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Jul 29, 2016 · Jesus, bodily risen from the dead, is called the “first fruits of those who have fallen asleep,” thus anticipating and pointing toward the resurrection of the dead at the end of time. But is this, in fact, what Christians believe? Father Schmemann’s trenchant criticism is expressed as follows:
Feb 28, 2012 · Christianity is a belief, first of all and above all, in the fact that Christ did not remain in the grave, that life shone forth from death, and that in Christ’s Resurrection from the dead, the absolute, all-encompassing law of dying and death, which tolerated no exceptions, was somehow blown apart and overcome from within.
Apr 29, 2019 · The Resurrection of Christ, therefore, as “The Feast of Feasts” and “The Festival of Festivals,” is the fundamental truth and the ultimate event of Christian faith. It is the most decisive act of the liberation of humanity from the fear of death and devil’s power.
Jul 1, 2009 · The Christian stance on the Crucifixion is that through Jesus’ death and his subsequent Resurrection mankind has been saved from the Original Sin of Adam and Eve. This event is the central aspect of the Christian doctrine of Atonement, a key Christian belief.
The Orthodox Church’s prayers for the dead are based on faith in universal resurrection and on the unity of the Churches Militant and Triumphant. By His Resurrection, our Lord Jesus Christ showed that death is not annihilation and non-existence, but the gate to life and immortality.
Sep 3, 1990 · The only question here is whether it will live eternally with Christ or eternally without Christ, that is "unto the resurrection of life" or "unto the resurrection of Damnation." (John 5:29). This will be decided on earth and will be determined by God's judgment at the very important time of the separation of soul and body - called death.
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The Orthodox Church believes in Christ’s real death and His actual resurrection. Resurrection, however, does not simply mean bodily resuscitation. Neither the Gospel nor the Church teaches that Jesus was lying dead and then was biologically revived and walked around in the same way that He did before He was killed.
