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[Amy Ragain]

here is an example that we all could follow!...Trevor bayne isn't afraid to share his faith!  

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> Daytona 500 winner's race for faith
> By Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor
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> Washington (CNN) – Trevor Bayne may have won the Daytona 500 on Sunday, but a small charity he name-dropped will share in the spoils of victory.
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> The 20-year-old NASCAR driver was racing in just his second Sprint Cup competition and is now  etched in the record books as the youngest driver to win the sports' biggest race.
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> "I never thought in a million years we were gonna win our first one," Bayne told CNN Monday morning. "It's incredible."
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> During his post-race news conference, Bayne was asked how he would spend some of the $1,463,813 purse he won from the race.
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> “I don’t know if I will splurge. I am definitely not putting it up for retirement yet, I am going to stay around for awhile," Bayne said.
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> "Hopefully this money will help us get some more races, and there are a lot of foundations and ministries that need support. Back2Back ministries in Mexico is one, and there are a lot of good organizations that need some help, and we will help  them out as much as we can."
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> In a sport that has ads plastered over nearly every inch of the drivers and their cars, it was a big deal for Bayne to namedrop the Christian charity.
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> Back2Back is an independent Christian charity working with orphans and the needy in Mexico, Nigeria and India. Bayne was introduced to the charity by Lonnie Clouse, a former chaplain for NASCAR with Motor Racing Outreach, who is now on staff with Back2Back.
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> "I assure you it was nothing short of miraculous.  Trever called me yesterday from the media center after the win with tears in his eyes and we prayed together over the phone," Clouse said by phone from Monterrey, Mexico.
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> "This was part of God's script and God's plan for him.  He's using his platform to talk about those with no voice and [about] orphan awareness."
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> Young rookie's Daytona 500 victory 'hasn't sunk in'
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> Motor Racing Outreach (MRO) provides weekend church services and Bible studies for NASCAR drivers and their teams who can't get away from the track on race weekends. Clouse was MRO’s traveling chaplain for the NASCAR Nationwide series.
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> "[Bayne] was a faithful attendee at all our Nationwide Bible studies.  He would sit in the front row.  He would get up and read scripture or open in prayer, whatever we needed," Clouse said.
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> Bayne traveled to Mexico to work with Clouse in November. "He was down here in Mexico staying with us and serving along side us helping with orphans," Clouse said.
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> "We went and visited orphanages. He made quite an impression here. He was out playing soccer with the orphans.  We huddled them all around, and Trevor got to talk to them about what he did.  They were asking him how fast he went.  Most of them had no clue who he was and what he did," Clouse said.
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> Bayne visits with an orphan on a trip to Mexico in November.
> After the race Clouse gathered the orphans together and filled them in on Bayne's big win. "It was exciting for them to hear how well he did."
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> Clouse was ordained in a non-denominational church. MRO pulls chaplains from many different denominations. Clouse said Bayne is member of a church near his home but gets most of his spiritual nourishment on the road from MRO.
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> For the former chaplain, all those Bible studies at the race track paid off when Bayne was in the winners circle.
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> "He summed up the two greatest commandments, 'Love the lord your God with all your heart' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'  He got up on that stage and he was able to articulate those things beautifully.  It was a very very proud moment for me and for MRO."
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> Posted by: Eric Marrapodi - CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor
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> Filed under: Christianity • Faith Now • Florida • Sports • United States			
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> Jesus
> These religious whack jobs make me sick!!
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> February 22, 2011 at 6:56 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> HeavenSent
> Not.
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> February 22, 2011 at 7:16 pm | Report abuse |
> ralph
> you need to clean your sneakers......
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> February 22, 2011 at 11:04 pm | Report abuse |
> jesus
> These religious whack jobs make me sick
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> February 22, 2011 at 6:58 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> HeavenSent
> I assume you are using Jesus in the contemporary Spanish-speaking word spelled (Jesús).
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> February 23, 2011 at 7:23 pm | Report abuse |
> colinsquat
> Hey Colin, you posted the same thing twice. Is that your superior intellect at work or did you just screw up? Moron.
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> February 22, 2011 at 7:22 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Martin
> This kid is awesome. What a great way to start the 2011 NASCAR season. I know that there are many drivers in the sport who profess to be Christians but this kid appears to be the genuine article, an imitator of Jesus.
