Rev Gavin Ashenden (featured in a Prayer Alert article on 5 May about a controversy over the Qu’ran being read in church) responded to a survey showing that one in four British adults who consider themselves Christians do not believe that the resurrection of Jesus really happened. He said that such people ‘made the mistake of confusing British culture with Christianity,’ according to The Daily Telegraph, which ran the story. ‘Those people who neither believe in the resurrection nor go anywhere near a church cannot be Christians,’ he said. ‘As with so many things, the key is in the definition of terms. Discovering the evidence for the resurrection having taken place to be wholly compelling is one of the things that makes you a Christian.’
The truth of the resurrection
Written by David Fletcher 19 May 2017Additional Info
- Pray: for more clergy to speak out clearly in the media regarding the Christian faith and beliefs, and for a debate about religious literacy and religion to be aired openly more often. (1 Corinthians 15:17)
- More: www.gospelherald.com/articles/70133/20170413/queen-elizabeths-former-chaplain-those-who-reject-resurrection-jesus-christ.htm
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