There was a huge cost, both theologically and personally, to the disciples and other early Christians
for believing in the resurrection.
Not exact matches
But until we come to the end of ourselves then we are going to do and say what we want, even as it was with me: It's one thing to be a heathen, even as I was, but a whole other ball game to set our hearts on God and His truth; yet, that can only come when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired of our own lives and we just give up, we know then who has given up by the one they advocate
for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on God and His ways which has been established in the Word of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexand
for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on God and His ways which has been established
in the Word of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we
believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us,
for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexand
for Christ to be formed
in us this needs to be, as we come up
in His glories even
for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexand
for a better
resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexand
for them who
believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within:
For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexand
For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate
for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexand
for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates
for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexand
for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley
in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ
in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent
in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed
in us: Thank - you Father;
in Jesus Name Alexandria
But I also
believe there's room within Christianity
for people like myself, who don't
believe in a humanistic God that sometimes grants our petitions, or
in the virgin birth, or
in a literal
resurrection.
Rather, the temporal Temple was a dwelling place
for the Spirit that now rests upon those who
believe thus the rending of the veil
in the temple and the subsequent near - razing of the temple at Jesus» death (how is that
for confirmation by God the Father that it was His initiative and
in Jesus was there the finality of the Great Work of Saving Power upon the latter's
resurrection).
Thomas was looking
for empirical data: facts, hard and sure evidence, measurable and quantifiable, upon which he could base his decision as to whether or not to
believe in Jesus»
resurrection.
- turn from sin and
believe in the death
for our sins burial and
resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and you shall have eternal life
in heaven!
To
believe in God, His word and Jesus Christ's life, death and
resurrection for your sake... takes FAITH.
This was not a stretch
for the people, because they
believed in a personal
resurrection, they could
believe in a national
resurrection
Such a severe penalty leaves room
for God's grace and mercy (totally underserved)
for those who
believe in Jesus sacrificial death on the cross at Calvary and His redemptive
resurrection.
Borg also does not
believe in the
resurrection of Jesus, the basis
for most orthodox (small o) theology.
The coming up out of the water did not symbolize
resurrection (
for many Jewish people did not
believe in the
resurrection), but of being reborn out of water, like a newborn babe.
I mean, all the disciples
in the Gospels followed Jesus
for three years before they
believed anything about the cross, or the death and
resurrection of Jesus.
While the death and
resurrection of Jesus are central to the Gospel,
believing in the
resurrection of Jesus is not required
for a person to receive eternal life from Jesus.
The death and
resurrection of Jesus are definitely part of what we share
in evangelism, but we tell them these things to convince and persuade them to
believe in Jesus
for eternal life, not because they get eternal life by
believing in the death and
resurrection of Jesus.
After all, there are many who
believe in the death and
resurrection of Jesus, but don't
believe in Him
for eternal life.
The answer to that question is the answer to this question: «Did Peter and the other apostles
believe in the death and
resurrection of Jesus when they beleived
in Him
for eternal life?»
In Romans 1:16 the power of God (who is Christ the Righteousness of God) for salvation is for everyone who believes (in the person, work and resurrection of Jesus Christ
In Romans 1:16 the power of God (who is Christ the Righteousness of God)
for salvation is
for everyone who
believes (
in the person, work and resurrection of Jesus Christ
in the person, work and
resurrection of Jesus Christ.)
If a person must
believe in the death and
resurrection of Jesus, what was the object of faith
for OT people and the apostles who did not (as far as we can tell)
believe in the death and
resurrection of Jesus?
To know Jesus Christ is to hear and
believe in his work
for us, his death burial and
resurrection, as the work of God.
I don't disagree (if I am understanding you correctly), but we must make sure we understand the difference between how to receive eternal life (
believe in Jesus Christ alone
for it), and the logical and theological foundations
for that truth (deity of Jesus, death and
resurrection of Jesus, sinfulness of humanity, etc., etc., etc.).
So, right here,
in Scripture, we have examples of people who did not
believe in the death and
resurrection of Jesus, but who did have eternal life because they
believed in Jesus
for it.
There is a difference between the mechanism of justification (the death and
resurrection of Jesus, along with a myriad of other things) and the message of eternal life (
believe in Jesus
for it).
He said that he always talks about the death and
resurrection, but that if someone
believed in Jesus
for eternal life before he had the chance to tell them about the death and
resurrection, he thought they would probably go to heaven, but wasn't sure.
Usually, even a non-Christian knows something about the earth, the heavens, and other elements of the world... Now it is a disgraceful and dangerous thing
for an unbeliever to hear a Christian, presumably giving the meaning of Holy Scripture, talking nonsense on these topics... How are they going to
believe these books
in matters concerning the
resurrection of the dead, the hope of eternal life, and the kingdom of heaven?
However, the Bible is a great source
for fundamental truths whether or not you «
believe»
in the reality of
resurrection, everlasting life or whether Jesus was God incarnate.
And because
in the depth of my heart I no longer
believe these things —
believe them confidently and unquestioningly, like the little child Jesus bade us imitate — I substitute
for the
Resurrection my mythological picture of it, and I decide that I shall have to build the kingdom on earth with my own hands.
For this, I'd ask you to examine John 6:35 - 60, in which Jesus makes the theology of drawing very clear indeed: some don't believe, some do, the reason for this is that the Father draws believers to a saving faith in Jesus unto salvation and resurrecti
For this, I'd ask you to examine John 6:35 - 60,
in which Jesus makes the theology of drawing very clear indeed: some don't
believe, some do, the reason
for this is that the Father draws believers to a saving faith in Jesus unto salvation and resurrecti
for this is that the Father draws believers to a saving faith
in Jesus unto salvation and
resurrection.