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> February 22, 2011 at 8:18 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Keith
> I can remember when Jeff Gordon used to thank his Lord and Savior after winning races. Perhaps Jeff could take a lesson from this youngster. This young man appears to be a class act. The sport could use more like him.
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> February 22, 2011 at 10:23 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Moogie713
> Trevor is a good driver...no denying that. But to believe God had anything to do with that is ludicrous. He can donate to any charity he wants but it looks as if Back2Back has recruited this kid to be their spokesman, giving money to help foreigners, when we have people starving & homeless here in America. So does this mean an atheist doesnt have a chance to win a cup race????
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> February 23, 2011 at 7:57 am | Report abuse | Reply
> Ron G.
> @moogie713, if God had nothing to do with this then who did? And as an atheist, who do you help? What charities can you be a poster child for besides Satan? We Christians pray for people like you because you don't know any better...sad!
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> February 23, 2011 at 3:33 pm | Report abuse |
> Jorge
> Stock car racing, an appropriate sport for Southern fundamentalist thumpers. Going round and round in circles for hours while making an awful lot of noise, without actually getting anywhere. *Snort.*
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> February 23, 2011 at 8:36 am | Report abuse | Reply
> Carl P
> He's a fine race driver....(there are a lot of orphans right here in the US to save if someone wanted to tip him, Madonna and Jolie to that fact.)
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> February 23, 2011 at 9:35 am | Report abuse | Reply
> HeavenSent
> Mark 16:16
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> Amen.
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> February 23, 2011 at 2:42 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> sundara Kennady
> It's A Awesome report "Cause being an young Adult one will like to enjoy everything under the Sun.He is A amzing person
> who has an Heart for the Orphans in the World,He will be Blessed More & more.God Bless You .
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> February 23, 2011 at 5:23 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Daniel Back2Back Nigeria
> You are a hero, we will keep you in our prayers...
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> February 23, 2011 at 5:33 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> belkimm
> BELIEF
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> February 21, 2011 at 4:51 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> r-hope
> As if he will notice your sorry absence.... esp on tv!
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> February 21, 2011 at 5:10 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Nick
> Hey Lilarose, I am willing to bet, based on your comments about Bayne, that you are a very self serving person who probably doesn't give much to anyone without it benefiting you. You are the kind of person that NEEDS to go to a third world country to see why people like Bayne do what they do. That will shut your pie hole reallly quick. Just stay in your bubble out their in Oregon continuing to live your self serving life and one day you will meet your maker and your dark heart will be revealed for what it really is.
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> February 21, 2011 at 5:14 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Patrick
> How have you helped anyone? Ihe answer is probably no one so shut your Twinkie hole you silly hillbilly.
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> February 21, 2011 at 5:21 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> idiocracy82
> You are far poorer than any of the people you speak of. Negativity breeds negativity- and you desperately need sterilization.
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> February 21, 2011 at 5:29 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> chuck
> Because everyone in america has a choice to go without. We think our government should supply us with everything. truth is everyone that is a US citizen has the ability to earn money and also seek assitance for food. These poor kids have no choice period and the parents cannot even afford to feed them. We have so many places that help people in America, but no other country does that for their people. Great job by this kid and what a witness for his faith.
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> February 21, 2011 at 5:33 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> FudgeMonkey
> Are you the same Nick that chastised diane for being judgemental? Got a mirror in your house Nick?
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> February 21, 2011 at 7:12 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> AGeek
> ::sniff:: such touching, loving sentiments on behalf of a similar religion.
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> February 21, 2011 at 8:13 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Pad
> Nobody gives anything to anyone unless the giver receives a benefit. And, don't shoot the messenger. Just be thankful that people are selfish enough that feeling good inside is enough for them to help a stranger....
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> February 21, 2011 at 8:41 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Goddog
> Nick... Unless a person gives his/her all there is always more they could have given. I donate $$$ to a charity, now I'm going to go "splurge" on something for me. Sorry, I can only help 100 people, person 101... sorry, the rest is for a new iPod. Yea, I'm a good person. Hypocrites.
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> February 21, 2011 at 8:42 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Pad
> Everyone gives only because it benefits the giver. People donate money because they feel good for helping others. Name a selfless act that someone has done recently. If you had to lose your arm to feed a Mexican orphan and did so, that would qualify. Otherwise, just be happy that humans are selfish enough to help those in need.
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> February 21, 2011 at 8:50 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Max
> Trevor is my first cousin don't sit there and say all of this you do not know him on a personal level he a VERY loving person everyone here in Knoxville loves him so don't sit there and say all of that bull.
