“We could cope—the world could cope—with a Jesus who ultimately remains a wonderful idea inside his disciples' minds and hearts. The world cannot cope with a Jesus who comes out of the tomb, who inaugurates God's new creation right in the middle of the old one.”
N.T. Wright
Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
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