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Genesis of “The Resurrection” Idea
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Just finished reading your MS of The Resurrection and want to say you raised a lot of questions in my mind. The mark of a really good faith-based writer! Now to your questions: what would happen in Pensacola, Florida if someone was raised from the dead. There would be three divergent groups:
1) The Believers – not fanatics but Christians who know such a thing could happen, thank Him for it, and leave what ever else God wants to do it in His hands.
2) The Doubters – most people are cynical about every thing these days. Nuf said about them.
3) The Barkers – That’s what they used to call the men who tried to coax people into the side shows at fairs and circuses. Before you know it, there would raising the dead services, best seller novelizations, and maybe even a major Christian movie with C-List Hollywood stars playing the part of Rev. Clark and Ruby (inside knowledge there).
Tim, I agree with your assessment. And, in a way, each group has a point. It’s easy to say that “The Believers” are the only legitimate group. But there IS reason to be skeptical (The Doubters), for there are a lot of charlatans. The difficulty is in being “discerning” without being unbelieving and refusing to accept the evidence. And “The Barkers” have a point in this sense: Aren’t Christians called to perform “greater works” (John 14:12)? Perhaps the Barkers do a service, however theatrical, in at least portraying a God who interjects His power into real-time. Lots to think about.
Our pastor preached on the passage in Philippians two weeks ago where Paul refused to denounce those who preached with ulterior motives and pride. Paul seemed to be glad the Gospel was preached through whatever channel. At the same time, Paul also didn’t hesitate to confront incipient gnosticism in Colossians or those who claimed to have seen angels thinking that made them more spiritual. It really does leave with one a lot to think about.
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Anyone with purple rays of sunshine on the wall behind them can’t be normal
Okay, I take that back. But how “normal” can a book about a bodily resurrection be?