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> February 22, 2011 at 2:43 am | Report abuse | Reply
> And on the OTHER Hand
> Holier than thou, much?
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> Pot, meet Kettle.
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> February 22, 2011 at 9:54 am | Report abuse | Reply
> Rob
> shut up
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> February 21, 2011 at 8:04 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Patrick
> one of u racer drivers stole my wife.... i hate u all
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> February 21, 2011 at 8:08 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Amber87
> Don't blame the racer, blame your wife. She made the choice.
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> February 21, 2011 at 8:16 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> urban202
> well said. I agree with the statement. Its got me thinking of why.
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> February 22, 2011 at 12:18 am | Report abuse | Reply
> Justina
> Pad, Christians give because of God's love and because Jesus gave His life and because it is right thing to do even it's painful. I know many Christians who give out everything they have to those who are hungry and are persecuted. You can't love until you know you are loved by God infinitely. Trust in Jesus and sacrificially give until you are hurt; you'll know what Christian life is about. Christian love is real love with blood and tears mingled, many times life itself, because that's the manner Jesus loved us. Self has no room there.
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> February 22, 2011 at 1:09 am | Report abuse | Reply
> Danny
> "Name a selfless act that someone has done recently." ............Heres one for you Pad...
> Wake Forest coach gives player kidney <<<<<< you should read the story...goodness is alive and well
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> February 22, 2011 at 6:44 am | Report abuse | Reply
> @ Pad & Tom, Tom Pipe
> You are right. I give generously of my time and my money, and it makes me feel good. That is also why I not only ask forgiveness for the things that I have done wrong, but for the REASONS that I do right. I am a selfish, flawed child of God and I make many mistakes. I ask for His forgiveness and I try to do better. I also know that if it were not for His grace in my life I would probably not be giving much at all and certainly not to the extent that I do.
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> February 22, 2011 at 9:21 am | Report abuse | Reply
> Evolved DNA
> That was very newagey kinda statement..lots of words that sounds like they belong in the sentence but are in the wrong location. See, I understand life in the following way as this clearly shows.. Life is a rational discourse between the self, which can be understood in the sacrifices one makes with ego, and vanity.That is not to say that we cannot believe in the transitional forces that cross our lives of course, but once you ask the question of other selves it would add several new dimensions that can really start to confuse things. . I find it hard to think that this simple understanding of life is trumped by god.
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> February 22, 2011 at 1:29 am | Report abuse | Reply
> Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
> That doesn't preclude the fact that they give because it makes them feel good. At the bottom of it, that's why people give to others and help others. If they believe that God commands them to do so, they are still doing the good deed because they themselves get the benefit of God's approval.
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> February 22, 2011 at 9:07 am | Report abuse | Reply
> Justina
> EvolvedDNA, if self didn't tell you the plain fact you're a sinner, it's all misguided. If you didn't read the whole Bible and remember the content, you'll always miss the origin of everything. Lots of religions and philosophies took stuff from the Bible but out of context. If you have any decent idea, it must be from the Bible though you must have applied it wrong.
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> February 22, 2011 at 1:59 am | Report abuse | Reply
> HeavenSent
> Proverbs 22:4 or if you prefer ... how do we spell "H-U-M-B-L-E".
> 
> This new age thingy of ... you are god is bunk-o-la. All it does is stroke the egos of those that have inflated egos to begin with. Christians already know that satan loves to stroke humans' egos. That's how he blinds you with his lies.
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> February 23, 2011 at 8:45 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Mary Lou Who
> if you cant afford food for your children then why do you have children in the first place?
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> February 22, 2011 at 2:43 am | Report abuse | Reply
> Beverly Wilson
> I love your way of thinking.I have been to Mexico over 25 times in the past 15 years.Most of the trips were to take sick and dying people home to their families .They worked in the fields just to send money home to feed their families and also their parents .I would gladly go again today if I was needed to.The Bible that I read says that God created the World in 6 Days.So we all are Gods Children all that God ask is to have faith smaller than a mustard seed I have it. And Happy Birthday to this young man You Go Trevor.
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> February 22, 2011 at 9:30 am | Report abuse | Reply
> HeavenSent
> chuck, so many adults in our society forget our elderly, the children and the animals. All need our love, support and compassion as we help them to help themselves.
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> Peace.
