Re: Physical Resurrection

Deborah Mann wrote:

> If you don't believe in the physical resurrection, does that mean you
> believe in ghosts? A ghost of Jesus lifted the disciples from their
> depression? Thomas was to feel the wounds of a ghost? A ghost cooked fish
> and ate it?
>
> What about the resurrection of the little boy by Elijah? What about the man
> who fell out of the window and was healed through Paul's prayers? What about
> Lazarus? They were raised from the dead, but not our Lord? Or do you follow
> the Jesus school who reject anything supernatural from God?
>
> God is supernatural. And God isn't sitting in some heavenly resort watching
> us on big screen. He's active and real.
>

I'm not the theologian here, but what is prudent to understand here is
that there are a number of conflicting issues that have _always_ troubled
the church. Out of the many, one is the question of how Christ can be both
divine and human (the divinity/humanity issue). If you put any thought to
it,
you will soon recognize that the divinity/humanity issue is not trivial to
explain. When you push the divinity too far, you end up denying Jesus
died, and when you push the humanity too far, you wind up with an unrisen
Christ. Either extreme calls our salvation into question, as the former
implies
that there was no sacrifice and the latter means we should be pitied. Many a
great
mind has wrestled with this, but there is yet no answer to the best of my
knowledge.

by Grace we proceed,
Wayne

What exactly Michael means by that short statement, but knowing
something of how well read he is, it certainly requires more inquiry.

 
Received on Mon Apr 10 11:28:52 2006