Every spiritual tradition has this idea of death and resurrection. It's not unique to Christianity.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus' death and resurrection.
Death is the prerequisite to resurrection, the new life God intends.
Death is not more certainly a separation of our souls from our bodies than the Christian life is a separation of our souls from worldly tempers, vain indulgences, and unnecessary cares.
The Resurrection is at the core of our beliefs as Christians. Without it, our faith is meaningless.
Every religious tradition is rooted in mysteries I don't pretend to understand, including claims about what happens after we die. But this I know for sure: as long as we're alive, choosing resurrection is always worth the risk.
Where I grew up, in a remote village at the back of a valley, the old still thought the dead needed attending to - a notion so universal, it's enscribed in all religions. If you didn't, they might exact revenge upon the living.
When love becomes what Christianity is all about, we can make no sense of Jesus's death and resurrection.
The whole essence of the Christian religion is based on the atonement of Christ, his death and his resurrection.
Christianity is not rationalism, but faith in God's revelation. A conspicuous, all-important item in that revelation is the resurrection of the body.
The only religious way to think of death is as part and parcel of life.