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> February 22, 2011 at 7:23 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> HeavenSent
> chuck, all adults in society need to remember our elderly, our children and our animals. All need our love and support to help them, help themselves.
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> Peace.
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> February 22, 2011 at 7:27 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Justina
> Mary-Lou, that's like asking, "Why do I exist when I shouldn't?"
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> February 22, 2011 at 2:52 am | Report abuse | Reply
> pumpernickel1988
> Mary Lou...Thats got to be the most ignorant thing I've read in a while.
> I'm sure the children have the answer to that question. Why don't we ask them as they look up starving with outreached hands? "Since she can't afford you then why did your momma have you? You should be ashamed to be an orphan." They didn't have a lot of say in the matter. They woke up one day and we're alive in a world without anyone to help them get to adulthood.
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> February 22, 2011 at 5:10 am | Report abuse | Reply
> jessiegirl7
> Amen, Mary Lou, AMEN!!!!!! With birth control available for the pas 40 + years, no kid should be born that's not WANTED. If you can't take care of them, don't have them.
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> February 22, 2011 at 7:39 am | Report abuse | Reply
> Reality
> Why rewrite the obvious, so again to reiterate:////////
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> Saving Christians like Trevor Bayne from the Great Resurrection Con Game:
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> From that famous passage: In 1 Corinthians 15 St. Paul reasoned, "If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith."
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> Even now Catholic/Christian professors of theology are questioning the bodily resurrection of the simple, preacher man aka Jesus.
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> To wit;
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> From a major Catholic university's theology grad school white-board notes:
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> "Heaven is a Spirit state or spiritual reality of union with God in love, without earthly – earth bound distractions.
> Jesus and Mary's bodies are therefore not in Heaven.
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> Most believe that it to mean that the personal spiritual self that survives death is in continuity with the self we were while living on earth as an embodied person.
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> Again, the physical Resurrection (meaning a resuscitated corpse returning to life), Ascension (of Jesus' crucified corpse), and Assumption (Mary's corpse) into heaven did not take place.
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> The Ascension symbolizes the end of Jesus' earthly ministry and the beginning of the Church.
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> Only Luke's Gospel records it. The Assumption ties Jesus' mission to Pentecost and missionary activity of Jesus' followers The Assumption has multiple layers of symbolism, some are related to Mary's special role as "Christ bearer" (theotokos). It does not seem fitting that Mary, the body of Jesus' Virgin-Mother (another biblically based symbol found in Luke 1) would be derived by worms upon her death. Mary's assumption also shows God's positive regard, not only for Christ's male body, but also for female bodies." "
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> "In three controversial Wednesday Audiences, Pope John Paul II pointed out that the essential characteristic of heaven, hell or purgatory is that they are states of being of a spirit (angel/demon) or human soul, rather than places, as commonly perceived and represented in human language. This language of place is, according to the Pope, inadequate to describe the realities involved, since it is tied to the temporal order in which this world and we exist. In this he is applying the philosophical categories used by the Church in her theology and saying what St. Thomas Aquinas said long before him."
> http://eternal-word.com/library/PAPALDOC/JP2HEAVN.HTM
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> The Vatican quickly embellished this story with a lot CYAP.
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> Of course, we all know that angels are really mythical "pretty wingie talking thingies".
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> With respect to rising from the dead, we also have this account:
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> An added note: As per R.B. Stewart in his introduction to the recent book, The Resurrection of Jesus, Crossan and Wright in Dialogue,
> p.4
> "Reimarus (1774-1778) posits that Jesus became sidetracked by embracing a political position, sought to force God's hand and that he died alone deserted by his disciples. What began as a call for repentance ended up as a misguided attempt to usher in the earthly political kingdom of God. After Jesus' failure and death, his disciples stole his body and declared his resurrection in order to maintain their financial security and ensure themselves some standing."
> o p.168. by Ted Peters:
> "Even so, asking historical questions is our responsibility. Did Jesus really rise from the tomb? Is it necessary to have been raised from the tomb and to appear to his disciples in order to explain the rise of early church and the transcription of the bible? Crossan answers no, Wright answers, yes. "
> 
> So where are the bones? As per Professor Crossan's analyses in his many books, the body of Jesus would have ended up in the mass graves of the crucified, eaten by wild dogs, with lime in a shallow grave, or under a pile of stones.
