Saturday, August 11, 2007

More Smith Resurrection Heresy

In his book, What the World is Coming To, Chuck Smith wrote:
God made our new bodies in a new manner. They're made from heavenly elements. You'll be able to walk right through a material wall. It's as when you shine a flashlight through a one-foot thick piece of glass. The light comes out on the other side completely unimpaired. Similarly, after Jesus was resurrected from the dead, He evidently passed through the walls into the room where the disciples were gathered (John 20:26). All the doors were locked and, suddenly, Christ appeared in their midst and began talking to them.

Our new bodies will probably be made of a different molecular structure than the material universe. As far as we know, in this material universe everything is made up of three building blocks: protons, electrons, and neutrons. God has created such an infinite variety from these three components by combining them in different ways. How do we know that God doesn't have other building blocks? Why should God limit Himself to three? God made our earthly bodies out of these three building blocks and God has another body waiting for us. He said that as we have borne the image of the earthy, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly (I Corinthians 15:49). Those building blocks God used to create heaven are the building blocks He has used to make your new body.
Not only does Smith deny the resurrection of the flesh and assert that we get different bodies, but he says that they are made out of the same stuff Heaven is made from. This stuff is just plain crazy. No commentary should be needed but apparently people have itching ears. Why is this guy leading a church? He isn't qualified to lead a home Bible Study!

Using Smith's way of thinking Jesus must have been made of the same material as ducks. After all, Jesus walked on water and we know ducks float on water, too.

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