Charles, I am aware of your theology and beliefs and I respect them. I simply offered the possibility of another interpretation beyond the literal. If I read of someone who ‘flew out the door’, I suppose a case could be made that they were claiming the ability to fly.
The Bible clearly, explicitly, unmistakably, repeatedly, and utterly rejects a "spiritualized resurrection" as a "possibility," and thus the Christian church has absolutely combatted that heresy all through history.
If I read of someone who ‘flew out the door’, I suppose a case could be made that they were claiming the ability to fly.
No, for then the context would obviously tell you the person was speaking metaphorically. But when the Scriptures discuss the bodily resurrection, it is abundantly clear they are speaking of a literal bodily resurrection. And Christ's own literal bodily resurrection is the key here, as 1 Corinthians 15 (and other passages) make plain. Our bodily resurrection is tied to the bodily resurrection of Christ. The very gospel itself is at stake here. This is why the church has always taken such a strong stand against the Gnostic heresy.