Resurrection

• Resurrection


  To rise from the dead
• Belief in the resurrection is the central tenet of the Christian faith
• If Christ has not been raised, Christian faith is pointless and believers are still in their sins
• The four Gospels state that the tomb was empty after Jesus's crucifixion
• Jesus said "I am the resurrection and the life" and that those who believe in him will live even though they die
• Paul wrote that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again, and death no longer has mastery over him
• Without the resurrection, there would be no Christianity, as it is not a social movement or political party but is all about the resurrection
• Physical resurrection


  Bodily resurrection of the flesh, as believed by Augustine
• Spiritual resurrection


  Resurrection of a new spiritual body, as believed by Paul influenced by Platonic dualism
• Paul wrote that the body that is sown is perishable but is raised imperishable, and the natural body is raised a spiritual body
• Paul wrote that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable
• Resurrection of the flesh

  Belief that our physical bodies will be resurrected and restored to a pre-Fall state
• Augustine's belief in Resurrection of the flesh

  • Based on belief in Adam and Eve and the Fall
  • Believes our physical bodies will be raised and glorified, not abandoned to decay
  • Restores us to the pre-Lapsarian state before the Fall
• Jesus's sacrificial death


  Secures eternal life for our bodies as well as our souls
• The gospels record the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ</b>
• The tomb was empty, Jesus had risen