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hedgehog

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26. This is a very, very old discussion:From First Corinthians:

Wed May 15, 2013, 12:30 PM

May 2013

But if Christ is preached as raised from the dead, how can some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then neither has Christ been raised.And if Christ has not been raised, then empty [too] is our preaching; empty, too, your faith. Then we are also false witnesses to God, because we testified against God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if in fact the dead are not raised.For if the dead are not raised, neither has Christ been raised, and if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins. Then those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are the most pitiable people of all.

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Progressive Christians, what do you tell your children Easter is about? [View all] cleanhippie Mar 2013 OP

Well, actually Stargazer09 Mar 2013 #1

While I agree, I'm curious as to just what you will tell them the meaning is. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #7

I tell them d_r Mar 2013 #2

One word Trajan Mar 2013 #3

Well I have no children but my sister does and she asks me to teach the kids religion. hrmjustin Mar 2013 #4

You believe that to be literally true? cleanhippie Mar 2013 #8

Yes! hrmjustin Mar 2013 #10

Yes, I understand that. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #12

But to be honest I tend to stress how Jesus would want us to treat one another. hrmjustin Mar 2013 #14

Sounds like a difficult task, considering how many Christians in this country act cleanhippie Mar 2013 #15

I never quite understood that Marrah_G May 2013 #24

You know my father brings this up to me all the time. hrmjustin May 2013 #25

"why you would need an atonement by killing another myself" Lordquinton May 2013 #31

We believe what we believe. hrmjustin May 2013 #32

I meant it in an interesting way that you phrased it Lordquinton May 2013 #33

Oh thank you! It just poured out as I typed. I like the person I responded to so I felt at hrmjustin May 2013 #34

I feel the same way deutsey May 2013 #30

that was a really great reply Marrah_G May 2013 #35

Thank you deutsey May 2013 #36

It's about Spring and renewal of life on Earth elfin Mar 2013 #5

When we talk about it, we talk about it as Easter being a rememberance of the time woodsprite Mar 2013 #6

Manifested in spirit form? cleanhippie Mar 2013 #9

Yeah, I know, but I when he was little I was afraid he would think that woodsprite Mar 2013 #18

I feel ya. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #20

No longer a 'Christian' but I tell them that it is about the Resurrection of the Body of the Christ. grantcart Mar 2013 #11

That's an interesting way to look at it. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #13

Yes. jeepnstein Mar 2013 #16

I agree. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #17

This is a very, very old discussion:From First Corinthians: hedgehog May 2013 #26

i identified as agnostic when they were little.. Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #19

That's pretty much the approach I plan to take when my daughter starts asking about religion. cleanhippie Mar 2013 #21

Emphasis on "Progressive" MsTopaz May 2013 #22

Welcome to Du and Welcome to the religion group. hrmjustin May 2013 #23

If one believes that Jesus was both God and Man, why balk at teachings such as the Virgin Birth hedgehog May 2013 #27

I believe in the virgin birth. hrmjustin May 2013 #28

Allegory about renewal, I guess. And the historical connection with seasonal change. pinto May 2013 #29

I tell them the story, emphasizing the message that God is with us, even when things seem hopeless. Burbankteacher Apr 2015 #37

It's an Easter miracle! You've ressurrected a dead thread! cleanhippie Apr 2015 #38