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> February 22, 2011 at 7:35 am | Report abuse | Reply
> Chris
> tl;dr
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> February 22, 2011 at 8:22 am | Report abuse | Reply
> JPopNC
> Reality...."Even now Catholic/Christian professors of theology are questioning the bodily resurrection of the simple, preacher man aka Jesus" You can question it all you want, but there will NEVER be any proof that Christ didn't raise from the dead.
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> But in your argument, you acknowledge Jesus as a real person and in doing so you conciously make the decision whether to believe he was raised from the dead and apparently you choose not to believe. Your choice.
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> Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth 'Jesus is Lord' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved".
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> So....there is a reason this is a decision point and why non-believers argue so vehemently against it, because to recognize the fact that he did rise would mean your eternal soul is in jeopardy.
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> However, consider the fact that he did die. Where's the body? And you can't argue someone stole it or he wasn't really dead, because there were Roman guards outside the tomb and for them to vacate their post would result in death for them. Also, the Jewish leaders of the time would have done EVERYTHING possible to falsify the claim he'd risen. They wouldn't have wanted this miracle to gain popularity (which it did).
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> And in regards to your other statement: "Heaven is a Spirit state or spiritual reality of union with God in love, without earthly – earth bound distractions. Who came up with that??? Although as we die our spirits go to heaven and our bodies remain here (for now), once Christ comes again as foretold in Revelations, the bodies will be joined with the spirits, so Christ just bypassed that phase and went straight to Heaven. That wasn't the first instance though, there were at least a couple instances in the Old Testament that also occurred.
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> "Jesus and Mary's bodies are therefore not in Heaven". Jesus' body IS in Heaven, without a doubt, however Mary's is not.
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> February 22, 2011 at 9:28 am | Report abuse | Reply
> Lindsey Brutus
> Reality: I will read the Holy scriptures and decide for myself what they mean. I will not let Popes or other theologists interpret for me. You shouldn't either! It is OK to listen to these people but the ultimate decision must be yours! In the words of Martin Luther- "Here I stand, I can do no other" I too stand by the gospel.
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> February 22, 2011 at 9:36 am | Report abuse | Reply
> HeavenSent
> Reality, what part of 1 Corinthians 15 do you NOT comprehend?
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> 1 Corinthians 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
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> 1 Corinthians 15:2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
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> 1 Corinthians 15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
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> 1 Corinthians 15:5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
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> 1 Corinthians 15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which [was bestowed] upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:11 Therefore whether [it were] I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
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> 1 Corinthians 15:13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
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> 1 Corinthians 15:14 And if Christ be not risen, then [is] our preaching vain, and your faith [is] also vain.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
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> 1 Corinthians 15:17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith [is] vain; ye are yet in your sins.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:21 For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:24 Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:26 The last enemy [that] shall be destroyed [is] death.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under [him, it is] manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
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> 1 Corinthians 15:30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
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> 1 Corinthians 15:31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak [this] to your shame.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:35 But some [man] will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
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> 1 Corinthians 15:36 [Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
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> 1 Corinthians 15:37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other [grain]:
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> 1 Corinthians 15:38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:39 All flesh [is] not the same flesh: but [there is] one [kind of] flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, [and] another of birds.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:40 [There are] also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial [is] one, and the [glory] of the terrestrial [is] another.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:41 [There is] one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for [one] star differeth from [another] star in glory.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:42 So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
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> 1 Corinthians 15:43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
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> 1 Corinthians 15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:46 Howbeit that [was] not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:47 The first man [is] of the earth, earthy: the second man [is] the Lord from heaven.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:48 As [is] the earthy, such [are] they also that are earthy: and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] they also that are heavenly.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
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> 1 Corinthians 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:55 O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory?
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> 1 Corinthians 15:56 The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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> 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
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> February 22, 2011 at 7:32 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> wa2go
> No matter how many times I read your blabbering post, I cannot for the life of me figure out what the hell you are trying to say.
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> February 23, 2011 at 10:10 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Evolved DNA
> Justina. There is no sin.. sin is the invention of the church to keep you under their dogma. I have no sin... never did... Most religions like to sacrifice something.. goats, virgins, sheep, kids..and Christianity stuck a guy on cross. There is no difference between your religion and the ancients. Yours is death cult.. I prefer to live .
