Thursday, May 09, 2013

Thursday Thinking - Life after Life after Death

Here are some thoughts about resurrection for this 6th week of Easter. As a Christian, what does the resurrection of Jesus mean for the possibility of resurrection for me? N. T. Wright suggests that, more than life after death, Christians have hope for life after life after death.

The physical resurrection of Jesus is an eternal bodily resurrection, and eternal bodily resurrection is the promise for all those who are in Christ. To be absent from the body, when we die, is to be present with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:8), but the ultimate Christian hope is to be bodily resurrected and eternal life in the presence of the Lord (Rev. 21:1-3)--heaven and earth joined together.

This video is a wonderful primer for N. T. Wright's book, Surprised by Hope. I highly recommend this book and believe you will find Wright's teaching to be extremely helpful and hopeful.

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