Precisely because the Catholic Church
believes in a good creator God on the basis of Jesus»
resurrection, it affirms a supra - intelligibility and a supra - intelligence
for the universe.
For the record we
believe: the Son of God is Jesus Christ, God the Father is Elohim as described
in the Old Testament and is the creator and Heavenly Father of every human being and Salvation is a gift given EVERY child of God obtained through the crucifixion and
resurrection of Jesus Christ.
I
believe, with every ounce of my being, that patriarchy is a manifestation of a fallen, broken world and that a new creation
in which «there is neither Jew nor Greek, male nor female, slave nor free,
for all are one
in Christ Jesus» began at the
resurrection, an event first announced to the world by women.
He didn't
believe in Jesus» death and
resurrection for his salvation.
And you can't use we are more «enlighten» then the dark ages,
for they did not
believe in bodily
resurrection just as us but
for different reasons.
For example, in 1923 Mullins, the champion of «soul liberty,» outlined various basic Christian beliefs (e.g., biblical inspiration, the miracles of Christ, his vicarious atonement, bodily resurrection, literal ascension, and final return) and declared before the SBC: «We believe that adherence to the above truths and facts is a necessary condition of service for teachers in our Baptist schools.&raq
For example,
in 1923 Mullins, the champion of «soul liberty,» outlined various basic Christian beliefs (e.g., biblical inspiration, the miracles of Christ, his vicarious atonement, bodily
resurrection, literal ascension, and final return) and declared before the SBC: «We
believe that adherence to the above truths and facts is a necessary condition of service
for teachers in our Baptist schools.&raq
for teachers
in our Baptist schools.»
You tell a true brother that he is deceived
for believing that the
resurrection power of Yahshua is strong enough to cause him to die to all sin, becoming a mature man, giving Yahshua a place to live
in the earth
in him by His Spirit, and so have a place
in the earth to live out His nature, and character, to His glory, and the glory of the Father.
Believing in the physical
resurrection of Jesus is a 100 % essential article of faith to anyone who wishes to claim the moniker «Christian»
for him / herself.
So why do we need faith to
believe in the
Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth if the evidence
for this event is as strong as Christian apologists claim?
for example... a) he slams them
for not
believing in the
resurrection of the dead.
And what help would it have been to Lazarus to be awakened from the dead, if the thing must end after all with his dying — how would that have helped Lazarus, if He did not live who is the
resurrection and the life
for everyone who
believes in Him?
By the time we get to verse 29, Paul makes a point about those
in Corinth who apparently were making baptism arrangements
for the dead, but didn't even
believe in resurrection.
He
believed Christianity to be superior to heathenism as a moral system, but there is nothing
in his sermons to suggest that he
believed,
for example,
in the
Resurrection or the miracles of Jesus.
In the
resurrection of Jesus, Christians
believe, God also revealed the destiny intended
for each one of us.
To
believe in Christianity you have to
believe that God has an important message
for humanity and to give it to us, relies on languages that die out, relies on 40 year testimony from the actual date of the
resurrection and relies on faith instead of evidence.
In other words, it is believed that after death but before the resurrection, all people who have died are in a state of waiting for the final resurrection and the judgments that follo
In other words, it is
believed that after death but before the
resurrection, all people who have died are
in a state of waiting for the final resurrection and the judgments that follo
in a state of waiting
for the final
resurrection and the judgments that follow.
He
believed, however, that they could be reconciled,
for while the glorified body of the risen Jesus is normally neither visible nor tangible, it «temporarily reassumes the human outline, and solid frame, and former appearance, and marks of the wounds,
for evidential and instructive purposes».13
In the
resurrection narratives the Evangelists «describe the re-entrance of the glorified Body of Christ into terrestrial conditions, effected for the purpose of convincing His apostles of His Resurrection, and of giving them instructions and commssions».14 He believed that Paul, being the theologian, was not concerned with these occasional manifestations, but with the essential condition of the risen Christ and that his is therefore the profound
resurrection narratives the Evangelists «describe the re-entrance of the glorified Body of Christ into terrestrial conditions, effected
for the purpose of convincing His apostles of His
Resurrection, and of giving them instructions and commssions».14 He believed that Paul, being the theologian, was not concerned with these occasional manifestations, but with the essential condition of the risen Christ and that his is therefore the profound
Resurrection, and of giving them instructions and commssions».14 He
believed that Paul, being the theologian, was not concerned with these occasional manifestations, but with the essential condition of the risen Christ and that his is therefore the profounder teaching.
While the
resurrection of Jesus is about God making eternal life available to those who
believe in Him
for it, this is only a tiny scratch
in the surface of what the
resurrection is really about.
We are urged to
believe various doctrines concerning the incarnation, the atonement, and the
resurrection of Christ
for which philosophical evidence or argument is quite inadequate, on the grounds that
in these religious matters human knowledge can never suffice.
Therefore, it seems possible that this appearance of Jesus might be His appearance to another group of people who were also waiting
for the once -
for - all sacrifice to be completed, namely, those who
believed in the coming Messiah, but who died before His death and
resurrection.
Then, one day, it hit me: While the
resurrection of Jesus is about God making eternal life available to those who
believe in Him
for it, this is only a tiny scratch
in the surface of what the
resurrection is really about.
Indeed
for the Greeks who
believed in the immortality of the soul it may have been harder to accept the Christian preaching of the
resurrection than it was
for others.
On his missionary journeys Paul surely met people who were unable to
believe in his preaching of the
resurrection for the very reason that they
believed in the immortality of the soul.