be the truth.

[monkspider]

Originally posted by Jon Miller


is this in reference to my budhism comment?

Jon Miller

Oh I dunno, I admire a great deal of buddhist thought, particularly the Tibetan variety, but I don't like to think of label myself as such. I just think of my beliefs as my beliefs.

[Jon Miller]

I beleive in that sort of hell

but I don't beleive that you exist there forever (and I still go by my comment that it is here on earth)

basically, my beleive is, if you die and are not resurrected to be with God, you are just left not existing

and yes I beleive in free will, I beleive that people can reject God

Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Sava
I believe every human being born to be a unique individual. I do not believe that people have died and come back.

the only person I beleive have done so so far is Chirst

(a resurrection, not a rebirth)

Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by monkspider


Oh I dunno, I admire a great deal of buddhist thought, particularly the Tibetan variety, but I don't like to think of label myself as such. I just think of my beliefs as my beliefs.

that's cool

I actually think that a lot of western religious have touches of eastern thought in them now

Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by obiwan18


Yes, I do, for a long time I knew God in a fuzzy sense, but I had no idea of Jesus' role. When I finally read the resurrection account, that made it clear to me that Jesus is God, everyone else is just falliable human teachings.

As for the actual experience of the afterlife, I look forward to the flesh falling away, and having a body that does not decay. It's very comforting for me.

How is the rest of your family doing?

I have no wish to live forever as I am now (it has notthing to do with anything physical)

as far as I know they are doing fine

Jon Miller

[Shi Huangdi]

Sorry about the continued posts, but I just caught this here:

"Why do I follow Jesus? He is the greatest teacher, and the most enlightened soul to ever walk the earth. He lived such a perfect life that he became one with God, and literally conquered death. "

Jesus being one with God was a result of him being God's son and a divine person, and the perfect life flowed from that. It is not the other away around, he did not start as a human and become one with God as a result of that. It's kind of important to being a Christian.

[Sava]

the only person I beleive have done so so far is Chirst

The pragmatist I am, I cannot justify such a belief without evidence. Doubts of such events are further compounded by the following:
how long ago said events "occured"
the authors of literature associated with events
the corrupt institution(s) who have passed the message down
the existence of more plausible and practical explanations

[Jon Miller]

I don't believe in the resurrection and thus beleive in God

I beleive in God, so the resurrection is perfectly beleivable

Jon Miller

[Sava]

Jesus being one with God

a mistaken conclusion... disbelief aside, even if one were to believe in Christianity, this would not be true...

keep in mind I was raised in the Orthodox church...

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
Sorry about the continued posts, but I just caught this here:

"Why do I follow Jesus? He is the greatest teacher, and the most enlightened soul to ever walk the earth. He lived such a perfect life that he became one with God, and literally conquered death. "

Jesus being one with God was a result of him being God's son and a divine person, and the perfect life flowed from that. It is not the other away around, he did not start as a human and become one with God as a result of that. It's kind of important to being a Christian.

that is actually what I thought was a little Budhist, but I do not mean for people to get into arguments

I just am interested in people's thoughts

Jon Miller

[Sava]

I beleive in God, so the resurrection is perfectly beleivable

The belief in a higher power isn't necessary mistaken... just unprovable. But since one cannot see evidence of such a beings active influence... to extrapolate upon that belief would be wrong.

[monkspider]

Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
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Unfortunately some people get caught thinking Hell is some place with fire and brimstone where men in red tights poke you with pitchforks if God gets mad at you. That is not the correct way to think about, rather, Hell could be described as a rejection of God. God gave us free will, and if we choose not to love him and follow his teachings, he won't force us to be with him. Hence there is Hell, well described by History Guy as a place of total isolation from God, for people who choose to reject God.

Sure Shi, sorry, I went to bed and totally forgot about that thread. Anyhoo, I'm glad you don't think of hell as the stereotypical "lake of fire" place. That's just sillyness. So your definition of hell is complete seperation from God? Interesting, interesting. You're on your way.

What you say is true, from a certain point of view. Man can't ever be seperated from God, as God is an intrinsic part of all of us. We can't be seperate from God anymore than snow can be seperate from a snowman. But, in what could possibly be the closest thing to hell that we can experience, we desire to be seperate from God, because we are too ashamed to face him, although it's impossible to ever be completely seperate.

As for people rejecting God, well, what makes you think people can reject God?