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> February 22, 2011 at 9:27 am | Report abuse | Reply
> Deliverance
> Amen Max,
> Trevor represenst all believers well!!! He gave God the glory for his success and shares the fruits of victory with those less fortunate and he shines like the light that is in him and all the negative commnets being said are just voices crying out from the darkness and making Trevor' s faith shine even brighter so don't let the darkness bother you Max we are to go into that darkness and be the light. Trevor is a light and I am so honored to call him a brother in Christ may his boldness continue as the anti-Christ media is forced to give him a platform to praise God from. I love it!!! The Lord really does work in mysterious ways and the best is yet to come. God bless Trevor and you also Max, we have only begun to fight the good fight of faith.
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> February 22, 2011 at 9:29 am | Report abuse | Reply
> Melissa
> I'm sure you're all proud of him, and that he's proud of you for speaking up for the truth. Don't worry about those who are critical; you've got God standing with you, and He can handle it. Enjoy your cousin's victory!
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> February 22, 2011 at 9:37 am | Report abuse | Reply
> vivacious72
> Max, don't take the crap talkers and non-believers to heart! As they try to jusitify their ways of life they only prove that they are lost souls who desperately need God in their lives. Trevor did an awesome job Sunday and the fact that he is so strong in his faith that he can announce to the world that he is a Christian only makes the win even more awesome! He's definitely made a new fan with me!
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> February 22, 2011 at 1:48 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Dave
> It's nothing like that. You didn't have a choice to be born but you have a choice NOT to have children if you can't afford it. Nice try though.
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> February 22, 2011 at 1:26 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Evolved DNA
> vivacious72 You believe, then, that this fellow had no skills just gods ability? I believe this guy had the skills and ability to win this race..as a human being. He appears to have no "faith" in himself and thinks it was supernatural being who was driving.? I don't.. so how is that crap talking? Non believers have deep trust in our fellow human beings... Christianity has not achieved that level yet, but will eventually get there once it gets rid of the I'm special ego trip...
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> February 22, 2011 at 2:22 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Veggienurse
> I don't blame u, I prefer to live and so did Jesus... Thats what makes Christianity different from other religions, a living saviour.
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> February 22, 2011 at 4:09 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> HeavenSent
> LOOK up Evolved NOT, look up!
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> February 22, 2011 at 7:42 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> HeavenSent
> Evolvednot, oh really. You're sinning now by denying Jesus Christ and a double whammy for trying to convince others of your babble..
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> Mark 16:16
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> February 23, 2011 at 2:55 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> HeavenSent
> That's right, free will as stated in Mark 16:16.
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> February 23, 2011 at 8:18 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> evolvedDNA
> Heavensent.. not sure what you are on about quite frankly. In the mean time if you do look up on clear night you will see stars that are like the ones that, eons ago, exploded in asupernova and seeded the universe with heavy metals., including the iron that is in your blood and the car that you drive.. and even in some of the hardware that may bind your bible. I do not have a bible verse for you to attach this to as this is real truth, so it will not appear in your version. So in fact a sun did die for us.. we only spell it differently
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> February 22, 2011 at 10:13 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> evolvedDNA
> heavensent these are just sayings.. they mean nothing , there is no more validity to them than quoting Shakespeare.. mind you Shakespeare appears in more books than Jesus. Are there any drawings of JC by the way? Even the ancient cave men drew animals on cave walls... have they found any in any caves? You would think that if was the most important person in human history there would have been more books written about him..rather than one 400 years later as a compliation.
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> February 22, 2011 at 10:26 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> evolvedDNA
> heavensent these are just sayings.. they mean nothing , there is no more validity to them than quoting Shakespeare.. mind you Shakespeare appears in more books than Jesus. Are there any drawings of JC by the way? Even the ancient cave men drew animals on cave walls... have they found any in any caves? You would think that if was the most important person in human history there would have been more books written about him..rather than one 400 years later as a compliation.
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> February 22, 2011 at 10:43 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Reality
> From that famous passage: In 1 Corinthians 15 St. Paul reasoned, "If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith."
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> "Heaven is a Spirit state" as per JPII and Aquinas i.e. there can be no bodies. i.e. there was and never will be any physical resurrection/ascension of human bodies."
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> And is it not ironical that JPII along with Aquinas are the ones who put meaning to the words "If Christ has not been raised, your faith is useless."
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> February 22, 2011 at 11:44 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
> Then go help them and stop blustering your nonsense here, Heaven Senseless.
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> February 22, 2011 at 10:32 pm | Report abuse | Reply
> HeavenSent
> Evolved Not, when I said look up, I was referring to you scrolling up to read my previous post.
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