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Originally posted by JimL View PostDon't let the term upset you.
Its just a term.
A dead body brought back to life by supernatural powers is defined as a zombie.Enter the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. Do not be ashamed to enter the Church; be ashamed when you sin, but not when you repent. – St. John Chrysostom
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Originally posted by Zymologist View Post[ATTACH=CONFIG]25725[/ATTACH]
‘In this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of any phony god’s blessing. But because, I am enlightened by my intelligence.’"
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Originally posted by Adrift View PostI DENOUNCE DONALD J. TRUMP AND ALL HIS IMMORAL ACTS.
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Originally posted by JimL View PostAh, that's what a zombie is, a revived or resurrected corpse. The many saints in Matthew's story, like Jesus himself, were revived, or resurrected corpses.
Zombies can also be defined as people under a particular form of mind control - that's an older, rarely used understanding, however.
A resurrected person is a living person who was previously dead - exactly like a resuscitated person, the distinction being the length and presumed irreversibility of the death (again, modern understanding since such resuscitation was not possible in former times). A person who is clinically dead but is successfully resuscitated is not a zombie. Neither is a resurrected person.
I do not believe in the existence of undead creatures including zombies. I do believe that an omnipotent God is perfectly capable of resurrecting the dead.
I do not accept naturalism as a world view - which is why I don't find your argument even mildly convincing."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by Teallaura View PostUm, no, a zombie is not a 'revived' corpse - that's nonsense. It's also not a resurrected corpse because it would then be a living person and a zombie (in the modern representation) is a form of undead.
Zombies can also be defined as people under a particular form of mind control - that's an older, rarely used understanding, however.
A resurrected person is a living person who was previously dead - exactly like a resuscitated person, the distinction being the length and presumed irreversibility of the death (again, modern understanding since such resuscitation was not possible in former times). A person who is clinically dead but is successfully resuscitated is not a zombie. Neither is a resurrected person.
I do not believe in the existence of undead creatures including zombies. I do believe that an omnipotent God is perfectly capable of resurrecting the dead.
I do not accept naturalism as a world view - which is why I don't find your argument even mildly convincing.
Lesson learned...Don't feed the trolls.
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Okay, okay, so zombie offends ya'll. We'll just call them resurrected then. So, back to my original question. Do you all actually believe this story of Matthew's to be literal, and if so, how do you explain such an astonishing event not being mentioned by neither Mark, Luke, or John?Last edited by JimL; 12-30-2017, 02:19 AM.
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Originally posted by JimL View PostOkay, okay, so zombie offends ya'll. We'll just call them resurrected then. So, back to my original question. Do you all actually believe this story of Matthew's to be literal, and if so, how do you explain such an astonishing event not being mentioned by neither Mark, Luke, or John?“He felt that his whole life was a kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.” - Douglas Adams.
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Originally posted by JimL View PostOkay, okay, so zombie offends ya'll. We'll just call them resurrected then. So, back to my original question. Do you all actually believe this story of Matthew's to be literal, and if so, how do you explain such an astonishing event not being mentioned by neither Mark, Luke, or John?
Only Matt directs his Gospel to the Jews - who, by the way, would have been able to debunk the claim, unlike the Romans in Rome."He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot
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Originally posted by RumTumTugger View Postwho's angry? I think everyone is showing JimL's OP to be truely waht it is a Huge Nothing Burger.
On a side point, what is up with the phrase "nothing burger"? Where did that come from all of a sudden? I hear people saying it all the time now. It's the strangest expression.
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