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Religions > Bible |
| User: |
"Carl" |
| Date: |
07 Jul 2007 07:37:44 PM |
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Resurrection Proof |
Dave Christie wrote this in response to the WT's denial of the bodily
resurrection of Jesus. This is yet another example of why the WTBTS is
simply a cult teaching heresies.
May God bless,
Carl
my website -- http://www.nettally.com/saints/
my blog -- http://www.anniemayhem.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/
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RESURRECTION PROOF
by Dave Christie
One of the Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs is the Denial of the Bodily
Resurrection of Jesus. Scripture shows that one the third day, Jesus rose
from the Grave, not as a Spirit, but as a Physical person. He then stayed
with the Disciples for 40 days then ascended into heaven.
Here is scriptural proof for a bodily resurrection of Christ.
John 2:18-21 "Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign
showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus
answered and said unto them, DESTROY THIS TEMPLE, AND IN THREE DAYS
I WILL RAISE IT UP. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this
temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? but HE
SPAKE OF THE TEMPLE OF HIS BODY." (EMPHASIS MINE).
Lets look in the Greek at the word used for "body" which is "soma"
4983 SOMA, so'-mah; from 4982; to body (as a sound whole), used in a
very wide application, lit. or fig.:-bodily, body, slave.
=Dictionary Trace=
4982 SOZO, sode'-zo; from a prim. sos (contr. for obsol. saos,
"safe"); to save, i.e. deliver or protect (lit. or
fig.):-heal, healed, preserve, save (self), saved, do well, be
(make) whole.
The Greek word "soma" is used in scripture to mean a literal body.
Luke 24:37-39 "But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed
that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye
troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands
and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; FOR A SPIRIT
HATH NOT FLESH AND BONES, AS YE SEE ME HAVE." (EMPHASIS MINE)
Here Jesus himself tells the two men that he is not a Spirit, but he has
flesh and bone.
John 20:26-28 "And after eight days again his disciples were within,
and Thomas with them: [then] came Jesus, the doors being shut, and
stood in the midst, and said, Peace [be] unto you. Then saith he to
Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach
hither thy hand, and thrust [it] into my side: and be not faithless,
but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my
God."
Here Jesus meets up with doubting Thomas, and instructs him to touch his
wounds so he will know that he is real, and not a ghost.
<sidenote: Notice also that Thomas addresses Jesus and calls him "Lord
and God.">.
So, Scripture supports a bodily resurrection of Christ, and not a invisible
spiritual resurrection. The JW reject the Bodily resurrection as shown in
their own book.
Let God be True, Page 92 (I think, I only have a portion of the text.)
Published by the Watchtower and tract Society, Brooklyn New York.
"He was put to death a man, but was raised from the dead a spirit
being. The man Jesus Christ is dead, forever dead. So the King Christ
Jesus was put to death a man, but was resurrected a invisible spirit
creature."
This is clearly a contradiction with scripture. The Bible shows that Christ
Died and was bodily raised on the third day, and was seen as he ascended
into
heaven.
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| User: "Meteorite Debris" |
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| Title: Proof that Elvis is still alive (was: Re: Resurrection Proof) |
08 Jul 2007 01:24:33 AM |
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Last time that great scribe Carl <saints@nettally.com> chipped away at
his/her stone these gems of wisdom for posterity ...
<snipped>
Here is scriptural proof for a bodily resurrection of Christ.
John 2:18-21 "Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign
showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus
answered and said unto them, DESTROY THIS TEMPLE, AND IN THREE DAYS
I WILL RAISE IT UP. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this
temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? but HE
SPAKE OF THE TEMPLE OF HIS BODY." (EMPHASIS MINE).
Lets look in the Greek at the word used for "body" which is "soma"
4983 SOMA, so'-mah; from 4982; to body (as a sound whole), used in a
very wide application, lit. or fig.:-bodily, body, slave.
=Dictionary Trace=
<snipped>
Jesus was seen by how many? 500 according to Paul - the very best of
"objective" witnesses. Puny numbers in deed. Absolutely puny. I am
surprised Paul could not do better.
<irony mode=on>
Surely those 500 would not lie. We would look like fools if Jesus did
rise from the dead and put on that ever so great "I bet you can't beat
this show and tell" presentation. Therefore it must have happened.
</irony>
Zoom forward 2,000 years to another charismatic figure - Elvis.
Millions, literally millions, have seen him all over the world. Now why
would all these people be lying. Obviously they would not. Therefore the
only conclusion is that Elvis is in fact still alive. Why would anyone
just make up stuff like this. The King is NOT dead, long live the King.
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