well I am not nice or good because I think that will make it so I can escape death. Physical death happens to everyone and is not the death to fear. The second death is the one to fear because it means separation totally from God forever and ever. He is life and to be separated from Him will be death. Being good does not get me out of this second death because no matter how good I am or what great deeds I can do, they cannot buy or pay my way out of the debt I owe or make me holy enough to meet God's standards.

As for Jesus not having bodily resurrection and it only being spiritual, I totally disagree. Your views on this from only the book of Mark does not substantiate your claim. Jesus met with believers several times, ate with them, had them touch him so that they would know He was just not spirit but also raised in bodily form. That is part of the hope that we have as Christians- to be redeemed spirit, soul, and body. I, for one, am looking forward to my new body that will no longer be affected by the curse. Jesus did not take a 3 day vacation in a grave- He not only conquered sin, but also death. He holds the keys to death and the grave. His bodily resurrection was proof that the Father accepted His sacrifice.

Part of the conflict encountered in Acts with the disciples was over their preaching about Jesus and the resurrection. Also Jesus Himself raised Lazarus bodily from the dead and a young girl, Tabitha. So why would you think that He would only have a spiritual resurrection when He demonstrated that physical resurrection was possible?

I believe in the resurrection which is foundational to Christian beliefs; it demonstrates the power of God to the world and was witnessed by the world.