BruceDLimber
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Greetings redux!
Now that we have a new thread specifically for this topic, here we go!
Not in the least!
Both the Bible and the Baha'i scriptures describe the Resurrection as a spiritual--not a physical--event!
I refer you to First Corinthians 15:42-44 & 50:
"So it is with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a physical boty; it is raised a spiritual body.... I tell you this, brethren: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable."
And Christ HImself also affirms this!:
John 3:6 "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Sip;rit is spirit."
John 4:24 "God is a spirit."
(IOW the essence of Christ is the Spirit and is born of God; flesh is not the same essence.)
John 6:62 "It is the spirit that gies life; the flesh is of no avail."
John 3:13 "... the Son of Man is in Heaven."
(Please note that Christ spoke this while on earth, making clear that this is a spiritual--not a physical--state!)
John 6:63 "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing."
So if we believe the Bible, we've established that the flesh wil die and only the spirit survives and prevails! Hence, Resurrection is a spiritual--not a physical--event.
(BTW, the spelling is Baha'i. If it'll help, "baha" means "glory" and the suffix yields the adjective form, so that "Baha'i" literally means "of Glory.")
Best regards,
Bruce
Now that we have a new thread specifically for this topic, here we go!
BruceDLimber said:The short answer is yes!
The Baha'i scriptures state that Jesus was crucified and died on the cross, and that the Resurrection is spiritual, not physical (as Christ Himself indicated in the Gospels).
(The discusison of the Crucifixion is in Some Answered Questions, of of the roughly 200 volumes of Baha'i scripture.)
And we also accept both the Bible and the Qur'an as legitimate, God-sent scripture which in fact are in harmony about this.
Muffled said:If that is what the Ba'hai scripture says about the resurrection, it appears to be in contradiction to what the Bible says.
Not in the least!
Both the Bible and the Baha'i scriptures describe the Resurrection as a spiritual--not a physical--event!
I refer you to First Corinthians 15:42-44 & 50:
"So it is with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a physical boty; it is raised a spiritual body.... I tell you this, brethren: Flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable."
And Christ HImself also affirms this!:
John 3:6 "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Sip;rit is spirit."
John 4:24 "God is a spirit."
(IOW the essence of Christ is the Spirit and is born of God; flesh is not the same essence.)
John 6:62 "It is the spirit that gies life; the flesh is of no avail."
John 3:13 "... the Son of Man is in Heaven."
(Please note that Christ spoke this while on earth, making clear that this is a spiritual--not a physical--state!)
John 6:63 "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing."
So if we believe the Bible, we've established that the flesh wil die and only the spirit survives and prevails! Hence, Resurrection is a spiritual--not a physical--event.
(BTW, the spelling is Baha'i. If it'll help, "baha" means "glory" and the suffix yields the adjective form, so that "Baha'i" literally means "of Glory.")
Best regards,
Bruce