LDS Brigham Young and His Blood Atonement

He is the way said:

It is a RESURRECTED spiritual BODY. It has been changed. But it is still a body of flesh and bones.

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Peter1000 said:

Thank you, now we know your position. You believe our flesh and bone bodies will be replaced by a spiritual body (not of flesh and bone).

This debate of what kind of bodies we will have after the resurrection is not just between The Church of Jesus Christ and mainstream Christians, but is between
Christians themselves. Lots of Christians believe exactly what we believe, a lot believe what you believe.

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He is the way said:

It won't be any different than what Jesus Christ said it was:

(New Testament | Luke 24:37 - 43)

37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
39 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.
40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.
43 And he took it, and did eat before them.

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He is the way said:

That scripture does not prove your point. You still can not answer what happened to Christ's body.

(New Testament | Luke 24:3 - 6)

3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

Jesus still had His body of flesh and bones 8 days after He appeared to the apostles:

(New Testament | John 20:26 - 28)

26 ¶ 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.
27 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.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

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He is the way said:

His body was received up into glory:

1 Timothy 3:16
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

You still have not shown us what happened to His body of flesh and bones that Jesus took from the tomb. And what of the other bodies that were taken from the graves after Christ's resurrection?

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He is the way said:

The Bible does not say what happened to Moses' body, but we know what happened to Elijah and his body:

(Old Testament | 2 Kings 2:11)

11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

As for John Jesus said:

(New Testament | Matthew 16:28)

28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Here is another:

(Old Testament | Ezekiel 37:9 - 13)

9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
11 ¶ Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,

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He is the way said:

During the resurrection our bodies will be changed. Some will be changed in the twinkling of an eye:

(New Testament | 1 Corinthians 15:51 - 53)

51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

I am still amazed by people who say they believe in the Bible and then contradict what it says.

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He is the way said:

I believe we will no longer have blood in our veins. We will still have flesh and bones.

On this Easter Sunday we celebrate the face that Jesus Christ is risen from the tomb. Here is the definition of risen:
VERB
1. the past participle of rise
ADJECTIVE
2.
restored from death; ascended into glory
the risen Christ

From: Risen definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

The resurrection of Jesus, or anastasis is the Christian belief that God raised Jesus after his crucifixion[1] as first of the dead,[2] starting his exalted life as Christ and Lord.[3][4][web 1] In Christian theology, the death and resurrection of Jesus are the most important events, a foundation of the Christian faith,[5] and commemorated by Easter. His resurrection is the guarantee that all the Christian dead will be resurrected at Christ's second coming.[6] For the Christian tradition, the bodily resurrection was the restoration to life of a transformed body powered by spirit,[7][8][web 2] as described by Paul and the Gospels,[9][10][11] that led to the establishment of Christianity.[12]

From: Resurrection of Jesus - Wikipedia

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He is the way said:

These four pillars are:

1. Christ died.
2. Christ was buried
3. Christ was raised.
4. Christ appeared.

Without the resurrection there is no gospel message. Its importance to the Christian faith cannot be overestimated.

The Resurrection Was Unique To Christianity

The resurrection of Jesus Christ is unique to the Christian faith - no other religious figure has ever predicted his own resurrection, and then accomplished it. All of the other world religions are based on a founder who lived in the past and whose religion is his only legacy. Mohammed died at age 61 on June 8, A.D. 632 in Medina. He is still dead. Confucius died and Buddha also died. They also remain dead - Jesus Christ is alive.

Summary
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is central to the Christian faith. It is mentioned over one hundred times in the New Testament. It was the main point for each sermon in the Book of Acts. Without it there is no Christian faith. Paul said the resurrection is important to the believer for a number of reasons. He said that Christian preaching is empty if Jesus did not come back from the dead. The faith of the believer is worthless if Christ is not risen because he is the object of the faith. In addition, Christ, is not whom He said He was. He would have been a liar. The apostles are also liars for testifying to a resurrection that did not occur. Furthermore, there is no forgiveness for anybody's sin. Those who have died believing in Christ have no hope. If hope in Christ is limited to this life, Christians are to be pitied above all people.

The resurrection is also important to the identity and mission of Jesus. First, the resurrection is important to His identity. The resurrection is the demonstration that Jesus indeed is the Son of God. The resurrection is also important to His character. Jesus would not have been a true prophet had He not come back from the dead as He predicted that He would. It is important to Jesus' ministry. If He did not come back from the dead then His ministry would have ended in defeat. Finally, it is important to His message. The centrality of the Christian message is that Jesus died and then came back from the dead. If He did not come back from the dead then there is no Christianity. Consequently we see that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is absolutely crucial to the Christian faith.

From: How Important Is the Resurrection to Christianity?

Do Christians Still Believe in the Resurrection of the Body?
A poll undertaken and published by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University points to a most interesting finding -- a majority of Americans no longer believe in the resurrection of the body.

As Thomas Hargrove and Guido H. Stempel IIII report, "Most Americans don't believe they will experience a resurrection of their bodies when they die, putting them at odds with a core teaching of Christianity." As the reporters explain, "Only 36 percent of the 1,007 adults interviewed a month ago by the Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University said "yes" to the question: "Do you believe that, after you die, your physical body will be resurrected someday?" Fifty-four percent said they do not believe and 10 percent were undecided."

I was asked by Scripps Howard to respond to the survey findings. The report includes my comments:

"This reflects the very low state of doctrinal preaching in our churches," said Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., and editor of the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology.

"I continually am confronted by Christians, even active members of major churches, who have never heard this taught in their local congregations," Mohler said. "We have a lowest-common-denominator Christianity being taught in so many denominations that has produced a people who simply do not know some of the most basic Christian truths."

"Most Americans, when asked survey questions about religion, tend to answer in very theistic ways. They tend to affirm what they believe Christianity teaches," Mohler said. "Therefore, I have to conclude they simply do not know what orthodox Christianity teaches about the resurrection of the body."

Retired Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong, who himself denies the resurrection of the body (as well as the physical resurrection of Christ), also registered surprise at the survey's finding.

"I don't know what to make of this," said retired Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong, author of "Resurrection: Myth or Reality" and other books that downplay supernatural events in the Bible. "Maybe the old Greek idea of an immortal soul has taken over and the idea of a resurrected body has fallen into disrepute."

From: Do Christians Still Believe in the Resurrection of the Body?

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