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To: JPG; Biggirl; lightman
I simply offered the possibility of another interpretation beyond the literal.

The Bible clearly, explicitly, unmistakably, repeatedly, and utterly rejects a "spiritualized resurrection" as a "possibility," and thus the Christian church has absolutely combatted that heresy all through history.

If I read of someone who ‘flew out the door’, I suppose a case could be made that they were claiming the ability to fly.

No, for then the context would obviously tell you the person was speaking metaphorically. But when the Scriptures discuss the bodily resurrection, it is abundantly clear they are speaking of a literal bodily resurrection. And Christ's own literal bodily resurrection is the key here, as 1 Corinthians 15 (and other passages) make plain. Our bodily resurrection is tied to the bodily resurrection of Christ. The very gospel itself is at stake here. This is why the church has always taken such a strong stand against the Gnostic heresy.

13 posted on 11/16/2012 10:29:58 AM PST by Charles Henrickson (Lutheran pastor, LCMS)
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To: Charles Henrickson
The Jews in the time of Christ knew the exact parameters that the Messiah would have to fulfill according to their understanding of OT prophecies. Jesus, to their literal understanding, didn't cut it. Had they respectfully asked Him, He would have gladly explained their true meaning and significance. They didn't and STILL they wait...convinced that their interpretations are correct. ‘He that hath eyes to see’...indicates deeper spiritual realities than simply the literal.
15 posted on 11/16/2012 11:01:35 AM PST by JPG (Stay strong.)
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