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The spirit of antichrist denies the Christ came in the flesh.

Consider a further example, the Resurrection. If Jesus was bodily raised by God, then God acted physically at a specific time and place. This would make God an agent, as if God—like an electron, a tree, or a cat—was literally affecting matter. Ecstatics would not understand God in such a "crude" fashion. As a result, many ecstatics deny the bodily Resurrection. Many also deny biblical miracles, which they consider creations of primitive peoples who took felt experiences of the Holy and clothed them in language normally used for objects. By contrast, an orthodox perspective would trust in the biblical miracles, especially that God raised Jesus bodily from the dead, that the tomb was indeed empty.

2 posted on 10/14/2004 5:59:24 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army and Proudly Supporting BUSH/CHENEY 2004!)
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Many also deny biblical miracles, which they consider creations of primitive peoples who took felt experiences of the Holy and clothed them in language normally used for objects. By contrast, an orthodox perspective would trust in the biblical miracles, especially that God raised Jesus bodily from the dead, that the tomb was indeed empty.

I'm sorry, but do you have an actual point?

3 posted on 10/14/2004 6:05:01 PM PDT by Pahuanui (When a foolish man hears of the Tao, he laughs out loud)
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