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TM99

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8. Marcus Borg argues quite convincingly

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 01:46 AM

Apr 2014

that you can.

The central meaning of Easter is not about whether something happened to the corpse of Jesus. Its central meanings are that Jesus continues to be known and that he is Lord. The tomb couldn’t hold him. He’s loose in the world. He’s still here. He’s still recruiting for the kingdom of God.

http://www.marcusjborg.com/2011/05/16/the-resurrection-of-jesus/

As a member of the Jesus Seminar, he offers some wonderful insights on what can be known historically about the man Yeshua and the religion of the 'risen' Christ that followed.

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Can you question the Resurrection and still be a Christian? [View all] hrmjustin Apr 2014 OP

I guess you *can* be, but then you would be a Christian that follows Common Sense Party Apr 2014 #1

I agree. I think many Christians have a problem with the resurrection. hrmjustin Apr 2014 #2

Not without adding an adjective. rug Apr 2014 #3

it is a core teaching that I believe in. hrmjustin Apr 2014 #4

I would have included the next verse Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2014 #9

Can you eat pork and still be a Christian? Downwinder Apr 2014 #5

Yes. hrmjustin Apr 2014 #6

That is inapposite. Refraining from pork is not a core Christian teaching. rug Apr 2014 #7

Marcus Borg argues quite convincingly TM99 Apr 2014 #8

I read his blog, Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2014 #10

I am not Christian, so I can only speak to what I have TM99 Apr 2014 #12

Father Bruce Chilton okasha Apr 2014 #20

Yes, there are quite a liberal TM99 Apr 2014 #22

Chilton argues quite convincingly okasha Apr 2014 #23

In a philosophical sense yes, certainly. el_bryanto Apr 2014 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author LostOne4Ever Apr 2014 #13

How do you define okasha Apr 2014 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author LostOne4Ever Apr 2014 #15

I see some problems okasha Apr 2014 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author LostOne4Ever Apr 2014 #18

You've covered a lot of ground here. okasha Apr 2014 #21

Definitely you can "question" it goldent Apr 2014 #16

Paul said it best if there was no resurection then our faith is a lie . Leontius Apr 2014 #19