"If the resurrection of Jesus cannot be believed……" — John Shelby Spong
"If the resurrection of Jesus cannot be believed except by assenting to the fantastic descriptions included in the Gospels, then Christianity is doomed. For that view of resurrection is not believable, and if that is all there is, then Christianity, which depends upon the truth and authenticity of Jesus' resurrection, also is not believable."
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John Shelby Spong
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90 Quotes by John Shelby Spong
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Live life to it's fullest, love wastefully, and be all we can be.
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The hope for life after death must be separated forever from the behavior control mentality of reward and punishment. The…
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The right to a good death is a basic human freedom. The [2006-JAN] Supreme Court's decision to uphold aid in…
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The great danger... in believing yourself especially chosen is that it becomes easy to view those who are not your…
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All human beings bear God's image and must be respected for what each person is. Therefore, no external description of…
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Paul's words are not the Words of God. They are the words of Paul- a vast difference.
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I do not think of God theistically, that is, as a being, supernatural in power, who dwells beyond the limits…
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