The PB makes no distinction between the body of Christ as the actually resurrected humanity of the actually dead Jesus, and the body of Christ as the church –the community of those who are in fellowship with the risen Christ.
KJS asserts that the risen Christ is NOT identical to the Jesus who died: “Clearly the risen body is not identical to the Jesus who was crucified.” Clearly, if you read the texts, the gospel writers are asserting that the risen body IS indeed identical to the Jesus who was crucified: “See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.†(Luke 24:39)
This sermon is Bultmann’s “Christ is risen into the kerygma.” It is difficult to read this as saying more than “Jesus is dead, but we’re not doing so badly ourselves. Thanks for asking.”
Lettuce fields? What?
Passing through walls? Teleportation? What?
Broiled fish? What, were the disciples using a Foreman grill?
I thought I’d take a look at the comments to see if I really wanted to read the message. Glad I did. Moving on…
Ad O, I’m with you, skipping the message.
“The Body of Christ is rising today” (if)
A good recipe for liberal Christianity! Bake that Bread!
The PB makes no distinction between the body of Christ as the actually resurrected humanity of the actually dead Jesus, and the body of Christ as the church –the community of those who are in fellowship with the risen Christ.
KJS asserts that the risen Christ is NOT identical to the Jesus who died: “Clearly the risen body is not identical to the Jesus who was crucified.” Clearly, if you read the texts, the gospel writers are asserting that the risen body IS indeed identical to the Jesus who was crucified: “See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.†(Luke 24:39)
This sermon is Bultmann’s “Christ is risen into the kerygma.” It is difficult to read this as saying more than “Jesus is dead, but we’re not doing so badly ourselves. Thanks for asking.”
#4, my strategy exactly this time of year [repeated at Christmas of course]