Posts by Richard Carter4

Richard Murphy6 said:Do you guys actually buy into this?
Is it even worth losing sleep over?
What’s your gut feeling on the whole idea?
Does this show up in other spiritual paths besides Christianity? Like, was Jesus the only one to ever experience resurrection, or is there more to the story?
I used to think the whole "resurrected body" thing was just total nonsense—childish stuff, really—but now I'm just spinning my wheels trying to make sense of the doctrine. Is there any connection to that bacterium discovery by Dr. Radman that everyone was buzzing about in the news and seeing all over the headlines lately?
Why is this stuck in my head like this?
Thanks for jumping in on this! Everyone is welcome to join the conversation!

It’s good that you’re asking these things; they matter because they shape your life, and the Bible provides answers for everything you’re grappling with. Jesus showed us the way to be resurrected, and He is our guarantee for it! Just because He was ascended into heaven doesn't mean we’re all heading there. The Bible indicates that a specific number of people will go to heaven, while a vast multitude will live in paradise right here on Earth. And no, Jesus wasn't the only one to rise—He raised many others during His time on earth—but He did that primarily to demonstrate that the moment is coming when everyone in their graves will hear the voice of the Son of God and come forth!

mistybison said:Technically, you "die" every single night when you go to sleep. 🙂

Spot on! It’s like falling into this heavy, terminal slumber! (1 Thessalonians 4:13)

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Richard Murphy6 says: It’s a fair question. Honestly, I don't know why it keeps gnawing at me. Let's say, for the sake of argument, I actually started believing in the "supernatural." Paramahansa Yogananda touches on something similar, but I really started spiraling after reading that interview with Carlos Castaneda. He basically argues that nobody gives a damn about the Jesus who rose from the dead and ascended into heaven... or something along those lines. I’ve always felt that rising from the dead isn't the only way to "conquer" death—in fact, up until recently, I was convinced it was all just a symbolic gesture. But now? Now I'm lost in the fog again, so I figured I’d try to get some counsel from the experts here at the IMF. 😎

Rising from the dead is the only way to conquer death!

When you die, everything goes. Your soul is mortal and it dies too! (Ezekiel 18:4,20)

The soul and the spirit are two entirely different things!

The soul represents the LIFE OF THE INDIVIDUAL, while the spirit is the VITAL FORCE!

Only God can restore the SPIRIT—that vital force—thereby resurrecting you! Our very existence rests in the hands of God!
The Son of God, Jesus, said, "I am the resurrection and the life!"

"Do not be amazed by this, for the hour is coming when everyone in the graves will hear the voice of the Son of God and come out!" (John 5:21,28,29)