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el_bryanto

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11. In a philosophical sense yes, certainly.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 08:34 AM

Apr 2014

In a religious sense, I'm not sure. It would depend on what you believe in instead of the resurrection - if you really mean that his moral teachings are evergreen, but that there's no life after death, than I think you have to ignore a lot of what he said. If you believe in a spiritual resurrection but not a physical one, I guess that can work.

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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

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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

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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