Where do Christians go when they die? Jesus kept healing on the Sabbath? And is 'faith' enough?
Summary
Mike Bird and N.T. Wright discuss the power of corporate faith in Matthew 9, arguing that group trust in Jesus facilitates individual healing and forgiveness. They address explaining death to children, favoring the biblical concept of being with Christ awaiting resurrection over Platonic "heaven" imagery. Finally, they analyze John’s Sabbath healings, interpreting them as Jesus embodying the new creation and fulfilling Jewish temple and Sabbath theology.
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Introduction to Ask NT Wright Anything with Mike Bird and Tom Wright
The power of group faith and Jesus forgiving the paralytic's sins
Explaining the death of a believer: Intermediate state vs. heaven
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Jesus's healings on the Sabbath in John's Gospel
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