http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDjJDFRvbEM
I was of course searching for answers on youtube and this was one of the first videos. For what its worth, I don't think there is one right answer. If it gives you meaning to believe in a spiritual resurrection, scriptural or not, I don't see a huge problem.If you believe 40 virgins are going to be waiting on you in heaven hey, get some. I will say though if our beliefs about afterlife become so hard core that we would hurt ourselves or someone else then that would be a big problem.
I don't understand that if Jesus' birth story is not how it was portrayed in the bible, then why do we still engrain it so deeply into our children. We make them learn it and perform it every year! If we are to be connected to Christ through the stories about him then shouldn't we celebrate his life by living like him and not dressing up like shephares, angels, and wisemen?
